Sure, no problem. Republicans may have finally learned the lesson that taking a pledge to one ideology, refusing to take an action even if it’s detrimental to the nation and their constituents, is a bad idea. I wish they could have figured it out earlier, maybe we could have prevented this mess, but there’s nothing happening now that didn’t happen in the last Republican Great Depression of the 1920s and 30s.
Well first of all you can trace our current fiscal problems back to Alexander Hamilton. The current automatic cuts will only slow the rate of growth. We may to need to raise taxes, however FIRST cut spending & get out of the way of private sector job creation. Government jobs are nice but the taxes they pay come out of the treasury, a rather obscene vicious circle.
Oh yah, real spending cuts don’t happen 5 or ten years down the road, they go into effect before the tax raises.
The great mistakes that caused the Hoover-Roosevelt depression were: (1) blocking free trade, (2) raising taxes over the entire economy three times, (3) greatly expanding the regulatory apparatus, thus constricting free enterprise, mostly pointlessly, and (4) greatly expanding the welfare apparatus. The crazy leftists always attributed “causation” to “the stock market crash,” even though unemployment was only 6% eight months after the crash.
In sharp contrast, President Obama has (1) stalled all bilateral trade agreements, (2) endeavored to raise taxes over the entire economy, (3) greatly expanded the regulatory apparatus, and (4) greatly expanded the welfare apparatus. The crazy leftists always attribute “causation” to “Bush did it,” even though the economy did not melt down until 18 months after Nancy Pelosi declare the “end” to the Bush tax cuts.
ianrey over 11 years ago
Sure, no problem. Republicans may have finally learned the lesson that taking a pledge to one ideology, refusing to take an action even if it’s detrimental to the nation and their constituents, is a bad idea. I wish they could have figured it out earlier, maybe we could have prevented this mess, but there’s nothing happening now that didn’t happen in the last Republican Great Depression of the 1920s and 30s.
Zaristerex over 11 years ago
I also would like to get a divorce from my elected officials!
catzilla23 over 11 years ago
Well first of all you can trace our current fiscal problems back to Alexander Hamilton. The current automatic cuts will only slow the rate of growth. We may to need to raise taxes, however FIRST cut spending & get out of the way of private sector job creation. Government jobs are nice but the taxes they pay come out of the treasury, a rather obscene vicious circle.
Oh yah, real spending cuts don’t happen 5 or ten years down the road, they go into effect before the tax raises.
Potrzebie over 11 years ago
Wait, if Kevin was arrested, what the hell is his staff doing inthe office?!
KPOM over 11 years ago
Maybe Carmen is opposed to Norquist’s support of same-sex marriage.
jbmlaw01 over 11 years ago
The great mistakes that caused the Hoover-Roosevelt depression were: (1) blocking free trade, (2) raising taxes over the entire economy three times, (3) greatly expanding the regulatory apparatus, thus constricting free enterprise, mostly pointlessly, and (4) greatly expanding the welfare apparatus. The crazy leftists always attributed “causation” to “the stock market crash,” even though unemployment was only 6% eight months after the crash.
In sharp contrast, President Obama has (1) stalled all bilateral trade agreements, (2) endeavored to raise taxes over the entire economy, (3) greatly expanded the regulatory apparatus, and (4) greatly expanded the welfare apparatus. The crazy leftists always attribute “causation” to “Bush did it,” even though the economy did not melt down until 18 months after Nancy Pelosi declare the “end” to the Bush tax cuts.