Common Sense Soapbox
About this show
Short videos with a punchy, comedic tone and entertaining Socratic characters taking on trending issues and important concepts from a classical liberal perspective, written & animated by Seamus Coughlin.
Lower Taxes = More Revenue ???
April 27, 2021
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus explains the significance of the Laffer Curve to Ron and Bob: High taxes can actually be counterproductive, even if your goal is to increase government revenue.
CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin and Sean W. Malone w/ support from Tyler Brandt and Phil Magness
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
LINKS:
-- Laffer Curve--
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curve
-- Ibn Khaldun --
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Khaldun
-- Tax History --
https://www.ipi.org/ipi_issues/detail/did-the-trump-tax-cuts-work
https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa261.pdf
https://www.cato.org/blog/corporate-tax-rates-revenues-britain
http://memepoliceman.com/examining-the-90-tax-rate/
-- FEE on Taxes--
https://fee.org/articles/its-long-past-time-to-cut-corporate-tax-rates/
https://fee.org/articles/americans-work-almost-4-months-just-to-pay-taxes/
https://fee.org/articles/how-high-corporate-taxes-drive-business-away/
https://fee.org/articles/why-a-wealth-tax-can-t-solve-our-problems/