Comments on: Cheer Up, Dems, You’re Helping the Country http://necessaryroughness.org/archives/1396 two kingdoms, hundreds of thousands of miles Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:27:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jim http://necessaryroughness.org/archives/1396#comment-13886 Jim Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:02:08 +0000 http://necessaryroughness.org/archives/1396#comment-13886 The thing is, passing the AMT patch is not a tax decrease -- it merely maintains the status quo ante. The Democrat's argument was disingenuous. As for the Laffer curve, I believe it as a theoretical matter. But I'm agnostic as to which side we're on. I haven't seen good evidence for either view. The thing is, passing the AMT patch is not a tax decrease — it merely maintains the status quo ante. The Democrat’s argument was disingenuous.

As for the Laffer curve, I believe it as a theoretical matter. But I’m agnostic as to which side we’re on. I haven’t seen good evidence for either view.

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