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To: Alighieri who wrote (619894)7/18/2011 12:22:03 PM
From: Sdgla2 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1577060
 
We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.

This is the point Al.

When 10% shoulder 70% of the load and 50% pay Zero there is a problem.

When Obama panders to the 50 that pay nothing we end up with class warfare.

We borrow $ 0.45 for every $1.00 the government spends.

That is perpetual debt.

Every adult needs to have skin in the game.

Obama has grown the government and is killing the economy.

What Jefferson wrote applies today just as it did when he wrote it.



To: Alighieri who wrote (619894)7/18/2011 12:50:12 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1577060
 
Obama faring best of all in latest CBS poll:



The columns on the left show support for President Obama’s handling of the fight, with critics slightly out numbering supporters. The middle columns show support for congressional Democrats, who only draw 31% support.

But it’s congressional Republicans who bear the brunt here, with only 21% approving of their tactics, as opposed to 71% who disapprove.

Also note, this poll comes on the heels of four separate national surveys, all of which showed most Americans agree with Democrats that a debt-reduction agreement should include a combination of cuts and new revenue.



To: Alighieri who wrote (619894)7/18/2011 2:49:33 PM
From: THE WATSONYOUTH2 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577060
 
So with historically low tax rates, how low is low? Where do you want it?

I'd go with the following.....total tax burden (federal/state/local) not to exceed 30% of GDP. We currently are at 40%. That would leave an xtra $1.5 Trillion in the private sector.