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As I understand it the Laffer curve is an idealized fantasy in the first place, no? What is his magical t_star? Obviously the curve is much more complex than one symmetric (or even asymmetric) peak. If there is a t_star, it is a weighted average over all incomes anyway, so what's the point of talking about it as if its a thing unto itself. Proclaiming that we should all pay one tax rate so that the world conforms to your idealized version of it more faithfully is a bit egomaniacle, in my opinion.