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The Laffer Curve Has Flatlined [View all] applegrove Jan 2015 OP
The horse-and-sparrow theory collides with Laffer's free lunch, hilarity ensues Major Nikon Jan 2015 #1
The Laffer curve... sendero Jan 2015 #2
How can you say the Laffer curve has been "disproven"? Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #6
Laffer ... sendero Jan 2015 #8
No he didn't. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #9
Did you read your own link? NoGOPZone Jan 2015 #13
Ummmm, "disputed" does not mean "disproven" (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #14
Do you remember what your own post said? NoGOPZone Jan 2015 #17
The problem is no one knows what the shape of the curve really is... PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #29
That rather depends on where you are on the curve, no? metalbot Jan 2015 #10
Laffer disproved his own theory... JaneyVee Jan 2015 #11
That statement was not inconsistent with any of his previous statements (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #16
The key is flexibility. The proponents of the Laffer curve are extremiss who hang on to the JDPriestly Jan 2015 #31
The Laugher Curve doc03 Jan 2015 #3
Evidence doesn't sway most right wingers, though. daleo Jan 2015 #4
No - it's just another convenient lie dressed up to sound 'revolutionary' lol closeupready Jan 2015 #5
To accept the theory of the Laffer Curve, you have to ignore human nature jmowreader Jan 2015 #7
Be careful Prophet 451 Jan 2015 #22
That is exactly what they'd like to do jmowreader Jan 2015 #23
I heard about the CBO reformulation.... Adrahil Jan 2015 #12
The curve itself isn't wrong, it's the belief that we're always, always, always... Silent3 Jan 2015 #15
When I first heard of the Laffer Curve, I asked, "Okay, so where is that optimum point in the curve? tclambert Jan 2015 #19
The problem isn't with the Laffer curve IMO... Calista241 Jan 2015 #18
The Laffer Curve is just a propaganda tool for Republicans. They don't care how it really works. tclambert Jan 2015 #20
The Laffer Curve has always been misinterpreted anyway Prophet 451 Jan 2015 #21
+1. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #24
I think a few people would still go to work Prophet 451 Jan 2015 #25
We used to have a top marginal rate of 91% MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #26
Sure Prophet 451 Jan 2015 #27
True, the wealthiest paid about 50% back then MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #28
Agreed Prophet 451 Jan 2015 #30
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