How open minded are Democrats when they don't want to be confused with the facts?

[Turkey Toes]

Either high tax rates are bad for people — economically or socially (or both) — or they are not. One of the hallmarks of Washington is the degree to which it is guided by dogma rather than evidence, including the left’s dogma that high taxes are good.

[RitchWilliams]

Lemmings are like that.

[Alonzo]

How about republicans ignoring the facts of the American Psychological Association's report on allowing same-sex marriage? Or Newt Gingrich quoting Andrew Jackson even though he forced the Natives off their land and he destroyed the banking system?

[Matt J]

because facts prove them wrong, and we all know that Democrats are never, repeat, NEVER, wrong

[BILL]

You present an excellent example of conservative thinking: "Either X is bad or it's not." In reality, it's quite a bit more complicated than that.

[Dinamuk Roberts]

Democrats Want Higher Taxes.

Because Democrats don't pay Taxes on their Welfare.

[WickedGoose©]

Your premise is flawed.

High taxes on people are NOT good. High taxes on businesses ARE good, however, since they encourage business to AVOID taxation by reducing their Adjusted Gross Income by hiring new employees, training current employees, and buying Capital equipment, which are all "tax-deductible" activities...

If you drop tax rates low enough on businesses, MOST business owners will be happy as very small businesses, will pay the taxes, take the money, and not bother growing the business...

Your ignorance of Democrats, business, Washington and "dogma" are all showing!

Silly goose!

[Brennon]

In the 1950's the max tax rate was 93%... And if you studied history at all, the 50's were a pretty damn good time in our history.

[bwlobo]

The American Legislative Exchange Council made an empirical assessment of the economic policies of all 50 states, both currently and prospectively. It explores the correlation between high taxes (and other economic policies that are defiant of free markets) and the actual social and economic vibrancy of each of these states.

The authors present the key variables they have determined will allow states to thrive, or cause them to struggle, “the ten golden rules of effective taxation.” These are:

· “When you tax something more you get less of it.

· Individuals work and produce goods and services to earn money for present or future consumption.

· Taxes create a wedge between the cost of working and the rewards from working.

· An increase in tax rates will not lead to a dollar-for-dollar increase in tax revenues, and a reduction in tax rates that encourages production will lead to less than a dollar-for-dollar reduction in tax revenues.

· If tax rates become too high, they may lead to a reduction in tax receipts. The relationship between tax rates and tax receipts has been described by the Laffer Curve.

· The more mobile the factors being taxed, the larger the response to a change in tax rates. The less mobile the factor, the smaller the change in the tax base for a given change in tax rates.

· Raising tax rates on one source of revenue may reduce the tax revenue from other sources, while reducing the tax rate on one activity may raise the taxes raised from other activities.

· An economically efficient tax system has a sensible broad base and a low rate.

· Income transfer (welfare) payments also create a de facto tax on work and, thus, have a high impact on the vitality of a state’s economy.

· If A and B are two locations and if taxes are raised in B and lowered in A, producers and manufacturers will have a greater incentive to move from B to A.”

It is refreshing to see policy analysts operating from real world experience rather than from doctrine!