For example, we can choose how much to collect via a general income tax, a payroll tax, a consumption tax (such as a sales or value-added tax), and so on. We can also choose how much revenue to raise today, rather than in the future (by varying the fiscal deficit).
对于给定的政府规模，征税的方法会产生影响。比如，我们可以选择通过一般所得税、工资税、消费税（比如销售税或增值税）等税种征多少税。我们也可以选择在今天而不是未来（通过改变财政赤字水平）征多少税。