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The Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act, or IRS MATH Act, is now law after President Donald Trump signed it on Monday. The bipartisan, bicameral proposal is meant to simplify the ...

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.