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At a time of an ever-increasing popularity of redistributive measures of income and wealth, Arthur Laffer\u2019s tax rate theory, comes in handy more than ever. The United States and China are competing for global hegemony, and the Left\u2019s high tax rates proposals make the U.S. uncompetitive in the global economy.<\/p>\n

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Higher tax rates tend to encourage capital to flee, with China and other countries ready to pick up the slack. All of that in the name of the widely held assumption that government revenue increases when tax rates increase, an assumption we should take with a grain of salt. The Laffer Curve, on the other hand, provides a low tax framework for economic growth and prosperity maximization, which is why today the curve is more relevant than ever.<\/p>\n

First, it is important to clarify that higher taxes do not equal more government revenue. In fact, that is the main premise of the Laffer Curve. Government revenue is important. It finances public spending related to infrastructure, welfare and education. Laffer doesn\u2019t dispute that, but he contends that at a certain tax rate, government revenue will be maximized, and any rate that exceeds that, government will simply earn less money from its tax base.<\/p>\n

When taxes are too high, individuals and corporations will find ways to evade taxes using different loopholes. Assuming a fictional fiscal regime where there are no loopholes, businesses and individuals ultimately decide to move elsewhere. That decreases the tax base, lowering government revenue, despite the higher tax rates.<\/p>\n

The \u201cCalifornia exodus\u201d is the prime example of this. In one year, Los Angeles County lost over 54,000 residents to low-tax Florida. Individuals and businesses cite high taxes, excessive regulations and rampant crime as reasons for leaving California.<\/p>\n

In a globalized and interconnected world, capital doesn\u2019t just fly in between states, but also overseas as well. The signing of NAFTA and the admission of China into the WTO, has led many U.S. companies to ship jobs overseas and U.S. investors to diversify globally.<\/p>\n

When businesses, investors and individuals leave, job creation is periled and the tax base decreases, hurting both the economy and the government\u2019s revenue. That is why a tax rate that maximizes both the economy\u2019s potential and the government\u2019s revenue is crucial. That\u2019s where the Laffer Curve comes into play.<\/p>\n

Second, governments increasingly compete with one another for capital, and tax rates are a huge factor on why an investor decides to invest in a country or not. For instance, recently Switzerland proposed a 50% inheritance tax on the very wealthy, which was rebuked by voters on a referendum, who see the tax as a reason for the wealthy to leave Switzerland, which in turn would bring about economic decline.<\/p>\n

On the contrary, there are many tax havens in the world, particularly in the Middle East, offering perks to investors looking to park their capital in one the GCC petrostates. The UAE, for example, offers a 0% individual income tax, and a 0% corporate tax rate in UAE free zones, solidifying itself as a low tax hub for individuals, businesses and investors alike.<\/p>\n

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The Laffer Curve simplifies the tax code and putting an end to Western capital flight to countries like the UAE or the Global South.<\/p>\n

Lastly, politicians and their taxation proposals ignore economic incentives while prioritizing political incentives. It\u2019s politically expedient to drastically enlarge the welfare state, call for higher taxes on the wealthy and impose minimum wages. It\u2019s politically costly to call for deficit cuts and limits on governmental spending power.<\/p>\n

All goes to show that when politicians decide tax rates, they\u2019re not looking at variables like globalization, the tax base or human incentives, but rather at their own short-term interest of getting re-elected.<\/p>\n

The Laffer Curve looks at all the above variables striking a balance between business interests and its trickling down in job creation and economic prosperity, as well as maintain a robust tax base necessary to finance government-run essential services like public education, transportation or public safety.<\/p>\n

Critics of the Laffer Curve point to the need for progressive taxation as a tool of reducing wealth and income inequality and the use of higher taxes as a means of raising more money for essential public services. There are two significant blind spots regarding that thinking.<\/p>\n

The Laffer Curve does not argue against progressive taxation or in favor of a flat tax system, and even if did, there is no evidence that the latter would deteriorate income and wealth inequality. Inequality is worsened by higher taxes which squander consumer purchasing power, job creation and force capital to flee, thus worsening economic opportunity.<\/p>\n

More government revenue is generated by a wider and more robust tax base, which would remain in the country only by means of a low tax, simplified fiscal regime.<\/p>\n

All in all, poor tax policy is behind the many countries\u2019 economic problems. The Laffer Curve encapsulates precisely that. At a time of rising economic populism on both sides of the American political spectrum, the Laffer Curve offers a conservative alternative: low taxes, a simplified tax code, more economic freedom and a pivot towards growth-based economics once again.<\/p>\n

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