Watch this (the audio is weak). And then read Karoli's post:
The gentleman who accuses Hanauer of misrpresenting the "no taxes creates growth" case doesn't ring true to me. Illinois has relatively modest taxes (give or take the 10% sales tax in Chicago), and it's hurting. And I don't see that Washington is an economic powerhouse right now -- it's running about median in unemployment, at 9.1%. Angry Bear has some information on corporate tax rates and their relation to unemployment. I don't see much of a pattern there, and I suspect the relationship between unemployment and the marginal tax rates for the very wealthy is even sketchier.
Done on the fly -- nail me if I'm wrong on this, but I think I've got a good take.
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