The taxes are named after the British economist Arthur Pigou, who proposed them to counterbalance externalities, where “self-interest will not…tend to make the national dividend a maximum” (The Economist 2018).

This activity has students explore two proposals to tax the rich, the historical precedent for them, and their possible benefits and pitfalls (USA: TeachableMoment 2019). 

Students will distinguish among federal, state, and local taxes and the goods and services they support, identify three basic types of taxes (income, sales, and property) and describe the purposes of each (EconEd 2002-2009)

CrashCourse in which John Green teaches about the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War (12 minutes, USA 2012-20)

The video explains the free rider problem of free markets (2020).

Just how unequal is the U.S. before taxes? How much does the tax code change that? David Wessel, Director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, explains (USA 2015).

Students will: Explain that tax revenues are collected from households and businesses for use by various levels of government--federal, state, and local. Predict the types of taxes they (or people in their household) will have to pay over the next several years. (EconEd 2002-2009)

In this New York Times lesson, students examine the concept of taxes in both the human and animal worlds, then debate whether taxation is critical to social survival (2009-11).?

In this EconEdLink lesson, students will learn that city governments provide goods and services by collecting taxes from citizens. Students will discuss the different goods and services such as public transportation, fire departments, police departments ... (2002-2009)

The Panama Papers exposed many cases of tax evasion and illegal machinations like corruption, fraud and money laundering and in this way prompted a discussion on the ethics of paying taxes. But what are the Panama Papers? In this clip we give you a detailed explanation!