[dirtboy]

And if you want to watch the full three-part series, they’re all included in this Laffer Curve lesson that I put together for the President. He seems oblivious to real-world evidence, but others may find the information useful.

The purpose of Dem tax policies is not to maximize revenues, but to attempt to maximize control.

[Vigilanteman]

We know that people cross state borders all the time, and it’s usually to travel from high-tax states to low-tax states.

Not necessarily. Moochers love high-tax states. There's a reason that California has 10% of the nation's population and over 40% of its welfare cases. And it isn't just the gentle climate.

[wny]

He’s obviously greedy and unwilling to pay his fair share.

[wny]

He’s obviously greedy and unwilling to pay his fair share.

[occamrzr06]

Politicians (with help from short-sighted voters) can raise tax rates. But they can’t force people to earn income.

Sound more like Atlas Shrugged.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Tournament players could go a long way to revealing the cost of confiscatory taxation by refusing to participate in an event in high tax states. If big-brand players only played in tournaments in low tax states, prize funds would shrink at the tourneys with no-name players, and tax revenues would further erode.

[2001convSVT]

For the US (as a whole) the Revenue Maximizing Point is around 18%.

[Vaduz]

Tax rate of 13.3 = Retirement funds

[Seaplaner]

Look at it this way.

The con-artists who infest the legislature of our once-Golden State are spending $2.6 billion for the initial 130-mile segment of the bullet train that will connect the two financial centers (ha!), Madera and Bakersfield.

Clearly, they do not know from where money comes; and do not know what happens to state finances when large sums are squandered.

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