Senator John Kerry's tax plan slows economic activity until 2011,when it generally adopts President George Bush's approach ofpermanent tax cuts. Even so, the Bush plan consistently outperformsthe Kerry plan. President Bush relies on supply-side tax changeswhile Senator Kerry focuses much of his attention on demand-sidepolicy with targeted tax policy changes that yield the unintendedconsequence of producing a tax cut for high-income taxpayers after2011.
In order for capital markets to function well, investors need accurate information about securities. If investors do not trust firms’ disclosures, they will discount what they are willing to pay for securities, increasing the cost of capital and thereby making it more difficult, even for honest firms, to fund productive endeavors. Moreover, investment decisions based on inaccurate information distort the efficient allocation of resources in an economy.
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