The Dostoevsky discussion, while it highlights my deep distrust of socialism, was also meant to convey what I felt Dostoevsky's views were, and they are certainly not identical to my own.

I do agree with you on some points of economic policy. However, I disagree with some of the key points that you make. For example, the marginal cost benefit of producing many products in China is disappearing. This is the result of improving wages in China as well as the increasing cost of shipping. If the US government can, by lowering tax rates, coax back businesses (and I firmly believe it can), then I think it makes sense because it will have a ripple effect in our entire economy. More production means more services, more prosperity and more revenue.

In essence, I still agree with the fundamental principles expressed by the Laffer curve, even though I do not think that the proper place to apply it is in personal income tax rates.