Taxing the Rich Has Consequences

February 8, 2023 | 5:00-6:30 | Broyhill Auditorium, Farrell Hall

Text: Renowned economist and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dr. Arthur Laffer: Taxing the Rich Has Consequences is presented by the WFU Chapter of Young Americans for Freedom

The Wake Forest University chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) presents Dr. Arthur Laffer on Wednesday, February 8, 2023.

Arthur B. Laffer is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an economic research and consulting firm.

Arthur Laffer in a suit and tie Dr. Laffer’s economic acumen and influence in triggering a worldwide tax-cutting movement in the 1980s have earned him the distinction in many publications as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics.” One of his earliest successes in shaping public policy was his involvement in Proposition 13, the groundbreaking California initiative that drastically cut property taxes in the state in 1978.

Dr. Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board for both of his two terms (1981-1989), was a member of the Executive Committee of the Reagan/Bush Finance Committee in 1984 and was a founding member of the Reagan Executive Advisory Committee for the presidential race of 1980.

He also advised Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on fiscal policy in the UK during the 1980s.

In 2019, Dr. Laffer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump.

Dr. Laffer currently sits on the board of directors or advisors of a number of private and public companies, including AML RightSource, ARK Investment Management, Armor Concepts, BelHealth Investment Partners, Gemini Bio, GoodCell, Gridiron Capital, NexPoint Real Estate Finance, NexPoint Residential

Trust, Precision Diagnostics, Preverity, Tenth Avenue Holdings, The Service Companies, VerifyMe, VineBrook Homes Trust and others. Dr. Laffer has authored over twenty books including New York Times Best Seller An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of States (Wiley 2014) and the forthcoming Taxes Have Consequences: An Income Tax History of the United States, to be released by Post Hill Press in September 2022.

From 4:00-4:45 in the Bern Beatty Colloquium in Farrell Hall, meet Dr. Laffer for a pre-event reception with a photo opportunity. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend.

At 5:00 in Broyhill Auditorium, WFU Young Americans for Freedom will introduce Dr. Laffer for his lecture “Taxing the Rich Has Consequences”. There will be an opportunity for questions on economic topics from audience members until 6:30. This is a public event and students are strongly encouraged to attend and participate.

Farrell Hall’s doors will open to the public at 4:00 pm.

WFU YAF thanks the following organizations for their sponsorships: Young America’s Foundation, Stephens Inc., WFU Office of Student Engagement, Akerman, and WFU Center for the Study of Capitalism.