Economy / Taxes

Saint Louis: Home of the World’s Largest Laffer Curve

By Christine Harbin on Apr 8, 2010

Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, Stephen Moore, and Jonathan Williams recently published the third edition of Rich States Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index. In chapter 2, they write:

Finally, one attribute for which Missouri is probably most famous is its Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Admittedly, we have a special fondness for this architectural wonder: It’s the world’s largest Laffer Curve!

I hadn’t noticed it before, but it’s true!

Illustration by Christine Harbin. Photo source: Wikipedia.

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