Though oil is a sensitive topic for many Mexicans who learn state ownership is one of the three main principles of the constitution, its production has fallen year after year.

NPR: Mexico's Ruling Party Says 'Yes' To Energy Reform

Other than the false credence this assigns to the pseudo science known as macro-economics, supply side principles seem irrefutable: lower tax rates motivate production which spurs economic growth thus expanding tax revenues.

FORBES: The Problem With Supply-Side Economics

James McNerney, a former boss of 3M, a manufacturer, damaged the company's innovation engine by trying to apply six-sigma principles (which are intended to reduce errors on production lines) to the entire company, including the research laboratories.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter