Why The U.S. Should Introduce VAT And Carbon Taxes Instead January 10, 2022 Siddhant Goyal Posted by Siddhant Goyal on Date of Publication: Mar 18, 2017 Author: By: John Mauldin Summary: Economists of pretty much every stripe will agree that a consumption tax has fewer negative effects than an income tax does. Thatas because incentives matter. Link to Full Reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmauldin/2017/03/18/why-the-us-should-introduce-vat-and-carbon-taxes-instead/