"Sometimes, tax rate increases create the very problems that the spending is intended to cure. In other words, the tax rate increases reduce economic growth; they shrink the pie; they cause more poverty, more despair, more unemployment, which are all things government is trying to alleviate with spending."
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.