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“There are lots of other things that affect state growth besides state taxes. However, the reason I look at taxes is because these are policy variables that can be changed by state governments in order to get better results than they otherwise had.”

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Arthur Laffer
Arthur Laffer

Arthur Laffer, born on August 14, 1940, is an American economist known for his extensive research in the fields of supply-side economics and tax policy. He is renowned for his Laffer Curve, which describes the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue. more

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