tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208928.post7980505350193498014..comments2024-03-29T11:17:37.301-04:00Comments on Start Making Sense: Tax policy colloquium on Amy Finkelstein's “EZ-Tax: Tax Salience and Tax Rates”Daniel Shavirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710628584922961682noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208928.post-14952534984582508902009-02-10T10:30:00.000-05:002009-02-10T10:30:00.000-05:00The convenience of the EZPass is an obvious benefi...The convenience of the EZPass is an obvious benefit economists need no prodding to digest. However, reducing the need to carry change decreases (what many individuals would consider) wasteful spending and even straight out loss (in the literal sense) of money. These benefits are hard to quantify, but many people intuitively feel like EZpass is cheaper because it is: if they set aside a dollar for a .75 cent toll, it often costs them a dollar.Israel Penhoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392884711456802898noreply@blogger.com