Reply #43: I get what you are saying ...

[MedicalAdmin]

... but I think we can all agree that the free ride should be over.

Perhaps the changes in the tax laws should be to encourage the re-shoring of jobs to the US with a tax benefit and the elimination of tax breaks to those who offshore jobs. At least that would be a start. At the very least it should be noted that there is more personal wealth on the planet than there was even 30 years ago, but it is all concentrated in a few individuals. Those people need to understand that they hoard at their own risk and some judicious changes in tax laws could be just the ticket to do that. I would like to find a mutually satisfying answer to this problem in order to avoid future bloodshed which is certain if things continue the way they have been.

Howerver you and I disagree philosophically with certain fundamentals of the economy. I support small businesses as they are both the laboratory for future innovation but also the engine of job growth in any economy. I could be wrong, but I think your comments reveal a bias towards corporations as corps are usually the only companies that will move in or out of states due to taxes. Small businesses usually don't.

I do agree that we can't spend our way out of a situation that "we" got into by spending like a drunken sailer on shore leave.