tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post7271825942776731221..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: Taxes, Economic Growth, and the Vast Sweep of HistoryJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-46903099189731936372017-02-20T19:54:03.438-05:002017-02-20T19:54:03.438-05:00I suspect taxes do have some effects. I was just w...I suspect taxes do have some effects. I was just writing about the big numbers -- GDP growth, unemployment, etc. And I was just writing about the range of taxation we have in America over my lifetime, not 99% taxation or the like.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-70423487601738604642017-02-20T12:49:35.413-05:002017-02-20T12:49:35.413-05:00I agree we are in the grasp of forces we are not e...I agree we are in the grasp of forces we are not entirely in control of. Although never explicitly stated, this was one of Trump's messages. He swears he can control them, but I doubt it. But concerning taxes, could it be that a tax increase or tax cut could be bad or good or a wash depending on many economic factors at the time the tax is levied? Should taxes be something we are ideological about? Ideally I would think taxes would come and go, removing some and adding others as spending, needs, and economic indicators change.<br /><br />The type of tax matters too. Taxing non-prepared foods in a supermarket, like vegetables and fruits, is regressive I think, and not unlike taxing the air we breath. There is no such federal tax, but there are some states that levy such a tax.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.com