Comments on: Tax cuts for all http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/09/17/tax-cuts-for-all/ Liberalism and general burblings Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:17:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Joe Otten http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/09/17/tax-cuts-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-14304 Joe Otten Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:13:03 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/09/17/tax-cuts-for-all/#comment-14304 Tristan, to clarify, are you saying that you think if the rate of corporation tax were reduced, then the revenue raised by it would increase? I would love a smaller state, but I struggle to find many specific things for it to stop doing. Tristan, to clarify, are you saying that you think if the rate of corporation tax were reduced, then the revenue raised by it would increase?

I would love a smaller state, but I struggle to find many specific things for it to stop doing.

]]> By: tristan http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/09/17/tax-cuts-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-14203 tristan Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:38:28 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/09/17/tax-cuts-for-all/#comment-14203 How about corporation tax - its a burden on the economy, reduces wages and investment. And why can't we reduce taxes without the existence of the Laffer curve? Government is too big. It needs to be cut. We are overtaxed, taxes must be cut. If we want any hope of any sort of liberal country we must reduce the state and its meddling. We can still have a welfare state and cut taxes, we would probably have a far more efficient welfare state which actually does its job if we instituted liberal reforms rather than just throwing more money at it. But then we might get called 'right wing' or even worse 'Tories'. How about corporation tax - its a burden on the economy, reduces wages and investment.

And why can’t we reduce taxes without the existence of the Laffer curve?

Government is too big. It needs to be cut. We are overtaxed, taxes must be cut. If we want any hope of any sort of liberal country we must reduce the state and its meddling.

We can still have a welfare state and cut taxes, we would probably have a far more efficient welfare state which actually does its job if we instituted liberal reforms rather than just throwing more money at it.

But then we might get called ‘right wing’ or even worse ‘Tories’.

]]> By: Joe Otten http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/09/17/tax-cuts-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-14198 Joe Otten Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:37:40 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/09/17/tax-cuts-for-all/#comment-14198 Tristan, spit it out, which taxes do you think are on the right of the Laffer curve? And where are the reams of data and calculations that would be required to support such a position? Easy wins bring good press and are irresistable to any government. This means such opportunities are going to be rare and hard to find. So a useful suggestion for an easy win demands a little more detail. Tristan, spit it out, which taxes do you think are on the right of the Laffer curve? And where are the reams of data and calculations that would be required to support such a position?

Easy wins bring good press and are irresistable to any government. This means such opportunities are going to be rare and hard to find. So a useful suggestion for an easy win demands a little more detail.

]]> By: tristan http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/09/17/tax-cuts-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-14141 tristan Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:51:37 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/09/17/tax-cuts-for-all/#comment-14141 I'm going to comment on the Laffer-curve - suffice to say it is not what some tax cutters suggest, but I think it is a real phenomenon - Bush's tax cuts for the rich did raise tax receipts from the richest for example. I’m going to comment on the Laffer-curve - suffice to say it is not what some tax cutters suggest, but I think it is a real phenomenon - Bush’s tax cuts for the rich did raise tax receipts from the richest for example.

]]> By: adaniel http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/09/17/tax-cuts-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-14099 adaniel Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:38:43 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/09/17/tax-cuts-for-all/#comment-14099 Have anyone measured a Laffer-curve in reality? Have anyone measured a Laffer-curve in reality?

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