"Whoever heard of a poor man spending himself into wealth? It’s dumb. But we try stimulus spending all of the time."
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Academics from the United StatesPeople from OhioPresidential Medal of Freedom recipientsEconomists from the United States
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Jim McTague,“How Arthur Laffer Would End Trade Warfare" Barron’s (Feb. 13, 2015)
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