#arthur laffer

[the-funtime-autocrat]

“It should be known that at the beginning of the dynasty, taxation yields a large revenue from small assessments. At the end of the dynasty, taxation yields a small revenue from large assessments.“

-  Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406). “ Muqaddimah” (1377).

[monster-girl-phd]

Stick a pin in him, he’s voodone.

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[gettothedancing]

The 9th Edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index reveals a pro-growth trend across the nation for 2016.

“We have made modest progress by lowering the income tax, streamlining agencies and bringing fiscal responsibility to state government, but Maine still ranks near the bottom of the ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index. Rich States, Poor States shows policymakers just how much work we have to do to make Maine truly competitive nationally. We need only look at the states now enjoying economic success to see that lower taxes, less regulation and more free-market policies lead the way to prosperity.”

-Governor Paul R. LePage, Maine

Full report at link.

tl;dr Economically competitive state policies = more residents staying in state.

[chidonomics]

La Curva de Laffer: Mitos, Realidades y su Relevancia Actual

La curva de Laffer es uno de los conceptos económicos más citados y a la vez más malinterpretados del debate fiscal contemporáneo. Desde su introducción popular por Arthur Laffer en la década de 1970, se ha utilizado para justificar recortes de impuestos bajo la promesa de mayores ingresos fiscales. Pero, ¿qué dice realmente esta curva? ¿Cuáles son sus fundamentos teóricos? Y más importante:…

La Curva de Laffer: Mitos, Realidades y su Relevancia Actual

[filosofablogger]

The Games They Play

Politics as performance art … er, without the art.  I don’t know about you folks, but I’m sick and damn tired of the games people play, the manipulation and hypocrisy from our elected officials.  Just do the job and sit down and shut up!!!  Here’s what we can expect to dominate over the next month or two … Get ready: Two big upcoming theatrical performances Biden wants to tax the rich, and House…

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Many Republican voters agree with Biden - 'trickle-down economics' has failed

A majority of Americans support measures favored by President Joe Biden to substantially redistribute U.S. wealth, according to an Ipsos poll for Reuters released on Thursday, including tax hikes on the wealthy and a higher minimum wage

[parcival2]

The Fatal Calculations of the Economists Steering Our Public Health

Arthur Laffer, Lawrence Kudlow, and Stephen Moore have been wrong about everything for decades, but still have an enduring influence.

[denialandavoidance]

omw to shove my macro prof’s face into this tweet like a mangy old mutt who pissed on the persian