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We do not think, yet here we are, By Uddin Ifeanyi

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What about taxes? Governments slobber at the prospects of the extra revenue that higher tax rates imply. But this increase in the public spending remit is always at a cost. Consumer spending tails of, business investment drops. Except in times of crisis, when increased government spending could jump-start stalling economies, any increase in government spending at the expense of businesses and consumers is nearly always suboptimal (as in, there are more efficient market-based ways to spend the money) and is nearly always supportive of a rise in domestic prices.

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