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“It is not true that Congress spends money like a drunken sailor. Drunken sailors spend their own money. Congress spends our money.”

Quote by Arthur Laffer

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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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