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Follow the incentives, right?
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Exactly. For instance, there was a very brief lapse in US inheritance taxes once and more people died during those few days.
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Dang. I hope they just finagled the date of death, and their offspring didn't ... off them.
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A little from column A and a little from column B
My recollection is that the primary suspected mechanism was extremely terminal family members opting to go off life support during those few days.
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People get angry at me sometimes for thinking like an economist
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No wonder. It's super annoying.
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The truth hurts
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I've heard this before. It's hilarious and won't surprise anyone who thinks like an economist.