slackmaster@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says - CBS Newswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1785arrow-down115 cross-posted to: finance@beehaw.orgsocialism@lemmygrad.ml
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minus-squaregowan@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBecause in 1983, the last and only time this worked, we cut taxes and as a result we took in more tax revenue as avoidance/evasion was more expensive. This is why some think the Laffer Curve has more validity than it should be ceded
Because in 1983, the last and only time this worked, we cut taxes and as a result we took in more tax revenue as avoidance/evasion was more expensive. This is why some think the Laffer Curve has more validity than it should be ceded