Laffer curve tax structure in 1997. Some have also cited Hauser's Law, which postulates that US federal revenues, as a percentage of GDP, have remained stable at approximately 19.5% over the period 1950 to 2007 despite changes in marginal tax rates over the same period. Others however, have called Hauser's Law "misleading" and contend that tax changes have had large effects on tax revenues. More recently, based on Laffer curve arguments, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback greatly reduced state tax rates in 2012. The state, which had previously had a budget surplus, experienced a budget deficit of about $200 million in 2012. Drastic
According to Spike Milligan there are running gags about Dr. Frankenstein's sea voyages during which his ship sinks, the monster disappearing mysteriously because he runs at speeds of 100 mph, and notes by an editor (Milligan) making sarcastic remarks about events in the novel. "The Hound of the Baskervilles According to Spike Milligan" is a spoof of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The plot is almost the same as the original, the main differences being that the Spike Milligan version is considerably shorter, and there is more humorous content. Written from the viewpoint of Dr. Watson (who is accompanied