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dkf

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26. Funny the piece discusses Sweden...

Reply to dawg (Reply #18)

Sun Sep 9, 2012, 11:21 AM

Sep 2012

"Higher taxes have succeeded in increasing government revenue in small, homogeneous countries such as Sweden and Finland."

Small and homogenous...that's not us.

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No matter what the Maximum tax rate has been, we've never collected much more than 20% of GDP [View all] dkf Sep 2012 OP

Why would a progressive with years on DU still be falling for the much-discredited Laffer curve? Scuba Sep 2012 #1

This is just reality. It seems like pretty straight forward data to me. dkf Sep 2012 #2

Why would you post such drivel? Scuba Sep 2012 #4

I'm not giving you theoretical economics...these are results and data. dkf Sep 2012 #8

If the gap between federal expenses and tax receipts is the problem bhikkhu Sep 2012 #31

dkf is a panicking conservative alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #3

Nailed it. Scuba Sep 2012 #5

Just trying to inject some reality. I don't know why that is considered Neocon or whatever. dkf Sep 2012 #7

Looks like madokie Sep 2012 #6

I didn't give Clinton enough credit when we were living through his terms. dkf Sep 2012 #9

Unlike me I was totally caught up in Clintonism madokie Sep 2012 #25

Uhh...according to your own data, we're not even collecting that much. strategery blunder Sep 2012 #10

Oh I fully agree with going back to Clinton rates. dkf Sep 2012 #11

Your OP bore no such qualification strategery blunder Sep 2012 #15

I tend to want the data or piece to speak for itself. dkf Sep 2012 #17

Why bother to post it then? strategery blunder Sep 2012 #22

The author (research intern) of the article is doubtless not an expert. LiberalFighter Sep 2012 #12

She is a research analyst not research intern. Geez. dkf Sep 2012 #14

It is still hogwash to suggest that they are only able to collect taxes at about the 20% GDP rate. LiberalFighter Sep 2012 #36

Nah, the percentage collected rose under both Reagan and Shrub Progressive dog Sep 2012 #13

That is what is quite striking. All those changes in rates and different payroll taxes and dkf Sep 2012 #16

Seems the argument is a stupid straw man. ProSense Sep 2012 #19

Indeed, the article contradicts its OWN data strategery blunder Sep 2012 #23

No it is not striking unless 20% is a magic number Progressive dog Sep 2012 #21

Let me explain. dawg Sep 2012 #18

Funny the piece discusses Sweden... dkf Sep 2012 #26

You are being intentionally misleading. dawg Sep 2012 #29

Just trolling as always. Why the fuck it's still allowed to post here is beyond me.nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2012 #33

Shows how well Clinton did PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #20

A lot more people were paying more in taxes and dkf Sep 2012 #27

Let me see if I have this right... DippyDem Sep 2012 #24

You have it exactly right tkmorris Sep 2012 #28

Wotta load of crap hfojvt Sep 2012 #30

More conservacrap from the "loyal opposition". Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #32

This is Art Laffer BS. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #34

"The 1933 founded libertarian institute located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, conducts Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2012 #35

What's missing here is a graph of GDP over the same period. NashvilleLefty Sep 2012 #37