"What I'm not saying is that all government spending is bad. It's not - far, far from it, but there is no free lunch, as a former colleague of mine used to say. There is no public tooth fairy. Father Christmas does not work on the Treasury staff this year. You can never bail someone out of trouble without putting someone else into trouble."
American economist known for contributions to supply-side economics and for the Laffer Curve, which models relationships between tax rates and tax revenue. He has advised political leaders and policy institutions on fiscal and economic strategy. His work has been influential in U.S. tax policy debates.