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Federal Tax System Seen in Need of Overhaul
Learning Objective: 15-5: Discuss the collective action challenges to achieving meaningful tax reform.

Video

Supreme Court Saves Obamacare
Learning Objective: 15-1: Describe how free riding influences U.S. health care reform efforts.

Climate of Doubt
Learning Objective: 15-2: Explain how the tragedy of the commons complicates nations’ attempts to address climate change.

Questions to consider:

1. What techniques do interest groups seeking to derail action on climate change use to delay action?
    

What Is Entitlement Reform
Learning Objective: 15-4: Relate the ways that entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security are subject to the prisoner’s dilemma.

Web Resources

Key Features of the Affordable Care Act
Learning Objective: 15-1: Describe how free riding influences U.S. health care reform efforts.

Reforming the Tax Code
Learning Objective: 15-5: Discuss the collective action challenges to achieving meaningful tax reform.