Because the chart after chart after chart basically says, when we've had very high marginal tax rates, we get about 17, 18% of GDP. When we've had very low marginal tax rates, we get about 17, 18% of GDP. When we've done lots of extra corporate taxes, we get 17 to 18% of GDP. The fact of the matter is there's lots of brilliant economic papers and people written their PhD thesis on this. (24:14–24:21)
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Asserts that increased corporate taxes yield 17-18% of GDP.
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