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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (60326)	4/20/2008 8:30:34 PM
From: neolib	Respond to of 543049

The only question with Laffer is where the inflection point. Fundamentally Laffer is right - where is the inflection point? Here are a few for you. Toss out Norway as an outlier, and it looks nicely random. Leave it in if you want, it does not change anything.

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (60326)	4/20/2008 8:31:55 PM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543049

Bob; The only question with Laffer is where the inflection point I was with you Bob and then you go and shoot yourself in the foot and loose all my support with the following comment;.....Simplistic leftist thinking is as usual - flawed - mantras answer nothing You try to push everyone who doesn't believe exactly as you you down a hole and call them "leftist". It is the same thing I hate about Bush as if there are some Americans who are evil and the rest of us are good. We are all in this together and the slight difference between us are not evil - they are great. I don't call you a "right wing wacko fruitcake", so why say my thinking is .......flawed simplistic and leftist ......... when it is clearly not? steve

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (60326)	4/23/2008 2:53:20 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543049

I think there is no doubt that if taxes were 100% lowering taxes would increase revenue. I think if taxes were 0% raising taxes would increase revenue. The only question with Laffer is where the inflection point. Fundamentally Laffer is right - where is the inflection point? Simplistic leftist thinking is as usual - flawed - mantras answer nothing. Actually, Bob, it is you being a little simplistic here. You appear to be presuming that there is one inflection point when you say, "Fundamentally Laffer is right - where is the inflection point?" But the truth is far more contextual than that, and Laffer "fundamentally" is NOT "right," except of course on a napkin in a restaurant, where even you can be right. In some contexts, lowering taxes will yield greater revenue to the state, while in other contexts, raising taxes will yield greater revenue. Like, duh.... And, BTW, leftists undoubtedly have their "mantras." But, surprise, so do RWers.