JEB BUSH: Obama Should Focus on His Job, Not My Brother

So we should raise taxes on the rich to enlarge government ? What have they shown to be proficient at ?

I would put that in the "fool and their money" category.

 

LeBuick, I have thought very long about what you have posted.

My one word answer is "spending". :BangHead:

Cutting taxes increases revenue - increasing government spending creates deficits and disincentive to people to work.

But more importantly I have decided that my time is poorly spent arguing with you. I hope that you enjoy the world that Obama and your support of him are creating.

The weather is getting nice again in these parts. My wife and I broke out the tennnis raquets yesterday and are planning on putting a lot of time on the courts this summer. Last night we spent a little time looking for a place to rent for the summer "up north" on Lake Michigan. We are hoping that the kids and their families will come spend a lot of time up there with us this summer.

This weekend we will be going up to get our sailboat ready for the summer and I just will not have the time to argue with people that I do not know about things that they really have little knowledge of.

I will drop by from time to time I suppose to see what everyone is talking about and perhaps offer a thought or two. You Obama followers will have to enjoy your $13 a week and extended unemployment benefits without me.

The Lord has blessed me with a great life and I am going to really enjoy it while it lasts. :wavey:

 

Please read before you jump the gun. I said an across the board tax cut! Also it is untrue that the rise in income is the result of a conservative propaganda machine. Since when has the Washington bureaucrats become an instrument of conservatives?

 

Bush spent a lot of money but primarily on the wars. That didn't help the economy much. Besides, history has shown that Reaganomics which was what Bush was using was an abject failure both during Reagan's term and G Bush's term. He should have listened to his father who called it Voodoo Economics. That was a correct assessment.

 

The only thing spending while simultaneously cutting taxes does is raise the deficit. What does the government deficit have to do with our current economic crises? How did the government deficit cause unemployment to rise? How did out government deficit case home loans to taint? How did our government deficit cause the global market to crash?

You continue to mention Bush spending as if it has something to do with the crises. Bush cut taxes which is a singular impact on businesses and taxpayers yet we have this crises. His spending only cancels the tax cuts when you look at the deficit.

 

Link to a credible source that says Government revenue increased because Bush cut taxes.

 

The problem with Reaganomics is that nothing trickled down which put a bigger demand for social programs at the bottom. Reagan had a solid theory that failed in practical application because of the greed of man.

 

I love what Glenn Back said today.....he said if the rescue of the boat captain had failed, it would've been Bush's fault, but since it was a success, Obama should be congratulated....:laugh:

 

You are correct OR. Regardless of how two of the posters on this thread want to rewrite history.

Even their attempt of recent history is spotty.

 

Not relevant to the discussion.

 

Tax cuts didn't work under Reagan either. He campaigned on reducing the size of government and reducing the deficit and did neither.

 

I'm not ignoring your response but it's been a long day. Let me read through the articles you provided when I am more alert and I will post what I think. Scanning the articles it appears the bulk is from people not evading their tax responsibilities. That's kind of a two edged sword but let me think on that.

 

So now we are using the Washington Times as a guide to our thinking about what is wrong with the country's economy and tax policy? Granted, it is a step above the Post and NYT. If the country was being run as the Constitution says, all of the government intervention in private enterprise would be a mute point. If things were being run as the Constitution says, a balanced budget would not be a problem. As long as citizens think the way things are governed today are the norm, the same problems will keep occurring over and over.

 

I see your opinionator works. Any evidence to go with that ridiculous claim?

 

You are trying very hard, but no dice. One can research tax history for accuracy without going to a newspaper. Those who rely on newspapers, CNN, FOX etc to form their entire perception of government shows up in their posts.

If you have nothing better to do than post messages in a manner designed to give an angry response, then get a hobby, or get a second job.