SaddleBrooke Republican Club » laffer curve http://sbrc1.net Western United States Largest Republican Club Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 The Laffer Curve Shows that Tax Increases Are a Very Bad Idea – even if They Generate More Tax Revenue http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/EIVK-FKYPh8/ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/EIVK-FKYPh8/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:46:51 +0000 Daniel J. Mitchell http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=46650 By Daniel J. Mitchell

The Laffer Curve is a graphical representation of the relationship between tax rates, tax revenue, and taxable income. It is frequently cited by people who want to explain the common-sense notion that punitive tax rates may not generate much additional revenue if people respond in ways that result in less taxable income. Unfortunately, some people [...]

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]]> http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/the-laffer-curve-shows-that-tax-increases-are-a-very-bad-idea-even-if-they-generate-more-tax-revenue/feed/ 0 The Laffer Curve Works, Even in France http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/kFXU-noanos/ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/kFXU-noanos/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:45:04 +0000 Daniel J. Mitchell http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=43400 By Daniel J. Mitchell

One year ago, I wrote about how the French government was getting unexpected additional revenues following the implementation of lower tax rates. This is the Laffer Curve in action, and it’s ...

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]]> http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/the-laffer-curve-works-even-in-france/feed/ 0 Illinois Downgrade: More Evidence that Higher Taxes Make Fiscal Problems Worse http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/I6Csk69ERec/ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/I6Csk69ERec/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:08:00 +0000 Daniel J. Mitchell http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=42914 By Daniel J. Mitchell

I don’t blame Democrats for wanting to seduce Republicans into a tax-increase trap. Indeed, I completely understand why some Democrats said their top political goal was getting the GOP to surrender the no-tax-hike position. I’m mystified, though, why some Republicans are willing to walk into such a trap. If you were playing chess against someone, [...]

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]]> http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/illinois-downgrade-more-evidence-that-higher-taxes-make-fiscal-problems-worse/feed/ 0 Will the Last Job Creator to Leave California Please Turn Off the Lights? http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/I3gk2XwqQfE/ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/I3gk2XwqQfE/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:58:03 +0000 Daniel J. Mitchell http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=41891 By Daniel J. Mitchell

I’ve written before about whether California is the Greece of America, in part because of crazy policies such as overpaid bureaucrats and expensive forms of political correctness, And we all know that California has one of the nation’s greediest governments, imposing confiscatory tax rates on a shrinking pool of productive citizens. So it is hardly [...]

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