It's not Republican, it's not Democrat. Honestly, it's not liberal, it's not conservative ... It's economics ... If you tax people who work and you pay people who don't work, don't be surprised when you get a lot of people not working. (Arthur Laffer)

It's not Republican, it's not Democrat. Honestly, it's not liberal, it's not conservative ... It's economics ... If you tax people who work and you pay people who don't work, don't be surprised when you get a lot of people not working.

Arthur Laffer

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