Greg Mankiw Say hi to Jeff for me.

The Reagan and Bush tax cuts combined the logic of supply-side economics and of Keynesian stimulus. Supply-siders argue that lower marginal tax rates give people more incentive to work and invest. Keynesians argue that leaving more money in people’s pockets, rather than in government coffers, increases spending and that greater demand for goods and services expands employment.

When the government enacts deficit-financed tax cuts. By contrast, Bush would cut marginal tax rates for all taxpayers. Social Security Gore wants to keep Social Security pretty much as is, fortifying it with funds from general revenues. Bush proposes the bolder step of moving toward privatization.

We are starting to see the results.

Jul 13, Mankiw clarified on his own online blog that he opposed only the supply-side argument for tax cuts but that he thought the Bush tax cuts were. Feb 09, The Bush Administration began it's polciy on tax cuts back in and said then that the tax cuts would provide a needed short term boost to the economy. The Bush Administration continued to use tax cuts for 4 years and our economy is still waiting for a boost, particuarly the job market. Why has our economy been so unstable for Bush's entire term?

Mar 04, And we know the Administration of George W. Bush not only cut taxes twice but also increased Federal spending both through two expensive wars and that Prescription Drug Benefit.

As one of his economic advisers, what was Greg Mankiw telling President Bush about satisfying the present-value budget constraint?Estimated Reading Time: 50 secs. As Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in George Bush’s first term, Greg Mankiw invoked trickle-down theory to help sell the massive Bush tax cuts for top earners. In my “Economic Scene” column in the New York Times last Thursday, I argued that trickle-down theory’s central claim that higher taxes curb economic growth is supported neither by economic theory nor by empirical evidence.