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Tom McClintock: A zero percent tax rate of course produces zero revenues, but so does a 100 percent tax rate produce zero revenues.

On the recordJune 21, 2023
A zero percent tax rate of course produces zero revenues, but so does a 100 percent tax rate produce zero revenues.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock explains the Laffer Curve and its implications on tax rates and revenue.

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