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He glossed over the ridiculous overspending issue in DC. Why would I want to send more money to a group of spending whores? Raising taxes would only work if the money was spent wisely and with efficiency. Anyone seeing that happen in DC of late?
there you go, once more Fox proves that it is fair and balanced.
there you go, once more Fox proves that it is fair and balanced.
Is that satire?
No one is denying this.
After the economy has recovered, taxes will go up...AFTER spending is cut.
Not one dime in new taxes until Washington balances the budget with current revenue...
Then, if we need to raise taxes TO PAY DOWN THE NATIONAL DEBT...and for that exclusive purpose ONLY...we will talk about raising taxes.
And just to prove I'm no Johnny-come-lately to this position, I said the same thing 5 months ago-
http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/222401-gop-seeks-austerity-3.html#post5243795
And last year-
http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/181260-rick-perry-middle-income-americans-dont-pay-enough-income-taxes-3.html#post4024096
http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/180290-if-you-were-president.html#post3997453
No one is denying this.
After the economy has recovered, taxes will go up...AFTER spending is cut.
Not one dime in new taxes until Washington balances the budget with current revenue...
Then, if we need to raise taxes TO PAY DOWN THE NATIONAL DEBT...and for that exclusive purpose ONLY...we will talk about raising taxes.
The problem is simple; you are blind. First off, the idea will never be to pay down the debt. We have never tried, and the reason is simple; it's a stupid idea. By growing the economy, we can outgrow the debt if we get the budget in order, meaning that at worst, we run a small deficit every year. As Ben Stein said, and as many other have been saying, it's not just a spending problem. Revenues are down 20% from their average norm over the past 50 years as a percentage of GDP. This is a problem caused by rates being too low.
As has been proven, there is no relationship with lower taxes and increased growth. If there was, we would have an economy that was bursting at the seams due to the incredibly low tax rates that we already have. Republicans need to get back to the idea of real fiscal responsibility rather than telling us we need to cut tax rates forever in order to spur economic growth.