Do we have any bank or corporate economists who post on these boards. How any economists?
If not, I guess we just guesses that follow ideological talking points.
Many economists are calling for tax increases and cutting spending. But, true to their ideology we have posters who say "no way Jose with raising taxes. They just want the middle class and poor to absorb any austerity (which would include almost all of USMB's posters.
Now earlier I posted a story how corporate profits are at all-time highs, yet wages (see Middle Class & the working poor) are just getting lower and lower. Yet those who have suffered flat wages for over 30 years are the only ones that should sacrifice.
Well;
Economists' surprising election-year request: Raise taxes, please!
In a survey of economists who work mostly for banks and businesses, a majority said some additional tax revenue is needed, along with spending cuts, to reduce the federal budget deficit
Economists' surprising election-year request: Raise taxes, please! - CSMonitor.com