Redistributive politics: A theory of tax
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Norman Frohlich; Joe Oppenheimer
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Article
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1990
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Springer US
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English
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In order to maximize votes, incumbent politicians design and implement redistributional programs. These programs benefit some voters at the expense of others. In the simple two group (or tax payers and beneficiaries) case we identify the nature of vote maximizing transfer policies. This model's basi