Do Tax Cuts Pay for Themselves? - Taxology

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The White House aims to enact historically big tax cuts and claims they would not add to the federal deficit because they would stimulate the economy and pay for themselves. On this episode of Taxology, we explore the theory and history behind this approach to formulating tax policy: the Laffer Curve.

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This episode was published on July 26, 2017.

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The White House aims to enact historically big tax cuts and claims they would not add to the federal deficit because they would stimulate the economy and pay for themselves. On this episode of Taxology, we explore the theory and history behind this...

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