Annie Lowrey on the Time Tax, Fraud, and Rationing by Paperwork

Conversations with Tyler is produced by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. Learn more at Mercatus.org. For a full transcript of every conversation, enhanced with helpful links, visit conversationswithtyler.com. Hello everyone and welcome back to Conversations with Tyler. Today I'm very happy to be chatting with Annie Lowry.

She has a new and excellent book called The Time Tax, How the Government Wastes Our Time and How to Fix It. So the government does not just waste your money. Annie is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She has worked in the past and written for New York Times, Slate.com, and many other outlets. She also has an earlier book, Give People Money.

on universal basic income. Annie, welcome. Thank you. Could you start by giving us a single clear example of your main thesis about the time tax? Absolutely.

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