They can say without question that it wasn't the tax cuts that spurned the increase in revenue..but they mythically cannot explain why income tax receipts are up 20% and coporate profits are up (gee...a healthy economy driven by lower net tax rates would have >nothing< to do with that).

In addition...these "economists" that they are talking to must not have taken Intermediate Macro (or maybe they failed it...they do work for the government now) because they have no understanding of the complete impact that generates the Laffer curve. A principle impact of that is that lower tax rates (especially the temp kind installed by Bush) ENCOURAGE people to pay taxes now instead of deferring (when the rates go back up). It discourages tax avoidance...which is EXACTLY the thing that these "economists" can't seem to explain.

My tax dollars pay their salary. Now I'm depressed all over again.