Comments on: Forecasting the Bush tax cuts http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/08/17/forecasting-the-bush-tax-cuts/ Politics and policy from inside Washington Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: azbycx http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/08/17/forecasting-the-bush-tax-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-10435 azbycx Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:02:45 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=4341#comment-10435 Every thing we pick up says, Made in China. Soon our money will say made in China. A little on the light side, when you pick up a fortune cookie, it says Made in New York. I agree with the top comment. I have suggested to my congress rep. that a national lottery would be the answer. People would much rather give money freely than be taxed. Bringing in more money should go hand and hand with cutting expenses. I think and always have that we should spend more time protecting our borders than going head first into a war for political reasons, (my opinion). We have lost respect around the world and it continues because we are so arrogant as to not wait on United Nations sanction. I believe we are in a war just like Vietnam. When we are fighting people who will never quit, as in Vietnam, how can we win. I am saddened over all the young men and women giving their lives every day. Remember several years ago when South Korea was burning our flag and saying, Yankee go Home. That has changed now. We can not and should not try and police the world. We went into Iraq supposedly over weapons of mass destruction and take out Saddam Hussein. We did and I think should have brought our troops home. We can not make every country a democracy, (actually we are a Republic). Every thing we pick up says, Made in China. Soon our money will say made in China. A little on the light side, when you pick up a fortune cookie, it says Made in New York.
I agree with the top comment. I have suggested to my congress rep. that a national lottery would be the answer. People would much rather give money freely than be taxed. Bringing in more money should go hand and hand with cutting expenses. I think and always have that we should spend more time protecting our borders than going head first into a war for political reasons, (my opinion). We have lost respect around the world and it continues because we are so arrogant as to not wait on United Nations sanction. I believe we are in a war just like Vietnam. When we are fighting people who will never quit, as in Vietnam, how can we win. I am saddened over all the young men and women giving their lives every day. Remember several years ago when South Korea was burning our flag and saying, Yankee go Home. That has changed now. We can not and should not try and police the world. We went into Iraq supposedly over weapons of mass destruction and take out Saddam Hussein. We did and I think should have brought our troops home. We can not make every country a democracy, (actually we are a Republic).

]]> By: breezinthru http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/08/17/forecasting-the-bush-tax-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-9198 breezinthru Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:05:48 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=4341#comment-9198 The truth is: America can't afford tax breaks... for anyone. We should remove as many tax breaks as possible from the tax code. Simultaneously, we should cut spending... really cut spending... like we really mean it. In order to give anyone a tax break, rich or poor, private or corporate, we have to borrow the money from China or print money that previously didn't exist. We need to start living within our means. I actually think that it would stimulate the economy, because people might start believing that the economic system has been put back in order so that it might finally be able to function again. The truth is: America can’t afford tax breaks… for anyone.

We should remove as many tax breaks as possible from the tax code. Simultaneously, we should cut spending… really cut spending… like we really mean it.

In order to give anyone a tax break, rich or poor, private or corporate, we have to borrow the money from China or print money that previously didn’t exist.

We need to start living within our means. I actually think that it would stimulate the economy, because people might start believing that the economic system has been put back in order so that it might finally be able to function again.

]]> By: authorondo59 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/08/17/forecasting-the-bush-tax-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-9131 authorondo59 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:38:19 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=4341#comment-9131 Can't spend other people's money with a tax cut. The Obama government likes to spend others people's money. It's called spreading the wealth. Can’t spend other people’s money with a tax cut. The Obama government likes to spend others people’s money. It’s called spreading the wealth.

]]> By: tebeber http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/08/17/forecasting-the-bush-tax-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-9118 tebeber Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:57:26 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=4341#comment-9118 Congress should expire the tax cut. The wall street survey suggested 71% of respondents accept extending all the tax cuts. Who are these 71%? Who is exactly dealing with wall street and respond to their survey? For sure its not ordinary Americans. Be responsible and share the pain with ordinary Americans. The Bush tax cut for the rich didn't help the country, as they have claimed - creating jobs. How would one create job on tax cut? To me it was a bogus claim. Congress should expire the tax cut. The wall street survey suggested 71% of respondents accept extending all the tax cuts. Who are these 71%? Who is exactly dealing with wall street and respond to their survey? For sure its not ordinary Americans. Be responsible and share the pain with ordinary Americans. The Bush tax cut for the rich didn’t help the country, as they have claimed – creating jobs. How would one create job on tax cut? To me it was a bogus claim.

