Archive: Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher

The Trump administration wants more annuities in your 401(k). Here is why it might be a mixed bag. When economists say that they have a puzzle, they don’t mean the kind with 1,000 pieces. Instead, economists are puzzled by things that don’t line up with their theories of how the world should work. One prominent…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act deduction that could encourage bad actors. Let me start by heading off some angry mail: I’m all for rewarding hard work. But the “No Tax on Overtime” deduction of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) gives me pause. There’s evidence that many more people than expected are claiming…