Official analyses downplay the effect of lower marginal tax rates on taxable income, but experience shows that taxable income rises substantially as taxpayers respond to lower marginal rates by working more, taking more of their compensation in taxable cash than in fringe benefits, and reducing their tax-deductible consumption.
Otro procedimiento para reducir el déficit después de las elecciones sería bajar las tasas impositivas marginales,  y equilibrar esa pérdida de ingresos con recortes en los gastos fiscales.