Really, the effect probably increases for a while, then decreases, then goes up as you reach closer to the full constituency of the official. However, if a group was to send a huge number of letters to an official, especially if they are not contituents, it becomes less effective than a small number of letters. This isn't for the same reason as the actual Laffer Curve, but rather because you upset the office staff of the politician. Believe it or not.
Even in the graduate courses I'm taking, not many students bring laptops to class. Out of two classes with 40 students each, 2 people bring laptops to class. It was the same in my undergraduate courses, which I finished this may.
Most notes are still taken easier with pen and paper. It's tough to draw those diagrams in MS Paint with a touchpad.
Kids, and most adults, have no need for laptops. It's rare that someone needs to do actual word processing in class.
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Really, the effect probably increases for a while, then decreases, then goes up as you reach closer to the full constituency of the official. However, if a group was to send a huge number of letters to an official, especially if they are not contituents, it becomes less effective than a small number of letters. This isn't for the same reason as the actual Laffer Curve, but rather because you upset the office staff of the politician. Believe it or not.
Writing letters to officials also suffers from the Laffer curve effect.
Even in the graduate courses I'm taking, not many students bring laptops to class. Out of two classes with 40 students each, 2 people bring laptops to class. It was the same in my undergraduate courses, which I finished this may.
Most notes are still taken easier with pen and paper. It's tough to draw those diagrams in MS Paint with a touchpad.
Kids, and most adults, have no need for laptops. It's rare that someone needs to do actual word processing in class.