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And before anyone asks where the poll option is for "I'm a Republican/conservative who wants a low deficit and low taxes and low spending" (or the converse for Democrats)...the entire point of the poll is to NOT allow you to do that. You actually have to make a tough choice instead of just reciting your talking points.
You do know that they can have low taxes and make lots of cuts? It does not have to be low taxes and high deficit or taxes and tax increases and high deficit.
"So when did you stop beating your wife?"
Poll FAIL.
Well, let's look at the question. There are three issues here: 1) Deficits, 2) Taxes, 3) Spending.
Instead of braying about how wonderful the world will be when you get your way on all three of them (which hasn't happened in at least 80 years and isn't going to happen), I'm asking you to prioritize. Otherwise you're just spouting talking points rather than actually doing anything to advance the discussion and/or contribute anything intellectually.
Your questions require the voters to accept your conclusion. It's a fallacy called a "loaded question".
Wrong. That's just an evasive answer because you resent the whole concept that sometimes you have to prioritize in order to improve the economic standing of the country. OK, let's try this another way:
Say that you were president, and you had the political capital to EITHER keep taxes low (at the cost of a high deficit), or keep the deficit low (at the cost of higher taxes). The opposition party prevents you from doing both. Which do you pick?
Neither, I would cut programs, cut spending, cut pork, AND lower taxes. :shrug:
...Except in this scenario you're the president with an opposition party with different goals than you, not an all-powerful dictator playing SimCity. Try again. Which do you pick?
Why do democrats get different options from republicans?
Well presumably Democrats want high spending AND a low deficit. And presumably Republicans want low taxes AND a low deficit. I'm asking them which they care about more.
That would not be my place to answer, since you are so specific, I as a libertarian have been excluded from your poll.
Well since you want low taxes and a low deficit (but not high spending), that makes you a conservative for the purpose of this poll. So which is a higher priority - low taxes or a low deficit?
I vote both.
OK. Unlike the honest people who were able to vote in the poll, you are obviously incapable of having an intellectual conversation without receiving your talking points from whichever pundit you get them from. Stop wasting my time now.
What pundit?
Your question is loaded bunk.
I would have lower taxes that were wrapped around lowering spending, I don't see why you get all pissy over this. :shrug:
Yes yes, and I'd have higher spending and higher taxes and a balanced budget. And while we're at it, I'd like a million bucks and a blowjob from Angelina Jolie. We don't always get everything we want. If you're unable to prioritize them in a simple, straightforward manner, then it's because you're unwilling or unable to have an honest, intellectual discussion.
You can vote in the poll if you figure it out. If not, meh whatever. I'm done trying to explain it to you.
I'd balance the budget first,
That wasn't so hard, now was it?
Yeah, except that doesn't actually happen in the real world. Hence the poll asking you to prioritize.
Raising taxes and cutting spending doesn't happen in the real world either. So I will still choose cut spending and lower lower taxes. Even if taxes were raised to lower the deficit those taxes raises would not go away once the deficit went away, those in office would use to the money to fund something else thus increasing our deficit.
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