Solving the Black Friday Problem

The NYT’s Robert Frank has a great proposal for ending the madness that is Black Friday starting at midnight.  Put in place a 6 percent national sales tax from 6 p.m. Thanksgiving Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.  That way everyone who wants to have a sale when everyone is supposed to be home can, and the rest of us can go shopping at a semi-reasonable hour.  And income from the special tax can be used to lower the deficit.  Brilliant stuff!  (Hat tip to Ezra Klein’s Wonkbook)

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