Arthur Laffer, inventor of the famous curve, reckons that one of the most important determinants of whether a state does well or badly is not just the overall level of taxes but their structure too.

• 提出著名曲线的亚瑟-拉菲认为，决定一个州是好是坏的重要因素不仅仅是总体税收水平而且还是税收结构。