Since the Bush tax cut extensions increase the deficit, can republicans rationally claim to be against deficit hikes?

by flaca BN-0 Posted 2012/07/28 03:41:57

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themadhare ~IJM 2012/07/28 03:44:04

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It's expenditures that increased the deficit.
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☆stillthe12c☆ 2012/08/09 03:53:13

The tax cuts really do not add that much to the debt. The peal culprit is government spending. Handing out money to banks and industries. Just out right not taking care of things and allowing the budget get out of hand.

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Always Right 2012/07/28 18:25:49

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The premise of your question is wrong! Money taken from the taxpayers can not be counted until it's collected. Lower taxes leaves more money in the private sector where it is spent for goods and services, which in turn gives more people more money to spend, which in turn makes more taxpayers, which in turn makes for more taxes collected!

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Lady Whitewolf 2012/07/28 10:40:11

Nope.

Vote the GOP *OUT* come November.

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Fariborz-Zak 2012/07/28 05:45:47

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no

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Gracie - Proud Conservative 2012/07/28 04:38:55

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Because they haven't raised our taxes up to 70%, Democrats are increasing the deficit. Come on, flaca, you're not that naive.

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the_old_coach 2012/07/28 03:57:12 (edited)

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EDIT: "It's an expenditure, not a revenue problem"...to a degree.

I am still of the opinion that spending cuts alone will not budge our debt fast enough, and that some type of taxes will have to be addressed. There are many ways to accomplish this, however.

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themadh... to the_old... 2012/07/28 04:07:01

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oops

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jgh57 2012/07/28 03:48:13

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If we had a Republican president right now you would not hear a word about the deficit nor would they be concerned about it.

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Lady Wh... to jgh57 2012/07/28 10:41:00

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true.... they're more concerned about what a womanis doing with her own uterus!

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Red_Horse 2012/07/28 03:47:54
flaca BN-0 to Red_Horse 2012/07/28 04:02:11

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we'll see. Republican economists are already talking about this, claiming that the repubs are stupid if they think they won't ever have to raise taxes. But will the repubs listen? Nope.
the repubs have swelled govt too, they swelled it bigtime with inland security. Who pays for all the staff of inland security? the fairies?

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Red_Horse to flaca BN-0 2012/07/28 04:07:43
Gracie ... to flaca BN-0 2012/07/28 04:39:47

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What's a Republican economist?

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themadh... to Gracie ... 2012/07/28 17:42:45

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Anyone that doesn't parrot the party line.

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themadhare ~IJM 2012/07/28 03:44:04

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It's expenditures that increased the deficit.

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flaca BN-0 to themadh... 2012/07/28 04:02:41

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like wars?

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themadh... to flaca BN-0 2012/07/28 04:06:15

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Yes, that's one. So we agree, it's an expenditure, not a revenue problem.

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