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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:04 AM Original message |
Are Low Taxes Exacerbating the Recession? |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. Here's my take. Low taxes encourage owners taking money OUT of business. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Very much right. Everything has a point of diminishing returns |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Bingo: low marginal taxes favors liquidation and speculation |
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Cresent City Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Excellent point |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yup. We need massive public spending... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. Raise taxes on the wealthy and use it to pay extended unemployment and other safety net services |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
4. The military budget and corporations not paying taxes are the culprits |
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SocialistLez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
7. Too bad Congress doesn't get this.... NT |
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ParkieDem (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
8. Spitzer is wrong here. |
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Lost4words (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 09:56 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Its not a recession to the uber wealthy! Come On! |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
11. I thought that was common knowledge..... |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
12. Duhhh |
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