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allrevvedup

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12. But isn't that basically trickle-down theory?

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #10)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:55 AM

Nov 2012

The Romneys won't spend their tax breaks on creating jobs, at least not in the US. That's pretty much what we've learned since Reagan sold us this bill of goods in 1980, isn't it?

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Let's see, end of Bush tax cuts, new capital gains tax, defense cuts... [View all] allrevvedup Nov 2012 OP

Anyone know what that lower threshold for the AMT is? sadbear Nov 2012 #1

Found this: allrevvedup Nov 2012 #5

Your signature line says a lot. patricia92243 Nov 2012 #2

Meaning? allrevvedup Nov 2012 #3

It says that letting Detroit go bankrupt is the way forward. patricia92243 Nov 2012 #4

I totally misread it, I guess SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #8

You've got a lot to learn around these parts. nt Hutzpa Nov 2012 #15

I don't think so SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #19

Ah. My point is that we're being bamboozled as usual. allrevvedup Nov 2012 #9

We have "cake and eat it too" group here Puzzledtraveller Nov 2012 #6

I would put a little "v." between bankrupt and Forward. SunSeeker Nov 2012 #7

Gotcha. allrevvedup Nov 2012 #11

I only disagree on one point. SunSeeker Nov 2012 #10

But isn't that basically trickle-down theory? allrevvedup Nov 2012 #12

Yet you said above we've only been carrying their sorry asses for 12 years. DCKit Nov 2012 #13

Good point. allrevvedup Nov 2012 #16

Yeah, all that, but we didn't let them hand the SS trust over to Wall St. DCKit Nov 2012 #17

No, it's growing the middle class (trickle up). SunSeeker Nov 2012 #14

In other words letting the tax cuts expire would create jobs? allrevvedup Nov 2012 #18

Bingo. nt SunSeeker Nov 2012 #20

Hell, I'd like to see a 90% tax rate, with deductions for actually creating jobs. DCKit Nov 2012 #22

Precisely, why is this supposed to be bad? nt bemildred Nov 2012 #21