Comments on: A few thoughts on Tax Day http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/04/15/a-few-thoughts-on-tax-day/ Politics and policy from inside Washington Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: drewbie http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/04/15/a-few-thoughts-on-tax-day/comment-page-1/#comment-8081 drewbie Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:06:13 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=3699#comment-8081 I like your 6 points, and add my own. 7) Only cutting spending is not sufficient to cut the national debt, despite Senator Ryan's nice looking plan. I like your 6 points, and add my own.

7) Only cutting spending is not sufficient to cut the national debt, despite Senator Ryan’s nice looking plan.

]]> By: HBC http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/04/15/a-few-thoughts-on-tax-day/comment-page-1/#comment-8080 HBC Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:41:21 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=3699#comment-8080 Your statement, "New research shows that raising taxes on rich may now cost more revenue than it produces" lands squarely on the belly side of the laugher curve. Why not just stop taxing everyone? They can get all the education they're ever gonna need under Wal*Street from the same place that research came from, off of a box of Cheerios. Your statement, “New research shows that raising taxes on rich may now cost more revenue than it produces” lands squarely on the belly side of the laugher curve.

Why not just stop taxing everyone? They can get all the education they’re ever gonna need under Wal*Street from the same place that research came from, off of a box of Cheerios.

]]> By: iflydaplanes http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/04/15/a-few-thoughts-on-tax-day/comment-page-1/#comment-8078 iflydaplanes Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:34:57 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=3699#comment-8078 Because it's politics Mr. Pehtokoukis. When have politics ever made sense? No matter what side of the aisle someone says they are from it always comes down to whatever is in the best interest of the party at the moment, contradiction and hypocrisy be damned! Because it’s politics Mr. Pehtokoukis. When have politics ever made sense? No matter what side of the aisle someone says they are from it always comes down to whatever is in the best interest of the party at the moment, contradiction and hypocrisy be damned!

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