You can never bail someone out of trouble without putting s… - Arthur Laffer

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You can never bail someone out of trouble without putting someone else into trouble.

Arthur Laffer

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Arthur Betz Laffer (born August 14, 1940) is an American economist who first gained prominence during the Reagan administration as a member of Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981–89). Laffer is best known for the Laffer curve, an illustration of the theory that there exists some tax rate between 0% and 100% that will result in maximum tax revenue for governments. Laffer is Policy Co-Chairman (with Lawrence "Larry" Kudlow) of the Free Enterprise Fund.

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Native Name: Arthur Betz Laffer

Alternative Names: Laffer • Laffer Associates • Arthur B. Laffer

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You can never bail someone out of trouble without putting someone else into trouble. - Arthur Laffer

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