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ctembreull · 07-26-2003, 08:14 AM

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Trickle-down/supply-side economics was, if I recall correctly, an idea sketched out by some Republican functionary on a cocktail napkin at one of those Beltway dinner parties.

I guess the problem with it - and yes, it's a smokescreen designed to limit the scope and effectiveness of government - is that when you decrease tax revenue and increase military spending, you can't increase overall revenue. It's just fiscally impossible. How to hamstring the government in one easy lesson.

07-26-2003, 08:14 AM	#98 (permalink)
ctembreull Crazy Location: Silicon Valley, CA, USA, Earth	2wolves Trickle-down/supply-side economics was, if I recall correctly, an idea sketched out by some Republican functionary on a cocktail napkin at one of those Beltway dinner parties. I guess the problem with it - and yes, it's a smokescreen designed to limit the scope and effectiveness of government - is that when you decrease tax revenue and increase military spending, you can't increase overall revenue. It's just fiscally impossible. How to hamstring the government in one easy lesson. __________________ Mac "If it's nae Scottish, it's crap!