"Both sides have a bad incentive. The people you tax, who do work, they are going to stop working. The people who learn to live getting income without working, they are going to work less too."
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Academics from the United StatesPeople from OhioPresidential Medal of Freedom recipientsEconomists from the United States
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âReagan will come back: Interview with Arthur Lafferâ (24 December 2012), Interview conducted by Economiaendostardes in Spain (16 December 2012)
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