by Dan Mitchell | Feb 8, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
Other than Art Laffer, I think of myself as the world’s biggest advocate of the Laffer Curve. I’ve literally written hundreds of columns explaining and promoting the concept. My goal is to help people understand that there is not a linear...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 17, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
Some people say the Laffer Curve is the economic version of Goldilocks. But instead of being a story about whether the porridge is too hot, too cold, or just right, it’s a story about whether tax rates are too high, too low, or just right. But I’ve never...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 9, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
Some folks on the left say the Laffer Curve is a fantasy concocted by economic charlatans. Some folks on the right say the Laffer Curve is real and that all tax cuts are self-financing. Both are wrong. When I talk to folks on the left, I tell them...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 24, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I’ve written many times about America having a problem of a government that is too big and growing too fast. And I’ve warned that this will lead to some combination of the following dire consequences. Big tax increases. Big debt...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 11, 2024 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The fundamental insight of supply-side economics is that people respond to incentives. So if the government imposes a high tax rate on income, people will try to avoid or evade the money grab. Especially if they have any ability to control the...
