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Re:Debunking the claim that higher income-tax rates reduce GDP by ig1 on Wednesday February 24, 2010 @08:05AM (#1147867)
Also there's a complete lack of a baseline, the GDP growth in 2000 vs 2008 is much more down to global economic conditions than US tax rates.

What would make a more reasonable comparison is if you compared similar US States with different tax burdens in over the same time period.

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