tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36856489.post8185704759927544993..comments2023-10-12T07:43:47.713-04:00Comments on taxmanblog: It's still the spending stupidUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36856489.post-77543725944492403442010-12-02T09:04:12.804-05:002010-12-02T09:04:12.804-05:00That is an amazing graphic. The hidden stat here ...That is an amazing graphic. The hidden stat here is that given the relatively constant percent of GDP, the only reliable way to increase tax revenues is to grow the GDP. <br /><br />When I talk to my liberal friends I make the point that if you want to increase taxes that a corporation pays, don't change the law, just encourage higher profits. <br /><br />For some reason, even with their college masters degree, this concept is viewed by them as an incomprehensible blizzard of numbers. <br /><br />Then again it's pretty well established that libs want the tax code to be punitive at the expense of being socially effective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com