Liberal or Dem's....Tax increases????

Question

What has any increase in federal tax dollars cured?? (meaning the social ills you champion). All the canidates are either suggesting new taxes or repealing the tax cuts of Bush (i.e. raising taxes). How will the new money help when the money all ready being siphoned out of my wallet and redistributed has done nothing to cure the problem?

Answer 1

How about a BALANCED budget?

slick willy

Answer 2

In helps alleviate the infinite debt that Bush is responsible for. Then the government could do something without magically making more money causing all kinds of economic problems. All your tax money now is going to Iraq. That's why it has done nothing to help domestic problems. I think that drugs should be legalized and sold legally only in government shops. The taxed drugs will hurt users less because it will be cheaper on a white market than the black market and will be guarenteed pure. Also the taxes on the drugs will alleviate the deficit and social problems. I think that raising income tax is bad but new taxes on luxuries should be imposed. That way it is just an extra cost on an unnessasary item instead of being taken out of paychecks.

Answer 3

You do realise that we are spending a lot more than we are taking in? Tax increases will not resolve things. Spending the money will. But since Bush has decided to make a significant portion of the money the government brings in have to go toward servicing ever increasing debt this means we either cut back on a lot of things or we increase the money coming in.
As for nothing to cure the problem. When Clinton was in charge and we were spending less but taxing enough to cover that spending poverty was lower, unemployment lower and growth higher. It has been since Bush came in and decided to cut taxes that we have found worsening poverty, education standards, health statistics.
Don't pretend you are overtaxed. You are paying less than you would in most developed countries. And more of it is going to this war than to welfare.

Answer 4

So I take it that you like paying 20% of your taxes right now on the interest on the increasing debt due to the Budget deficits that have occured under Bush because of his tax cuts. Who do you think is going to pay for those deficits and that debt, the war and the overspending by the Bush administration? The Chickens when they come home to roost when recession or worse hits the country? Or maybe you don't mind when the bridges collapse and the infrastructure falls apart in the country killing people in the mean time.

Edit.... Selfishness does not become anyone, especially Americans when it comes to our own country's needs. Tax the richest 1% since they have benefitted most from this war and this president. It's time they pay for their fair share, what they have already taken from this country.

Answer 5

Well you can thank Bush's spending for that. Who did you think was going to pay for this war, the war on terror, beefing up local police with military gear, the 50% boost in the New Millennium Fund, Iraq getting gas for .15 a gallon, the fuel for North Korea, Immigration enforcement, all the new law enforcement training, the new Air force 2, Iraq Reconstruction, the bombs dropped on Lebanon, The 9 million dollars lost off the back of a truck in Iraq(mmhmm sure*), etc?
Sorry, war is expensive, and when you support war, you support increased taxes.

Answer 6

you are not rich. If we would repeal the reagan tax cuts we could actually do something. Remember when clinton was in the white house? Remember how good things were? Ya - he was getting his thing sucked - and he lied about it - but you sure could be proud to be an american. Not now - when we have to hang our head in shame. I make over a half a million a year. I'm not saying it to brag - I'm saying it to make a point. The wealthy have to be taxed more. there is no such thing as trickle down. It doesn't work - you know why? Greed. I think I do a very good job of helping the less fortunate - because to be honest - what the hell did I do to deserve the luck I received? I wasn't born into money - but I was born with certain skills - and while I work hard - I work MUCH less hard than the construction worker just trying to support his family. He needs social programs - I don't need tax cuts.

Answer 7

Expect to be taxed in the near future... from a Republican or a Democrat administration and Congress. The federal government is actually growing and a continued large scale military effort in two fronts just can't pay for itself and we can't continue borrowing money from a nation like China... we just can't avoid it. Bush's policies have to be paid for; we've put them off for now but it can't be delayed forever.

Answer 8

Tax increases no, but social spending in education, job training, GI Bills, etc, yes.

You have rhetoric but no facts. There is historical real GDP, poverty rate, median wage, and job growth data, to prove if your ideas are correct or not.

Something tells me you have not done your homework.

REAL GDP PERCENT GROWTH OVER FOUR YEAR TERMS
1 FDR (44') 74.69%
2 FDR (36') 34.62%
3 LBJ (68') 21.81%
4 TRUMAN (52') 21.00%
5 JFK (64') 19.86%
6 FDR (40') 19.32%
7 CLINTON (00') 17.87%
8 REAGAN (88') 15.98%
9 CARTER (80') 13.67%
10 CLINTON (96')13.53%
11 IKE(56') 13.45%
12 REAGAN (84') 12.63%
13 NIXON (72') 12.38%
14 IKE (60') 10.91%
15 FORD (76') 10.62%
16 BUSH JR (04')9.03%
17 BUSH SR (92')8.81%
18 TRUMAN (48') -9.04%

http://www.bea.gov/national/xls/gdplev.xls

Here is the percentage point change in poverty for various presidents:

FDR N/A
JFK/LBJ -9.40
CLINTON -3.50
REAGAN +0.00
BUSH SR +1.80 (88' to 92')
BUSH JR +1.30 (00' to 05')

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/histpov/hstpov2.html

Answer 9

That's an excellent position Jon B; which I agree with whole heartedly. However I would ask in return, how does the G.O.P. intend on paying for both the current and long term ramifications of the war on terror? Hopes and Dreams?

Answer 10

So I guess this means you are in favor of Bush's policy of selling our country to China to fund this ill-advised and tragic war? You do know that China holds a huge percentage of our debt, don't you, and that that means they could ruin our economy any time they chose to. Is that OK with you?

Answer 11

I guess you are not planning on driving across any bridges in the near future, huh?