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Do you support cutting taxes, even if it increases the deficit?

Do you support cutting taxes, even if it increases the deficit and debt?

  • Yes. Short term loss, long term gains.

    Votes: 5 8.2%

  • Yes, but no tax cuts for the upper tax brackets.

    Votes: 5 8.2%

  • No. The national debt and deficit is too high for tax cuts.

    Votes: 18 29.5%

  • No. But if we were running a budget surplus, my answer would be yes.

    Votes: 2 3.3%

  • No. No. No. We need to INCREASE taxes. They are too low.

    Votes: 20 32.8%

  • No. No. No. Cut my taxes, but not if it increases the debt or deficit.

    Votes: 1 1.6%

  • Other - please explain

    Votes: 10 16.4%
  • Total voters
    61

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According to the polls, 60% of Americans support cutting taxes, even if it means higher deficit. 74% of Republicans support this. 55% of Democrats oppose cutting taxes, even if it means higher deficit. Back in 1996, only 23% of Americans supported lowering taxes, if it means higher debt.

You can watch Harry Enten's analysis below:


How about you? Do you support deficit inducing tax cuts?
 

Wow, what a degradation!

74% of GOP (err... SOP = shitty old party) is for cutting taxes even if it means higher national debt? The party of "fiscal responsibility"... what nonsense!
 
Cutting taxes does not increase the debt. Spending beyond revenues is what increases the debt, in all cases.
 
Grizzly Adams said:
Cutting taxes does not increase the debt. Spending beyond revenues is what increases the debt, in all cases.
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I take it you don't like having public services that have enough money to function properly.
 
BrotherFease said:
According to the polls, 60% of Americans support cutting taxes,
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Yes, because taxes are too goddamn high. We get taxed on everything - income, sales, investments, you name it. Earn money? The state takes a big cut. Spend it? They take another cut. Save or invest? That gets taxed too. Own a house? You’re paying rent to the government forever in the form of property tax - miss a payment and see who really owns your home. This is not a system of "public service", it’s legalized extortion. The state is worse than the mafia, because at least the mafia doesn't pretend shaking you down is for your own good.
 
Grizzly Adams said:
Cutting taxes does not increase the debt. Spending beyond revenues is what increases the debt, in all cases.
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Cutting taxes of course increases the debt. Cutting taxes while also increasing spending, increases the debt more so. The latter is what republicans do every time they are in power. The slash revenue and then outspend democrats.
 

Do you know how basic accounting works? Like debits and credits?

I keep on hearing Libertarians say the US government should be run like a business, but a business that cuts spending and doesn't bring in any new money is a business that fails in the long run.
 
I support a more fair tax system that will cut the net taxes for some and increase them for others.

Only one tax rate for everyone.

Only individual filing for the wage earner.

Some tax deductions acceptable, everyone gets a single tax deduction for themself.

No tax credits.
 
Grizzly Adams said:
None of this is relevant to my comment, but thanks for playing.
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You replied to my comment about the government needing taxation to pay for public services.
 
I think the difference now is this: More people now realize that cutting taxes won't necessarily increase deficits. More people now understand that it is spending that increases the deficit. More people now understand that cutting taxes unleashes the economy and results in economic growth and increased revenue.
 
Peter said:
You replied to my comment about the government needing taxation to pay for public services.
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Just stop your bullshit, guy. I made a comment, you replied to it with some crap comment consisting of garbage you made up, and I called you out on it.

Stop trying to save face and just give up.
 
Grizzly Adams said:
No, it's true. If I take a pay cut at work and don't adjust my spending, my pay cut wasn't what caused my credit card to max out.
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So what parts of the government are you willing to sacrifice?
How about road maintenance?
Maybe the fire department?
The military are expensive, why not just abolish that and you can have a massive tax cut.
 
Grizzly Adams said:
Just stop your bullshit, guy. I made a comment, you replied to it with some crap comment consisting of garbage you made up, and I called you out on it.

Stop trying to save face and just give up.
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Are you ok?
One effect of tax cuts is a loss in revenue and that's what pays for public services.

How is that a made up statement?
 
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