Why Tax Reform Should Be Based On 'Facts, Not Worn-Out Assumptions'

Romer: Reform Taxes Based On 'Facts, Not Worn-Out Assumptions'

AT least since Calvin Coolidge, politicians have trumpeted the supply-side benefits of cutting marginal income tax rates. Lower rates will unleash economic growth and the cuts will largely pay for themselves — or so it’s often said. Yet careful studies find little evidence of such effects. Perhaps it’s time to reform tax policy based on facts, not worn-out assumptions.

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