What actually created jobs during the Clinton Administration?
We had two of the LARGEST TAX INCREASES in history. Spending on the military was being slashed and bases were being closed down. The government (ARPA) created Internet took off and the government was hiring thousands of new cops and teachers.
Tax increases, government investment, reduction in military spending and public sector hiring all contributed to 20 million new jobs.
Compare that to businesses outsourcing millions of jobs overseas because of Republican failed "free markets" dogma, massive taxcuts for the highest earners and illegal warmongering that have cost this nation trillions of taxpayer dollars.
Which scenario is better for We the People?
I am all for taxing the shit out of people until the budget is balanced and the debt paid.
And I mean all the people.
If you are 18, not totally handicapped, then you should be taxed even if it has to be paid in labor.
We all live here and benefit, all should pay something in some way.
Income tax was once unconstitutional, head-tax is now, but, that could be changed too.
It is just bullshit that a large number of people in this country pay virtually no taxes.