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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 08:37 AM Original message |
A couple of questions for the economically-minded DUers? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. That tax cut, combined with the six hikes in FICA he used |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Do you think? |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Didn't NAFTA have more to do with the lack of job creation in the U.S.? |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I think it was a big part... |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Right, not about U.S. workers & jobs |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Of course it did. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Yep. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
3. Marginal rate decreases always help the "investors-class" |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It does make sense, ThomWV... |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I guess it's time to mention China |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. They are only concerned about the strength of the dollar.. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. You see, I don't agree with your assessment of the effect |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. But we're also discussing American jobs |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
6. Pushing taxes to absurdly low (or absurdly high) rates always creates problems |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. Middle class loss of wages is a DIRECT result of Reagan's tax changes |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. You said it much better than most of the big-name economists. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
13. Possibily one of the best threads EVER on economy |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
14. I think when Reagan fired the Air |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
15. I remember reading an article in Esquire about how "poor" investment bankers were |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-05-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
19. Definition of trickle down economy: everyone but the rich gets pissed on. |
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