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Can you give a citation on "bipartisan support among economists"? All I have read seems to indicate economists are all in support for the other direction - that
by ctchocula 9y ago
Can you give a citation on "bipartisan support among economists"? All I have read seems to indicate economists are all in support for the other direction - that lowering corporate taxes at this moment is bad economics.
[1] http://larrysummers.com/2017/10/22/one-last-time-on-who-benefits-from-corporate-tax-cuts/ http://larrysummers.com/2017/10/22/one-last-time-on-who-bene...
[2] https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/corporate-rate-cuts-are-a-poor-way-to-help-the-economy-and-most-workers-and https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/corporate-rate-cut...
[3] http://microeconomicinsights.org/benefits-corporate-tax-cuts-evidence-local-us-labour-markets/ http://microeconomicinsights.org/benefits-corporate-tax-cuts...
- freyir 9y agoI heard it only on an NPR podcast, where they claimed the measure had support from "economists of all stripes." And actually, the proposed policy was much more drastic: complete elimination of corporate taxes. But clearly there are arguments on both sides of the issue. [1] https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/07/19/157047211/six-policies-economists-love-and-politicians-hate https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/07/19/157047211/six-...