Why Taxpayers Pay their Taxes

Greg Davidson and Paul Davidson
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Greg Davidson: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Chapter 4 in Economics for a Civilized Society, 1988, pp 69-95 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Armed with the information shown in Figure 4.1 drawn on a paper napkin and fortified with accompanying drinks, economist Arthur Laffer initiated the reshaping of American society with White House Chief of Staff Richard Cheney in 1974. The history which was made by Arthur Laffer’s napkin reveals some of the inadequacies of the conservative view of human nature, but its story also demonstrates the overwhelming influence that economic ideas can have on the nation.

Keywords: Civilized Society; External Incentive; Voluntary Compliance; Conservative Economic; Taxpaying Norm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-19244-1_4

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