tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433734171708230599.post2619043557338966263..comments2023-10-29T11:50:14.811-04:00Comments on Foundations of Economics: Bruce Bartlett, Keynesian?Shawn Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129241997834251648noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433734171708230599.post-66009673667291742312012-03-17T18:10:05.983-04:002012-03-17T18:10:05.983-04:00Bartlett, as many do who comment on the higher tax...Bartlett, as many do who comment on the higher tax rates of the mid 20th century, conveniently forgets that associated with those rates were many more exemptions such that the total effective rate was not very different before rates were dropped in the early 1980s as they were after. It does no good to talk about marginal rates with the complex tax code that we have. Those rates are basically useless data when trying to find a correlation between tax rates and revenue/output. We all need to agree upon using effective tax rates and calling people out who use marginal tax rates.TonyFernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577417779317914721noreply@blogger.com