The Tea Party - how frightening is this movement?

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Tigerlure said:

ManusJustus said:

salaminizer said:

Obama RADICAL SOCIALIST hahahah

Obama is nothing compared to Johnson, Eisehower, Roosevelt, and heck any other Democrat or Republican before Reagan.  Before the 1980's, the rich were taxed 70% of their income, and America's economy was a powerhouse.  Now our economy is weak and idiots on both sides of the political spectrum think that handing money to rich people will magically create jobs.  Supply doesnt drive the economy, demand drives the economy!  They teach that in economics 101.

John Maynard Keynes is rolling in is grave, or laughing.

I only wish some people on this site would realize this. If tax cuts created jobs (no good evidence supporting they do), the American economy would be more than wealthy by now.

Its not just "lower taxes" it is the net cost of doing business in a region/country ...

The United States spends (nearly) as much as most western developed nations, with taxes that are (nearly) as high, but most western developed nations offer a lot more services a lot better than the United States does; and the current direction of the United State's finances are ensuring that taxes will be higher in the future and the quantity and quality of services will be lower.