Economist and Supply-Side Pioneer

Arthur Laffer

1 article 2001

Arthur Laffer is an economist best known for the Laffer Curve, which illustrates the relationship between tax rates and government revenue. A key intellectual architect of supply-side economics, he served as an adviser to President Reagan and has been influential in shaping conservative tax policy for decades. He contributed to The Weekly Standard advocating for larger tax cuts.

Make the Tax Cut Bigger

January 22, 2001 · Blog

THIS TIME LAST YEAR many conservatives wondered aloud whether George W. Bush was genuinely committed to his own tax cut proposal. Now it seems that Bush is the only supply-side tax cutter left in town. He has been heroically unwavering in support of the $ 1.3 trillion tax cut, but the media, many…