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Arthur Laffer

Stroger and Madigan Meet Econ 101

Paras Bhayani | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Arthur Laffer, Tragedy of the Commons, Todd Stroger, Michael Madigan, Cook County Board, Mayor Daley, Mark Walker, Chicago Taxes, Illinois Taxes, Gregory Mankiw, Laffer Curve, Cook County Sales Tax, Chicago News
Paras Bhayani

Pity Todd Stroger, the embattled Cook County Board chief who, having served the machine faithfully, is now being tossed under the bus as voters turn their ire on tax-happy politicians.

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How Laffer Inadvertently Prophesies The Limits of Capitalism

Stephen Herrington | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Taxes, Wealth, Stock Market, Economy, Economic Crisis, Tax Cuts, Arthur Laffer, Wage Gap, Housing Crisis, Wealth Gap, Fiscal Responsibility, Business News
Stephen Herrington

As the very rich have increased the gulf between their wealth and that of the average citizen, two patterns have emerged.

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The Silly Season In Politics

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Laffer Curve, John Bolton, Swiftboat, Appeasement, Swift Boat, Republican, Freezer, Fake Birth Certificate, Rnc, Clinton, Bolton, Freezer Full of Cash, Clunker, John Kerry, August, Birthers, Bill Clinton, Republican National Committee, Kerry, Redirected Calls, Democrat, Medicaid, Congress, Redirect, Democratic National Committee, Silly Season, William Jefferson, Prisoner, Obama Birth Certificate, Clunkers, Silly, Birth Certificate, Chris Weigant, Cash for Clunkers, Birther, Cucumber Season, Medicare, Dnc, Arthur Laffer, Cash, Kenya, North Korea, Laffer, Politics News
Chris Weigant

"Silly season" refers to late summer, when governments go on massive taxpayer-funded vacations all over the world. This year's season could produce a bumper crop of silly.

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Here Comes Hyperinflation

Henry Blodget | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Inflation, Economy, The Federal Reserve, Arthur Laffer, The Fed, Business News
Henry Blodget

Arthur Laffer joins the chorus of economists predicting that the Fed's massive stimulus will eventually lead to hyper-inflation. And I agree.

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The Middle Estate

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Rich, Income Equality, Wealthy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Mark Thoma, Middle Class, Estate Tax, Arthur Laffer, Business News
Harry Moroz

The estate tax is not about confiscating wealth for redistribution, but about encouraging spending during a wealthy individual's lifetime and limiting the intergenerational transfer of wealth.

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Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream (Austin, Texas: PearlGate Publishing 2008) 192 pp.

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Joe the Plumber, Milton Friedman, Ann Coulter, Dick Morris, Michael Gallagher, George W. Bush, Conservatism, Wurzelbacher, Conservative, Jude Wanniski, David Brooks, Margaret Thatcher, Alan Bloom, Leo Strauss, The Huffington Post, Republican Party, Lord Acton, Plumber, MIchael Barone, Norman Podhoretz, William F. Buckley Jr., President Barack Obama, Stephen Moore, Wurzelbacharian Historicism, F.A. Hayek, Book Review, Sean Hannity, "Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream" Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, Conservatives, Bill O'Reilly, Arthur Laffer, PearlGate Publishing, The Daily Kos, Plumbing, Wurzelbacherism, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

Wurzelbacher's deep understanding of the intellectual umbilical cords of modern conservatism is why Mike Gallagher and Sean Hannity have offered their high praise of his work.

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Retro-Hooverites All

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, President Barack Obama, Tom Delay, George W. Bush, Phil Gramm, Alan Greenspan, Infrastructure Crisis, Republican Party, Arthur Laffer, American Society of Civil Engineers, Herbert Hoover, Republicans, Economic Crises, Hooverites, Congress Stimulus, U.S. Economy, Obama Stimulus, Economy, Economic Crisis, Obama Economy, Obama Stimulus Plan, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The Republicans voted against their country today. Their fellow citizens needed them to act on their behalf and instead they chose to abandon them. Theirs is an ersatz patriotism.

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Will Conservatives be Obama's "Best Allies" in the Climate Fight?

David Roberts | Posted 02.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Arthur Laffer, Climate Change, Conservatives, Carbon Tax, Bob Inglis, Green News
David Roberts

In last weekend's New York Times, conservatives Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) and Arthur Laffer had an op-ed claiming that a revenue-neutral "tax shift" would make conservatives "the new administration's best allies on climate change." Color me skeptical.

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Increasing Agreement on Carbon Taxes -- Goodbye 2008 Conventional Wisdom

Dan Rosenblum | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Obama Energy Policy, Thomas Friedman, Foreign Oil, Cap and Trade, Wto, Automakers Bailout, Charles Krauthammer, The New York Times Op-Ed, Gas Tax, Bob Inglis, Obama Administration Environmental Policy, Environmentalism, Obama Gas Tax, Arthur Laffer, Barack Obama, Republicans Gas Tax, Wall Stree Journal Op-Ed, Carbon Tax, David Frum, Congress Gas Tax, Detroit Bailout, Green News
Dan Rosenblum

This convergence of opinion from Left and Right signals an extraordinary opportunity to obtain bipartisan support for a revenue-neutral carbon tax.

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