Economics 309: Interesting Readings
Frickin' Oil Industry tax subsidies.... (New York Times, July 3, 2010)
Problems with how government allocates resources when it doesn't have to think about opportunity costs (Richard Thaler, New York Times, May 9, 2010)
How do prostitutes pay their taxes?
Donald Duck WWII Propaganda Film, "Taxes to Defeat the Axis!"
It's just crazy how much of various US states are owned by the Federal Government.
For fun: Why do we call Galileo Galilei by his first name? Before we needed them for tax records, last names weren't standardized or used much.