Is the Tax Code Beyond Fixing?

It may be in the nature of taxation that it should suffer a bad public image—but US law, with its convoluted tax code, doesn’t help make it any more palatable. Why is it so complicated, particularly when simplifying it is one of the rare ideas that enjoys bipartisan support? And apart from making it more straightforward, how else might lawmakers improve it? This episode of the Chicago Booth Review Podcast examines three CBR articles exploring research around taxation from different angles.