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“If you want poor people to work you restore their incentive by giving them less, such as by cutting social services. If you want rich people to work you restore their incentive by giving them more, such as by cutting taxes.”

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Jim Stanford

Jim Stanford is an economist born on March 3, 1961. He has made significant contributions to the field of economics, particularly in labor economics and macroeconomic policy. more

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