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Lasher

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12. No, most of us wouldn't.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu May 2, 2013, 02:20 PM

May 2013

Elimination of the Bush tax cuts and the Bush wars would probably create a surplus. This becomes even more likely if you eliminate effects of the Bush recession.

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Would we be discussing deficits and sequesters if Bush tax cuts had not been extended? [View all] kentuck May 2013 OP

I think it would have happened sooner. riqster May 2013 #1

I'm pretty sure that we would. This, and most everything we love to argue Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #2

I think extending the Bush taxcuts kentuck May 2013 #5

Apparently you would rather have had the millions of unemployed starve Sheepshank May 2013 #3

I haven't seen you complaining about the 11% unemployment cuts in the sequester? kentuck May 2013 #6

Seriously? Sheepshank May 2013 #14

Three months later... kentuck May 2013 #20

your slip is showing, and one task for today is simply to point that out. Sheepshank May 2013 #23

NO... haikugal May 2013 #4

Well it was certainly much more likely we would get a sequester if we kept the cuts. dkf May 2013 #7

Of course not. nt bemildred May 2013 #8

Yes. Next question. JoePhilly May 2013 #9

Next question? kentuck May 2013 #10

Yes. The cut-government fans would be squawking over a smaller amount, but they'd winter is coming May 2013 #11

But they would be squawking mostly about the Bush debt... kentuck May 2013 #13

ahhhh, and you finlly put a name to it. Sheepshank May 2013 #16

WTF?!! kentuck May 2013 #17

From post #3 Sheepshank May 2013 #19

Has anyone told you? kentuck May 2013 #21

You seem to enjoy throwing out insults with some frequency...I'm getting used to Sheepshank May 2013 #24

Well, sheep shit,,, kentuck May 2013 #25

still at it, big boy? n/t Sheepshank May 2013 #32

Do I smell something? kentuck May 2013 #38

Most people don't step in shit.....too bad you don't have the brain cells to figure it out. n/t Sheepshank May 2013 #39

No, most of us wouldn't. Lasher May 2013 #12

In hindsight... kentuck May 2013 #15

This is the biggest mistake...or is the one you posted yesterday or the day before the biggest? Sheepshank May 2013 #18

You have your opinions. kentuck May 2013 #22

There was VERY VERY VERY LITTLE support amongst the American people geek tragedy May 2013 #26

Bush tax cuts vs federal spending. That was the choice and the people chose their tax cuts. dkf May 2013 #27

Well, no, they chose both. geek tragedy May 2013 #28

If they had a clue they would realize that wasn't going to happen. dkf May 2013 #30

Republicans would demanded to slash spending even if tax rates went up. geek tragedy May 2013 #31

But Repubs were not worried about the Bush deficits.. kentuck May 2013 #35

I have no idea how people thought they were going to pay for the taxcuts?? kentuck May 2013 #34

And now we are making the cuts... kentuck May 2013 #29

We needed the Bush taxes reinstated and more to afford all that government provides. dkf May 2013 #33

I agree. kentuck May 2013 #36

Taxes are the price we pay for the government we want. dkf May 2013 #40

Yes Johonny May 2013 #37

It would have been a 200 billion dollar increase on those making less than $200K per year Recursion May 2013 #41