How the Ideal Tax Rate Is Determined: The Laffer Curve

Reviewed by Lea D. Uradu Fact checked by Yarilet Perez When it comes to taxes, many people feel the government can never collect enough. But how can governments determine the “ideal” tax rate? Enter ...
American Enterprise Institute

Thinking About the Tariffs and the Laffer Curve

At a legendary 1974 Washington dinner, economist Arthur Laffer supposedly sketched his famous curve on a napkin, demonstrating how excessive taxation could reduce government revenue. Now researchers ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: GOP economics still reveres the disproven 'Laffer curve.' Why can't they learn?

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Then-President Donald Trump talks with economist Arthur Laffer after awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019.
Business Insider

The US now has an 85% chance of recession in 2024, the highest probability since the Great Financial Crisis, economist David Rosenberg says

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