62. Tax in Kind

Tax in Kind
Bob Komives
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In kind, we give to our government
some of our goods and our services ...

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A group or its government might collect food to feed communal workers, fuel to heat communal buildings, and books to use in communal schools. Most groups do not print or mint money --family, United Nations, city, state, Girl Scouts, bridge club. They do sometimes collect from members the goods and services that the group needs. In doing so, they collect in-kind taxes.

We can see the July 4th holiday as a tax in kind, since employers must put up the time-costs of a paid holiday. The government of the United States of America wants most employees to have one day off from work to celebrate the anniversary of the nation's independence. If we see the employers as giving those days to the government which then awards them to the workers, we can say the employers have paid a tax in kind.

:: Bob Komives, Fort Collins © 2006 :: Plum Local IV :: 62. Tax in Kind ::
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