Tag: Laffer Curve

That's a Laffer! Top economists unanimously reject that tax cuts will yield higher revenue

Would an income tax cut foster so much economic growth that tax revenues would actually go up? In other words, can tax cuts pay for themselves?  A new poll of 40 of America’s foremost economic experts was unable to find… Read more [More...]

Why the Laffer proposal is like an ice cream diet

Some Oklahoma politicians have trumpeted a report by economist Arthur Laffer to claim that eliminating the state income tax will fuel an economic boom. Laffer is best known for the Laffer Curve, which he famously sketched on a napkin while… Read more [More...]