Sidewalk Solutions

The Laffer curve is the economic model that purports to demonstrate that by decreasing marginal tax rates, tax receipts may actually increase. It is a central concept of supply-side economics, famously denounced by George H.W. Bush as “voodoo economics” during his Republican presidential primary run against Ronald Reagan. Setting aside the debate over what constitutes an “optimal level of taxation” and the Laffer curve’s other political implications, Maryland provides a good example of how “soak-the-rich” tax policies can lead to disastrous fiscal results. Continue Reading »