First, I don't have easy answers like some because modern economies are complex. Slogans and labelling people is just inadequate. And I don't want to start a political thread that should be on the catchall Forum. I'll say a few things because you asked and I won't defend them because i don't want to add more politics to the Marketing thread than we already have. It's sort of pointless.
I am one who definitely believes the tax structure needs an overhaul. I do believe in a progressive tax. It is rediculous that unearned income should be taxed at a different rate than ordinary income such as wages. The bogus idea that tax cuts based on deficit spending to 'finance' them is a 'good thing' is corrupt. If upper income levels are going to pay lower marginal taxes than the middle class due to accounting games and loopholes designed by those who can pay people to design those games then we have a corrupt tax structure - so let's fix it.. The great periods of American growth did not depend on this kind of flim flam. Too much of the burden has been shifted to the middle class and small business.
I've been reading that every war until Irag was more or less payed for AT THE TIME by tax increases and/or debt in the form of bonds specifically for those causes, including under Bush I and Johnson.. until Iraq - which was off budget and on the credit card - and then we CUT taxes!. Crazy! If it's important enough to fight it's important enough to finance. You can't have your cake and eat it too - and that's what's been going on. Lala land is not a substitute for prudence. You'll never pay for substantial wars by the time they end but there is no reason to go behind the eight ball by pretending we can start paying dividends at the same time! Simply dimwitted. A superiority complex under these terms is wishful thinking.
I have a lot of opinions but I won't change anyone's minds here and it's not really why I am on here. I reserve the right to react to anything if i think I should - and I'm not always a good judge of that mark - and probably others here aren't any better.
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