[quote="Dr Giacomo Rappaccini"]I humbly suggest that you may have not actually read or seen them.
I'm honored that he is my president.
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[quote="Dr Giacomo Rappaccini"]I humbly suggest that you may have not actually read or seen them.
I'm honored that he is my president.
Close thread, please? Romney lost. Obama won.
To the complete contrary, there most certainly is a debate about that. In fact, that is precisely what the debate is about. Actual non-partisan economists generally suggest spending cuts and revenue increases. Only partisans are yammering for either/or solutions. The Simpson-Bowles commission suggested tax reform measures that would increase revenues, even though overall rates would be lowered.Quote:
Originally Posted by chuck34
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Simpson-Bowles gives Republicans some cover on raising taxes because it is bipartisan, and because the plan goes through the back door when it comes to getting more money out of people.
Simpson-Bowles would lower overall tax rates, but raise more revenue by scaling back tax deductions and loopholes that many people, including business owners, utilize.
For example, the plan suggests reducing income tax rates to as low as 8 percent, 14 percent, and 23 percent – versus present rates that reach 35 percent for the wealthiest Americans. At the same time, it also suggests halving the cap for the mortgage interest deduction – and limiting the deduction to primary residences.
Newly issues state and municipal bonds would no longer have their interest shielding from taxes under Simpson-Bowles.
The corporate tax rate would go down to a single 28 percent bracket and would be “territorial,” meaning that it would only apply to profits earned inside the United States. But Simpson-Bowles also proposes eliminating more than 30 tax credits available to businesses.
Mid-term elections are just around the corner and we are warming up for 2016!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
Can't wait.
Marco Rubio/Rand Paul 2016!
50.3-48.3 in the popular vote, 7 million LESS people voted for Obama this time compared to the last presidential election.Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
Whoop-ass in only your dreams or in the mind of the MSM
Grammatical point: It's "fewer" if you count it, "less" if you measure it. (I got a bollocking this week for using the wrong one)
How does 7 million convert into a percentage? Was the total turnout smaller or larger?
My bad! I'm supposed to watch him on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but with the election on Tuesday I got busy and I couldn't get anybody to answer the door on Wednesday morning. There was a distinct smell of natural gas when I tried to look in the kitchen window, but I figured he was just baking some cookies. Maybe I should have called somebody?Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirl
First Danica is proving to be a flop in NASCAR and then poor old Willard Mittens couldn't even beat Obama in a state full of geriatric folks... the only group that really seemed to like the old boy. You're right, that really is weak sauce and a lot for a dude to deal with all at once. Tell ya what, I'll drop by again Wednesday after next and check on him. I would go next Wednesday, but I have an appointment to get my hair cut. Sounds trivial, but my barber is a hard man to catch!
Give Danica Fan a brake.
Why kick him when he is down.
If he gets up and starts yapping again then he's opening himself again to fall flat on his face.
Let's see if he is up to savor some humble pie. There's plenty to pass around in this country right now.
I guess I should be a bigger, better person... but I'm not. :D
Unfortunately, our lil pal crossed the Rubicon when he questioned the patriotism and the devotion to the American republic of those who voted for Obama. I consider myself to be a rather extreme republican (in the ideological, though most definitely not in the party sense). So questioning my devotion to the republic based on who I voted for, when neither of the two major party candidates was all that different ideologically, was quite offensive to me. If he wants to apologize for that, I am a forgiving person. We'll just chalk it up to heat of the moment yammering - and we all do that from time to time. But short of that, the beatings will continue. The path forward is entirely up to him.
This is a clear example why one never discusses politics or religion at parties or business meetings. It seldom ends well.
As for the issue of revenue. In 1997 the Labour Party in the UK won a landslide on the promise they would actually raise taxes in order to find spending. This is after nearly two decades of constant spending cuts.