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Originally Posted by Derwood
the "no new taxes" stance is a big reason we're in this mess. Taxes are at historical lows and the country is suffering for it.
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Isn't that the GOP plan, make the problems so bad, that simple fixes don't work anymore?
Clinton did a good job with spending, and tax rates. Then Bush 'won' and his supporters were saying "The government is taking in too much money, give it back". And they did, to the rich. And we found out that trickle down economics failed again, and raised prices on homes and gold as the rich were looking for different investment opportunities and ways to hold onto the money.
We should have had to raise taxes and increase gas taxes in order to start the two wars. Make 'the current generation suffer' for making the decision to go to war. Once the war is done, then taxes can come back down.