Comments on: One Simple Reason (and Two Easy Steps) to Show Why Obama’s Soak-the-Rich Tax Hikes Won’t Work

By: Open letter to President Obama (Part 324) Higher Taxes Mean Bigger Government, not Lower Deficits | The Daily Hatch

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:52:11 +0000

[…] tell us the “rich” should pay more, but we know upper-income taxpayer have considerable ability to alter the timing, level, and composition of their income, so we can expect significant Laffer Curve […]

By: Obama’s method: Higher Taxes on the Rich Are a Precursor to Higher Taxes on the Rest of Us | The Daily Hatch

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:46:48 +0000

[…] But I don’t trust him. In part because he’s a politician, but also because there aren’t enough rich people to finance big government (not to mention that the rich easily can alter their financial affairs to avoid higher tax rates). […]

By: If Obama Wants More Tax Revenue, He Should Lower the Corporate Tax Rate | International Liberty

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:10:28 +0000

[...] The key thing to understand is that revenue feedback is driven by the degree to which a tax cut leads to more taxable income. And you tend to get bigger changes in taxable income when you lower rates on taxpayers who have considerable control over the timing, level, and composition of their income. [...]

By: The New York Times Calls (again) for Higher Taxes on Middle-Class Americans :

The New York Times Calls (again) for Higher Taxes on Middle-Class Americans : — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:28:31 +0000

[...] IRS tax data, I’ve shown that this is a very inaccurate assumption. And I’ve also used IRS data to show the President that there are big Laffer-Curve effects [...]

By: The New York Times Calls (again) for Higher Taxes on Middle-Class Americans « OBAMA-B-GONEOBAMA-B-GONE

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:19:03 +0000

[...] IRS tax data, I’ve shown that this is a very inaccurate assumption. And I’ve also used IRS data to show the President that there are big Laffer-Curve effects when [...]

By: The New York Times Calls (again) for Higher Taxes on Middle-Class Americans | Sago

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:45:37 +0000

[...] IRS tax data, I’ve shown that this is a very inaccurate assumption. And I’ve also used IRS data to show the President that there are big Laffer-Curve effects when [...]

By: The New York Times Calls (again) for Higher Taxes on Middle-Class Americans | International Liberty

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:54:18 +0000

[...] IRS tax data, I’ve shown that this is a very inaccurate assumption. And I’ve also used IRS data to show the President that there are big Laffer-Curve effects [...]

By: The Laffer Curve KO’s the IRS « International Liberty

The Laffer Curve KO’s the IRS « International Liberty — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:32:39 +0000

[...] This is just an isolated example, to be sure, but I’ve already shared IRS data confirming that the rich have tremendous control over the timing, level, and composi…. [...]

By: Ark Times blogger claims California is better than Texas but facts don’t bear that out (3 great political cartoons) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:44:23 +0000

[...] most rich people – whether they’re golfers, celebrities, investors, or entrepreneurs – have considerable control over the timing, level, and composition of their income. And they can afford to [...]

By: Rather than Helping the Poor, Higher Tax Rates Redistribute Rich People « International Liberty

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:54:54 +0000

[...] understands that rich people have considerable control over the timing, level, and composition of their income, which is precisely why there are powerful Laffer Curve effects when politicians go after the [...]

By: Penn and Teller Explain Class Warfare « International Liberty

Penn and Teller Explain Class Warfare « International Liberty — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:44:03 +0000

[...] I’m fond of my video analyzing the problems with class warfare tax policy, and I’ve explained that higher tax rates on the rich will cause bad Laffer Curve effects because investors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners have considerable ability to change the timing, level, and composition of their income. [...]

By: California’s One-Man Laffer Curve « International Liberty

California’s One-Man Laffer Curve « International Liberty — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:55:17 +0000

[...] people – whether they’re golfers, celebrities, investors, or entrepreneurs – have considerable control over the timing, level, and composition of their income. And they can afford to [...]

By: Open letter to President Obama (Part 224) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:46:55 +0000

[...] stated, there aren’t enough of the “1 percent.” Moreover, rich people have significant control over the timing, composition, and level of their income, so class-warfare tax hikes inevitably will fail to generate much revenue (yes, the Laffer Curve [...]

