Ray From Cleveland
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So what you're saying is either you don't understand percentages or you're just gonna slavishly defend this failed tax cut no matter what.Gladly.
First off, all money does not belong to government, and what they allow us to keep is a gift from them to us. That's a failed leftist theory. Government can only take more or less of people's money. Now who would it make sense to take less from, those who contribute none or little, or those who contribute the most?
Secondly if you think government is what's responsible for your financial failures, success, or stabilization, you are totally off the mark. You success or failures are based on your ability to earn, the exercise thereof, and making responsible decisions in your life. Not government.
For Future reference please let me know which one it is.
Of course I'll defend it because it's worked out great for everybody. High business confidence. High consumer confidence. Record breaking small business confidence; small business are our largest employers. Record low unemployment for minorities and women. Bringing home more pay and more of a tax refund. 3.25% GDP last quarter. No inflation. I hardly call it a failure by any measure.
All that and people are adding more debt than ever as if this will never end...we have a stupid populous.
Well, what programs are you willing to sacrifice to balance the budget?
The problem with government getting involved in every aspect of our life is they have to feed the dependency they created. That's expensive and yes, will eventually ruin our nation. Our problem isn't bringing money in, it's stopping the flow of money going out.
Actually in this case I was talking about consumers, you know us citizens. Personal debt is rising and people are saving less...during a good economy. Recipe for disaster
Okay, but who's fault is that?
I believe people today (especially younger people) are much less frugal than people years ago. Today we have to have the latest of everything and no name brand is too much to pay for. Today on Facebook I seen an advertisement for VR goggles. With these goggles you can play video games and all kinds of things. So I clicked the link just out of curiosity. $500.00 for this thing, and they are taking orders ahead of time to beat the expected rush after the item is manufactured.
I see younger people in the store whip out their debit card for every item they purchase. After they get their item checked out, they toss the receipt into the garbage can leaving the line. On rare occasion when I don't use cash, I keep that receipt in my wallet until it annoys me enough to deduct it out of my checking account. I keep track of every dollar I spend.