claim: "every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged."
author: grover norquist
evidence_1: may 9, 2008 ... proponents of tax cuts often claim that “dynamic scoring” — that is, considering  tax cuts' economic effects when calculating their costs — would .... “since the tax  rates on capital gains and dividends were reduced in 2003, we have seen strong  steady economic growth, resulting in higher employment.
evidence_2: well, certainly the democrats have been arguing to raise the capital gains tax on  all americans. obama says he wants to do that. that would slow down economic  growth. it's not necessarily helpful to the economy. every time we've cut the  capital gains tax, the economy has grown. whenever we raise the capital gains  tax, ...
evidence_3: sep 16, 2012 ... so ingrained is this philosophy that it seems as if it has been a bulwark of gop  ideology since time began—yet it was not always this way. prior to the reagan  presidency, the concept of supply side economics—with its lower personal  income tax rates for the wealthy, reduction in the capital gains rates and ...
evidence_4: i would favor three policies: raising the minimum wage to $12, closing the tax  loophole where persons only pay a 15% income tax on long term capital gains ( tax it at the full tax rate), and ... every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the  economy has grown. whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged .
evidence_5: apr 6, 2015 ... the full transcript of our discussion with former reagan economic adviser on  whether slashing taxes helps rich and poor. ... arthur laffer: warren buffett has all  of his wealth in unrealised capital gains, which has no tax whatsoever. in the us  it's only when you realise the capital gains that you actually pay ...