Celebrating Tax Day

Dan Ariely; Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics, author, and friend of Freakonomics wrote an interesting post about his perspective on taxes as a new immigrant to the US--and then how it changed.

I was very intrigued by and excited about the tax system and tax day. I envisioned it as a matter of civic engagement, a yearly ritual where citizens reflected on their contribution to the common pool of resources—for better and for worse.

Imagine if all (or most) citizens could muster a little excitement for civic engagement in their everyday lives.