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Arthur Laffer

Former member of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board, the Father of Supply Side Economics, and President of Laffer Associates

Arthur Laffer is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an economic research and consulting firm, and Laffer Investments, an investment management firm. In the 1980s, his economic acumen and influence in triggering a tax-cutting movement earned him the distinction of “The Father of Supply-Side Economics.” Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board from 1981 to 1989 and served as Chief Economist in the Office of Management and Budget from 1970 to 1972.

Debates Featuring Arthur Laffer

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The Rich Are Taxed Enough

With Glenn Hubbard, Arthur Laffer, Robert Reich, Mark Zandi

October 24, 2012

How do we fix the economy? The U.S. government's budget deficit is nearing a trillion dollars for the fourth straight year and unemployment remains high. With the Bush-era tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of 2012, what is the best move for continued economic recovery? President Obama says we should raise taxes on those making more than $250,000 to reduce the deficit. Others say that the richest 1% already pay more than a quarter of all…

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The Rich Are Taxed Enough

With Glenn Hubbard, Arthur Laffer, Robert Reich, Mark Zandi

October 24, 2012

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Big Government Is Stifling The American Spirit

With Phil Gramm, Arthur Laffer, Nouriel Roubini, Laura Tyson

October 9, 2007

Just about everyone has a reason to question how the size of our government affects America’s financial and political future. Is government intervention in everything from economic policy to health care rewarding the “takers,” and not the “makers,” stifling innovators, entrepreneurs and business owners? Or has government done too little to support the growing poor and rapidly shrinking middle class?