by Dan Mitchell | Oct 15, 2023 | Blogs, Taxation
About 15 years ago, I narrated a three-part series on the Laffer Curve. Here’s Part II, which looks at real-world evidence. About halfway through the video (3:15-3:55), I discuss what happened when Ireland dramatically lowered its corporate tax rate. The net result...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 3, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Supply Side, Taxation
The economic analysis of taxation has plenty of jargon, statistical analysis, and complicated graphs, which can make it seem very mysterious to ordinary people. But the core principles are actually very easy to understand. Simply stated,...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 17, 2023 | Blogs, Taxation
When I write about taxation, it’s normally to address core economic issues such as marginal tax rates and double taxation. Or sometimes very wonky topics such as depreciation, carry forwards, and worldwide taxation. But I confess my...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 21, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
Back in 2010, I shared a comparison of Obama and JFK on tax policy. For an update, here’s a comparison of Biden’s class-warfare agenda with JFK’s supply-side agenda. I’m sharing this video for two reasons. The first reason is that it...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 30, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
I’ve written dozens of articles about the Laffer Curve and most of that verbiage can be summarized in these five points. The Laffer Curve helps to illustrate that excessive tax rates result in less taxable activity.All public finance economists –...