CRS finds no correlation between top marginal tax rates and economic growth

[bu villain]

I haven't read it yet, but I can tell from the link it's going to be good.

Are you saying the CRS is not a valid source?

[Echonova]

Are you saying the CRS is not a valid source?

Oh no... You misinterpreted my sarcasm. I spend all day dealing with the EPA and their documents, I've never seen the government produce a document that was exactly an "easy" or "fun" read. That's all I meant.


So far, I'm 2 pages in and I was right.

[bu villain]

Oh no... You misinterpreted my sarcasm. I spend all day dealing with the EPA and their documents, I've never seen the government produce a document that was exactly an "easy" or "fun" read. That's all I meant.


So far, I'm 2 pages in and I was right.

Gotcha. I work closely with the NRC so I feel you. Yeah if reading these sorts of studies was easy and fun, think how informed the average citizen would actually be.

[bu villain]

Vteckidd hit on an important point that many people often lose sight of. Economic data is usually buried in so much noise that it is very difficult to draw any meaningful conclusions from it. You can't just compare two variables (taxation and GDP) for the last 50 years and prove cause and effect relationships. There are countless other factors like the ones Vteck mentioned (wars, natural disasters, technologic advances). These can't be ignored. This is why you can find evidence to support just about any position you happen to prefer.