It’s mathematically impossible to increase something by collecting a lower percentage of it. Revenues go up year over year, every year due to population growth and inflation, barring a recession. Every single tax cut in the last 40 years has resulted in less revenue than should have been collected, while not increasing economic output to offset the reduction.The reality is that tax cuts do not need to be paid for. They do generate revenue.
Total BS. Every income tax cut in my lifetime has generated increased revenue. You are confusing spending with revenue.
That really depends. Economics is often thought of as a social system for dealing with wants that exceed available resources. The problem I have with trying to figure out what an understanding of econ can do, is that it lacks a foundation of morality. That is, we need agreement on moral and ethic questions before a real answer about how good things can be.I guess the question is : How much better could it be?
Are you seriously pretending that Trump is some kind of force for the people against corruption?I know both parties are corrupt and working for the rich and powerful not the people. Well the rich and powerful people. Trump has his work cut out trying to drain a swamp of this magnitude. I think they will kill him eventually. At the very least stop him with the government and media they own. 1 man against a sea of corruption. This should be interesting to watch.
No. While Rush Limbaugh was a commentator—mostly on partisan politics—who often discussed some conservative policies and objectives, he very rarely discussed the philosophical foundations of these principals and I know no one who would call him one of the intellectual writers in conservatism.A destiction without a difference. Is Trump not a conservative, seems like a majority of right wingers on this site would disagree?
Is Rush Limbaugh not a conservative?
Rush Limbaugh Abandons Fiscal Conservatism
Rightwing icon and firebrand radio host Rush Limbaugh once cared about reining in the federal deficit and the national debt, but not anymore. On his radioreason.com
Who are the true conservatives, you and 5 of your friends?
Seems like fiscal conservatism is a giant scam to me, it goes out the window as soon as a Republican is in the White House.
MLK was right this about how the system works:
Medical Tourism: Travel to Another Country for Medical Care | Travelers' Health | CDC
Medical Tourism: Travel to Another Country for Medical Carewwwnc.cdc.gov
no
So if China attacks Taiwan and attempts to capture TSMC, the world largest and most advanced Semi Conductor manufacture, should the US get involved? Should we, in the event China succeeded in taking Taiwan, let China threaten the US by withholding advanced Semi Conductors? Do you think China should be able to dominate the South China Sea where 25% of all trade and 40% of the worlds oil travel.
Are you aware of the benefits that the US receives by having significant military commitments in Japan and South Korea? I suspect you are unaware of the significant advantages the US realizes though it's partnerships with other nation in conjunction with the US military. I suspect you are unaware of the potential for increases costs at home when forces from less democratic nations are allowed to step into the vacuum created when the US military abandons it's commitments abroad.
It's really funny to me how today's Conservatives are slowing morphing into democrats of the 1980's. Next we'll have Conservatives protesting nuclear power and the circle will be compleate. lol
Did Trump address this in his first term?
So public debt is fine if it helps private insurance companies?
Either Trump and Vance are right on this issue or they are wrong, why are you afraid to a take a side on this issue?
You give a canned response you use constantly on these threads, not something you put actual effort into.
Reducing the debt and increasing revenue are two different topics.Okay, I am getting a little sick of asking this, but I suppose this is the first time I asked you this:
If that is true, why didn't Republicans reduce the debt from 2002 to 2006 or from 2016 to 2018? Did the Bush or the Trump tax cuts pay for themselves?
Uh, other than pointing out millions of Americans travel to other countries for medical care lol.Wow. And that link reinforced my normal policy of not looking at links. There was nothing there to support your claim.
I appreciate much of what you wrote, but this is a misconception. The reason for the invasion of Iraq was based upon 3 factorsPart of the idea of invading Iraq was to set up a democracy as an alternative to islamic fascism.
That's a classic category error.
Government is not a business.
Do you also want plumbers to perform surgery? Or dentists to fix your toilet?
That is what he has been saying since he first ran for office. I haven't heard this from any member of the democratic party. We have seen the president pardon his son protecting him from the justice system and most likely himself. Everyone has seen the debacle at the border and the mess it has caused. Everyone has felt the inflation. Everyone has heard all the chaos from the wars erupting all over the world. Clearly something needs to be done.Are you seriously pretending that Trump is some kind of force for the people against corruption?
Gawd damn!
I can make a guess right now:I will wait and see what Trump tries to accomplish and what he is able to accomplish.
The way the leaders are lining up to meet with him even before entering office it is clear they want to resolve the problems that exist. This is how things get done. Not spreading lies and rumors.I can make a guess right now:
Cratering the economy with his weird, arbitrary policies and tariffs.
Trudeau did.The way the leaders are lining up to meet with him even before entering office it is clear they want to resolve the problems that exist. This is how things get done. Not spreading lies and rumors.
I don't care who the people of other countries pick as their leader only that they are willing to work with my leader in getting things fixed.Trudeau did.
Because he's not the man his father was.
Sheinbaum hasn't gone to see him.
The window for that has come and gone, even before Trump is in office.I don't care who the people of other countries pick as their leader only that they are willing to work with my leader in getting things fixed.
Sorry but that window has been unlocked and is going to be opened thanks to the election. I think we say the people have spoken. Yea that is it.The window for that has come and gone, even before Trump is in office.
Nope. He's already told world leaders what they can expect from him.Sorry but that window has been unlocked and is going to be opened thanks to the election.
You didn't speak for other nations.I think we say the people have spoken. Yea that is it.
There is no motivation for elected officials holding the purse strings to be judicious with a budget. Especially if they are up for reelection in 2 years or less.And here is the problem. You are taking this issue as if it is a football game where there is your team (which is good) and the other team (which is bad).
The real question is why aren’t both parties cutting spending? I’ve been consistent in stating that both parties are culpable. But we shouldn’t lose focus on the core problem with red herrings of “raise taxes to make the rich pay their fair share.” What if Democrats and Republicans come together to tell all of the legislators that it’s time to suspend the escalating rising trends in spending. Let’s start with a commitment to keep spending ti current levels plus changes in inflation and population. Then we can look at curbing wasteful spending. Then look at those functions that the federal government spends money in that are not supported by Article 1, Section 8.
Even if the Dems and GOP can agree in just 2/3 of these will put us on better ground. This crap of “Dens did this!” and “the GOP did that” is just that—crap. We need to come together in calling out the stupidity in funding levels of the federal government.
They talked nearly 2 weeks agoSheinbaum hasn't gone to see him.
Where?They talked nearly 2 weeks ago
There is if there is public support for doing so.There is no motivation for elected officials holding the purse strings to be judicious with a budget. Especially if they are up for reelection in 2 years or less.
On the phoneWhere?
Ah, I was told that the involved nations crawled to Mar A Lago to beg.On the phone
Actually, no you weren’t. You responded to poster who wrote “leaders are lining up to meet” with President Trump to “resolve problems that exist.” Whether these meetings are in person or telephone are inconsequential.Ah, I was told that the involved nations crawled to Mar A Lago to beg.
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