| bigjon said: My personal belief is that after we pull out of this reccession that we need to raise taxes across the board (not in a socialistic way), and cut back alot of Government programs, and get out of Iraq as soon as we can. As bad as the current crisis may appear the true danger is the massive amount of debt our nation is incurring. Raising taxes and cutting spending would allow us to balance the budget quickly. The only taxes that should not be raised is corporate taxes and business taxes. We can't let taxes destroy job creation. |
You know it actually hurts the economy more when you raise poor people's taxes than when you raise rich people's taxes right?
Poor people spend a higher percentage of their income than rich people do, so every dollar they have that isn't taxed is more likely to get injected into the economy. Why shouldn't capitalism encourage this, as it is the ideal solution for the market, to have as much money as possible flowing through the market?
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