The original sketches from around 1973 where Arthur Laffer works out the theory he became most famous for, the Laffer Curve. (Nathan Morgan for the Washington Post) Politicians who want to raise taxes ...

LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - An irony about the ludicrously steep import tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on China last month is that they made no sense as taxes - at least if you believe one ...

Economist Arthur Laffer and President Donald Trump during a presentation ceremony of the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House in 2019. (Oliver Contreras/For The Washington Post) In his ...

The Laffer Curve continues to shed light on how to manage tax policy more effectively. Unfortunately, too few recognize the pragmatech theory that posits a too high tax burden will alter individual ...