aplusmnt said:
Problem is we think we different sides of the brain! I have given it just as much deep thought as you, only difference in my deep thought I came to the conclusion to do what has worked in the past and not repeat the failed tries of over taxation.
It truly is a simple view to realize if you make something more rewarding to do that businesses will do it. Why is everything about Tax, Tax, Tax.
If you think heavy taxes are proven to work for businesses then please explain why companies take their companies and move from California to the Midwest on almost daily.
Some one with thought would realize if a company moves a thousand jobs from California to the Midwest to save on taxes that there is something to cutting taxes. Only question is rather the U.S. will follow the California model that is going bankrupt or follow the model of states who lower taxes and see growth.
The answer has always been in the puzzle, you just have to keep putting it together long enough to see the picture in front of your face!
I don't believe the answer is to tax tax tax either. There is a big disconnect between politicians who spend more than they take in via taxes. They can borrow the difference, print money, or tax. None of them are good in excess and all have costs.
When you think you can get away from those three items, you just don't know what you are talking about. I don't think you can collect no taxes, nor do I think you should inflate your way out of it nor do I think we should just put the debt on our kids.
I sure don't believe we should just let very rich people make the argument that they will take their money and run if we don't decrease their taxes. If they run, don't let them sell in the U.S. anymore and siphon money out of the U.S. Make them have as much of an interest in putting things back in balance instead of running from the problem and leaving everyone else behind.
The recent "conservative" argument has to been to stop taxing. That only leaves the other two items and they have totally over borrowed leaving a huge national debt.
They also made the deal of shipping in cheap Chinese goods in return for Chinese buying t bills. It has allowed the communist Chinese government to basically buy industries here in the U.S. without increasing interest rates, which is what borrowing usually does. The politicians have pulled one over on us keeping the party going and putting everything on the nation's credit card, which will have to be paid back.
Your "stop taxing" argument instead of stop spending argument has put our nation in serious financial straits because the credit card limit is being set by the Chinese. They can take those dollars they have of ours and continue to buy up the world's resources, including oil.
What can you expect from someone who can only put things in two categories, "conservative" or liberal.
You remind me of the kid that just put everything on daddy's credit card without a thought. "Please, daddy, let me party and leave you with the bill, you can give the bill to your grand kids."
Tex