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Soundwave on 06 May 2016
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AAA300 said:
Soundwave said:

Yeah Republicans are so great at balancing the budget they haven't balanced one in like 100 years. Jobs rates were still solid for Clinton prior to '96 too before the internet boom took off like crazy. 

Clinton's economic policies are actually more in line with a centrist/center right common sense approach. "Hardcore" Republicians from Reagan onwards always go full retard because the first thing they do is enact massive tax cuts for their ultra-rich buddies thus making it virtually impossible to not run a monster deficet.

And Trump is sadly the same ol. His tax plan is insane, it will incur trillions of dollars of debt just like Bernie Sanders, the only big difference is millionaires/billionaires get huge tax savings under Trump's plan, at least under Bernie average people would get things like free college tuition (mind you I think both of their tax plans are irresponsible).

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/apr/07/politifacts-guide-2016-candidates-tax-plans/

Hilary's is the only tax plan that doesn't run the country into monumental debt.

100 years?!?!? You do realise the Republicans were in control of the house during the balance and surplus of budget during the Clinton years. And the house is what passes the budgets so your wrong about 100 years. And Bush 41 lost to Clinton because he raised taxes. They used his first campaign slogan of " read my lips no new taxes " against him to win.

All Republican presidents have run monster deficets when given the presidency, it really traces back primarily to Reagan though who popularized the concept of massive tax cuts to millionaires/billionaires as if those people would then magically give a shit about opening an ice cream stand and employing peon middle-class Americans. Since then basically every Republican tax strategy is do the same, which is basically a gaurunteed to balloon debt.

Bill Clinton at least bumped the tax rate up to millionaires/billionaires to 36% or so (Reagan dropped it to 20%, lol).

You cannot cut Social Security or Medicaid, even Republican consituents (read: old people) will lose their damn minds if you do. You can't cut military spending too much or you're a weak leader even though the only wars we fight are against guys wearing pajamas in caves.

So if you're cutting incoming tax revenue you're basically cutting yourself off at the knees.

Hilary Clinton may not be perfect, she may not bring the "oohs" and "ahhhs" that make people feel good like Bernie, she may not be bombastic like a WWE Wrestler like Trump is ... but her tax plan is the only one that has lick of sanity within it. It keeps taxes the same on average/above average income citizens, collects a modest raise on people who make a ton of money, but nothing crazy even there, it's not complete anti-business hostility like Sanders' tax plans are.