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The Laffer Curve Works, Even in France

Daniel J. Mitchell — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:45:04 +0000

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 ...

The Laffer Curve Works, Even in France is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog

Illinois Downgrade: More Evidence that Higher Taxes Make Fiscal Problems Worse

Daniel J. Mitchell — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:08:00 +0000

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, [...]

Illinois Downgrade: More Evidence that Higher Taxes Make Fiscal Problems Worse is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog

Will the Last Job Creator to Leave California Please Turn Off the Lights?

Daniel J. Mitchell — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:58:03 +0000

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 [...]

Will the Last Job Creator to Leave California Please Turn Off the Lights? is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog