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And frankly, I don't think there is much room for conversation with someone that feels raising taxes is an acceptable solution. Glad to see you've got an open
by jbooth 16y ago
And frankly, I don't think there is much room for conversation with someone that feels raising taxes is an acceptable solution.
Glad to see you've got an open mind.
Even if you think we can plug a hole this size without raising taxes (which suggests to me you don't know very much about the budget) -- cutting spending is still irrelevant. Let's say we cut the budget by the current deficit plus a little. Do you cut taxes on estates, or cut taxes on income/sales/whatever? It's still a choice about where to tax, when you're talking about revenue.
- TGJ 16y agoCutting spending is never irrelevant. The entire reason we are in the this situation is because the government spent money that they did not have. Hence the deficit. If you think that cutting spending is irrelevant then how do you think raising taxes will help? Until the government stops spending and printing money, how can we ever trust them to do the right thing with more money from more taxes?