Question for liberals. When in the history of this great nation have we taxed our way to prosperity?
I wουld lіkе аn HONEST аnѕwеr, whеn іn thіѕ history οf thіѕ splendid state whеn hаνе wе EVER bу raising taxes, taxed ουr way іntο prosperity?
Never. I’m nοt a liberal, bυt I аnѕwеrеd hοnеѕtlу. Yου won’t gеt аn hοnеѕt аnѕwеr frοm a liberal.
February 28th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
I reflect its amusing that the Right pretend the Left support taxes but they don’t. Obviously the GOP didn’t do a thing to change the US tax system despite holding the congress and the Colorless House for 6 years.
Spare us the empty Right wing talking points.
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February 28th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
Never. I’m not a liberal, but I answered honestly. You won’t get an honest answer from a liberal.
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February 28th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
We are not taxing our way to prosperity. I voted for Obama to take action, not to sit on his hands. He averted an economic disaster and the republicans are just blind to notice it.
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February 28th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
February is exactly right. The conservatives increased spending and cut taxes…importance the place off paying for their plans. That has to lead to an increase in taxes at some point.
The GOP are irresponsible and the Dems have to clean up after them.
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February 28th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Get ready America…….ALL Taxes are going up to pay for all this!!!
Take that to the bank on the Hill!!!
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February 28th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
At the same time your cooberating banks place you all in unrealistic debt – beyond mortgages and with all kinds of credit scams. And with the full approval of your leaders. About the Reagan era.
How could you possibly pay such taxes for the most expensive military in the history of the world without borrowing yourself?
You’ll get the bill in a decade or two. The real one. The final one.
Your rich @ss thieving bankers will be in their Euro villas then. You’ll be here.
Have a nice day!
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February 28th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
In the 1940s and 1950s. In the 1950s the top tax rate was over 90%. The people prospered. We were a creditor state and helped rebuild other countries after World War II, including our former enemies. Below Reagan we became a debtor state.
No one is suggesting a return to those high tax rates but history does not support your hysterical fears about taxation.
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February 28th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
It will be a miracle, we will be the initially people to ever successfully tax and spend our way out of debt. If not, we’ll just blame everything on Bush.
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March 1st, 2010 at 12:03 am
Save your breath, they don’t care because so many of them pay small or no taxes, and do not care about general sustainable prosperity if it takes effort and sacrifice on their part.
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March 1st, 2010 at 12:52 am
March 1st, 2010 at 1:07 am
Cripple the military and hike the taxes, its the Free way.
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March 1st, 2010 at 1:33 am
If we didn’t have taxes, nearly all your income would go to paying for services that taxes are used for. Alas, a de rigueur evil. I would rather have taxes than pay for the services on my own WITHOUT taxes. As an example, I live in Houston, TX. A bus honest for a 2-hour use is $2.00, most needing two to three passes a day. Broadcast Busing(for EVERYONE, not just the poor) is federally subsidized, otherwise, a bus pass would cost about $12.00. Two-three bus passes would be a huge hunk of money. As a youth,in my home town(Bismarck,N.D.), the city widened the street past my parent’s house by two feet on either side-this was in the ahead of schedule seventies. The city felt the cost was the homeowner’s responsibility-the price $5,000.00(doubtless about $15,000.00 today. The citizens felt taxes should cover that, not the homeowners-fortunately-the homeowners walked away with only having to pay $500.00 instead of $5,000.00. Every school now gets Federal funding. There were two schools a number of years back, one predominantly Colorless, one predominantly Black-some one clamored this was segregation(was found to be convenience, not segregation). In the mean time, Federal funds were withheld. Neither school could afford this,teachers were laid off, both schools finished up closing. taechers and their families went away. The student’s families went to areas where there were schools for the students. Bottom line the town became nearly a ghost town. Everything broadcast, gets some of our tax money, and, it is still NOT enough-look at the bridge renovate systems. About 80% of the brdiges need minor to major repairs,many not being paid done because of lack of funds. Bottomline, I am for taxes, the de rigueur evil, BBECAUSE I could not afford the services otherwise. You can only cut a pie so many ways before you need to get a larger pie.We haven’t gotten a larger pie yet.
THUMBS DOWN-Any time you want to pay for the services out of YOUR pocket-feel free-you will come running back to taxes when you can NOT keep up your payments.
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March 1st, 2010 at 1:41 am
1993. I guess you weren’t paying attention when Bill Clinton, a President who understood economics, did it.
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March 1st, 2010 at 2:24 am
You guys thought Reagan was splendid and that’s what he did.
Let’s face it, we spend less than 1% of our GDP on infrastructure as compaired to 3 1/2% by India nd 9% by China.
You guys reflect everything should be free, you are ths socialists.
We don’t have much choice anymore, Obama was the initially president in a long time to say damn the polls, this is what the people needs.
He is the realist.
You guys are all Bass Ackwards.
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Joey M. are you saying the liberals tax our way to prosperity?
I don’t know if you get the question.
You signal supportive but looking at your profile you could be Joe the plumber. Are you? Is he employed now?
Yes, those presidents did splendid equipment for the state, I agree.
March 1st, 2010 at 2:42 am
it will only place us farther in debt, isnt it amusing most liberals answer a question by pointing a finger.
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March 1st, 2010 at 2:54 am
Every time liberals control the Colorless House and Congress…
FDR, LBJ, Carter…need I say more?
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March 1st, 2010 at 3:40 am
No one is talking about raising your taxes. Odds are Obama has cut your taxes. Unless you are a millionaire then don’t worry.
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