By: The American Spectator : Thelma and Louise Economics

The American Spectator : Thelma and Louise Economics — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:00:03 +0000

[...] as projected. Surely they are familiar with the evidence from the 1980s, and they must know that upper-income people have considerable control over the timing, level, and composition of their inco…." Perhaps Dan, despite being as cynical about politicians of both parties as anybody I know, [...]

By: Train Wreck Approaching… | Tennesseans Watching Federal & State Government

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 03:42:20 +0000

[...] What the left generally won’t admit, however, is that the rich are not a piñata, capable of disgorging limitless amounts of new money. There arebig Laffer-Curve effects when tax rates climb too high, largely becauseupper-income taxpayers have considerable control over the timing, level, and composition of their in…. [...]

By: Will Obama Learn from England’s Laffer Curve Mistake? « International Liberty

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:23:07 +0000

[...] you’re trying to stick it to the “rich,” you need to understand that they have tremendous control over the timing, level, and composition of their income. So unlike the rest of us, they can respond very easily when the government goes after [...]

By: White House Agrees with Me, Admits Tax Revenues Will Climb above Long-Run Average Even if All Tax Cuts Are Made Permanent « International Liberty

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:56:10 +0000

[...] What the left generally won’t admit, however, is that the rich are not a piñata, capable of disgorging limitless amounts of new money. There are big Laffer-Curve effects when tax rates climb too high, largely because upper-income taxpayers have considerable control over the timing, level, and composition of their in…. [...]

By: I have done everything in my power to get Republicans in Congress to vote against debt ceiling increase « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:22:04 +0000

[...] tell us the “rich” should pay more, but we know upper-income taxpayer have considerable ability to alter the timing, level, and composition of their income, so we can expect significant Laffer Curve [...]

By: Higher Taxes Mean Bigger Government, not Lower Deficits « International Liberty

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:21:04 +0000

By: The Joint Committee on Taxation’s Head-in-the-Sand Approach to the Laffer Curve « International Liberty

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:45:42 +0000

[...] For some types of tax changes, such as lowering tax rates on the “rich,” the revenue feedback may be very large because they have considerable control over the timing, level, and composition of their income. [...]

By: Open letter to President Obama (Part 168.7) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:43:05 +0000

[...] people, unlike the rest of us, have tremendous ability to change the timing, composition, and level of their income, which is a big reason why upper-income taxpayers paid much more to the IRS in the 1980s after [...]

By: Open letter to my congressman Tim Griffin « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:20:35 +0000

[...] They could point out that higher marginal tax rates discourage productive behavior. [...]

By: For the Sake of Intellectual Integrity, Republicans Should Not Cite the CBO When Arguing against Obama’s Proposed Fiscal-Cliff Tax Hike « International Liberty

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:39:46 +0000

[...] They could point out that higher marginal tax rates discourage productive behavior. [...]

By: More Leftists Let Their Masks Slip, Admit They Want Big Tax Hikes on the Middle Class « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:04:23 +0000

By: Dissecting Obama’s Record on Tax Policy « News « @griffinrc

Dissecting Obama’s Record on Tax Policy « News « @griffinrc — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:12:30 +0000

[...] 1. The rich already pay a disproportionate share of the total tax burden – The video explains that the top-20 percent of income earners pay more than 67 percent of all federal taxes even though they earn only about 50 percent of total income. And, as I’ve explained, it would be very difficult to squeeze that much more money from them. [...]

By: Dan Mitchell looks at Obama’s tax record « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:34:03 +0000

By: Higher Taxes on the Rich Are a Precursor to Higher Taxes on the Rest of Us | Libertas Found

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:03:52 +0000

[...] In part because he’s a politician, but also because there aren’t enough rich people to finance big government (not to mention that the rich easily can alter their financial affairs to avoid higher tax rates). [...]

By: Higher Taxes for the Middle Class « Constitutional Free America

Higher Taxes for the Middle Class « Constitutional Free America — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:56:35 +0000

[...] But I don’t trust him. In part because he’s a politician, but also because there aren’t enough rich people to finance big government (not to mention that the rich easily can alter their financial affairs to avoid higher tax rates). [...]

By: Dissecting Obama’s Record on Tax Policy « International Liberty

Dissecting Obama’s Record on Tax Policy « International Liberty — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:46:22 +0000

By: Higher Taxes on the Rich Mean Higher Taxes on the Rest of Us | The Desert Review

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:21:13 +0000