Comments on: The Laffer Curve, Lamanite taxation and why Harry Reid should re-read the Book of Mosiah http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/ Latter-day Saints in the public square Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:06:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: David H. Sundwall http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3686 David H. Sundwall Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:55:33 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3686 Chris, That is true. One can only wish. Chris,

That is true. One can only wish.

]]> By: Chris H. http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3685 Chris H. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:48:19 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3685 I was sort of joking. The democrat post was a bit simple actually. I guess not everyone can be Montogomery County bred political geniuses. I was sort of joking. The democrat post was a bit simple actually. I guess not everyone can be Montogomery County bred political geniuses.

]]> By: David H. Sundwall http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3684 David H. Sundwall Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:20:35 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3684 Chris - Someone at FAIR also posted "<a href="http://www.fairblog.org/2008/02/01/i-am-a-democrat/" rel="nofollow">I am a Democrat</a>" last month. They do have a weird mix of politics with apologetics (that's why I thought the above post was so interesting), but there is some balance. Chris -

Someone at FAIR also posted “I am a Democrat” last month.

They do have a weird mix of politics with apologetics (that’s why I thought the above post was so interesting), but there is some balance.

]]> By: Chris H. http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3683 Chris H. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:09:54 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3683 And I thought the FAIR people were hacks before. And I thought the FAIR people were hacks before.

]]> By: David Bowie http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3679 David Bowie Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:00:19 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3679 Um, I did read it. Since the description you gave wasn't the title of the original post, i figured that that was your take-away message--and i was also reacting to the first comment, which seems to have done the same thing. Um, I did read it.

Since the description you gave wasn’t the title of the original post, i figured that that was your take-away message–and i was also reacting to the first comment, which seems to have done the same thing.

]]> By: David H. Sundwall http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3678 David H. Sundwall Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:42:38 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3678 David, I don't know if you read the blog I linked to but I was just briefly summarizing that post. And I think there is something to be said about the BoM's comments on taxation. But go ahead and read that post first and comment there. I was just linking to it. Abd yes, I am not a big fan of Sen. Reid. ;-) David,

I don’t know if you read the blog I linked to but I was just briefly summarizing that post.

And I think there is something to be said about the BoM’s comments on taxation.

But go ahead and read that post first and comment there. I was just linking to it.

Abd yes, I am not a big fan of Sen. Reid. ;-)

]]> By: David Bowie http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3677 David Bowie Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:43:06 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3677 As someone said a few weeks ago, yeah, we get it, you don't like Harry Reid. However, as much as i'd like to be able to get some guidance on taxation from the Mormon canon, i can't find it in there. Maybe in the bit the link quotes i can see why it would be objectionable to pay taxes and not get any direct or indirect benefits from them, but i don't see anything that says that supply-side economics is approved by the Divine. (Well, that and the fact that the Laffer Curve doesn't really work--but that goes beyond the bounds of this blog.) As someone said a few weeks ago, yeah, we get it, you don’t like Harry Reid.

However, as much as i’d like to be able to get some guidance on taxation from the Mormon canon, i can’t find it in there. Maybe in the bit the link quotes i can see why it would be objectionable to pay taxes and not get any direct or indirect benefits from them, but i don’t see anything that says that supply-side economics is approved by the Divine.

(Well, that and the fact that the Laffer Curve doesn’t really work–but that goes beyond the bounds of this blog.)

]]> By: Michael http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3672 Michael Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:47:37 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/03/06/the-laffer-curve-lamanite-taxation-and-why-harry-reid-should-re-read-the-book-of-mosiah/#comment-3672 Clearly Mr. Reid has never made it through the "Isaiah chapters." Clearly Mr. Reid has never made it through the “Isaiah chapters.”

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