]]> By: happypawpaw http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/08/17/forecasting-the-bush-tax-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-9117 happypawpaw Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:01:02 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=4341#comment-9117 i think everything could be left as is even go back and leave health care as it was and im going to tell you how to pay off thedeficit in our budget within 6 years and know one has to suffer and the economy will pick up.heres how we as a nation can pay off the national debt.if every one in control of the program im about to mention and be honest this will work here goes.start a national lottery with.this will include all 50 states make the tickets 5 dollars each.no matter how high it gets and its going to get enourmously high never let any winner win more than 500 million dollars. with 50 states involved it would be100 billion dollars every week. check it out ive done the math it would pay off the deficit in 6 or 7 years it would create thouands of jobs across the country there would even be sn mall bussines open up to sell gas and lottery tickets have the drawing weakly drawing 6 numbers only only the 6 winning nubers not paying 5 numbers or 4 numbers ive talked to many people they all agree that this would work if it is done honestly and half of congress and legislatures and even the president would keep their hands out of the pie.if i could get elected to congress i would run on nothing but this platform alone and explain and show how it would infact pay off the deficit.thinkit would only cost260dollars a year for the peole that bought a ticket every week and there would be at least.250millionamericans buy a ticket and thats probably a low estimate. when that thihg gets on up there and everybody knows they could possibly win 500 million dollars they are going to buy tickets thank you i think everything could be left as is even go back and leave health care as it was and im going to tell you how to pay off thedeficit in our budget within 6 years and know one has to suffer and the economy will pick up.heres how we as a nation can pay off the national debt.if every one in control of the program im about to mention and be honest this will work here goes.start a national lottery with.this will include all 50 states make the tickets 5 dollars each.no matter how high it gets and its going to get enourmously high never let any winner win more than 500 million dollars. with 50 states involved it would be100 billion dollars every week. check it out ive done the math it would pay off the deficit in 6 or 7 years it would create thouands of jobs across the country there would even be sn
mall bussines open up to sell gas and lottery tickets have the drawing weakly drawing 6 numbers only only the 6 winning nubers not paying 5 numbers or 4 numbers ive talked to many people they all agree that this would work if it is done honestly and half of congress and legislatures and even the president would keep their hands out of the pie.if i could get elected to congress i would run on nothing but this platform alone and explain and show how it would infact pay off the deficit.thinkit would only cost260dollars a year for the peole that bought a ticket every week and there would be at least.250millionamericans buy a ticket and thats probably a low estimate. when that thihg gets on up there and everybody knows they could possibly win 500 million dollars they are going to buy tickets thank you

]]> By: happypawpaw http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/08/17/forecasting-the-bush-tax-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-9115 happypawpaw Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:00:59 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=4341#comment-9115 i think everything could be left as is even go back and leave health care as it was and im going to tell you how to pay off thedeficit in our budget within 6 years and know one has to suffer and the economy will pick up.heres how we as a nation can pay off the national debt.if every one in control of the program im about to mention and be honest this will work here goes.start a national lottery with.this will include all 50 states make the tickets 5 dollars each.no matter how high it gets and its going to get enourmously high never let any winner win more than 500 million dollars. with 50 states involved it would be100 billion dollars every week. check it out ive done the math it would pay off the deficit in 6 or 7 years it would create thouands of jobs across the country there would even be sn mall bussines open up to sell gas and lottery tickets have the drawing weakly drawing 6 numbers only only the 6 winning nubers not paying 5 numbers or 4 numbers ive talked to many people they all agree that this would work if it is done honestly and half of congress and legislatures and even the president would keep their hands out of the pie.if i could get elected to congress i would run on nothing but this platform alone and explain and show how it would infact pay off the deficit.thinkit would only cost260dollars a year for the peole that bought a ticket every week and there would be at least.250millionamericans buy a ticket and thats probably a low estimate. when that thihg gets on up there and everybody knows they could possibly win 500 million dollars they are going to buy tickets thank you i think everything could be left as is even go back and leave health care as it was and im going to tell you how to pay off thedeficit in our budget within 6 years and know one has to suffer and the economy will pick up.heres how we as a nation can pay off the national debt.if every one in control of the program im about to mention and be honest this will work here goes.start a national lottery with.this will include all 50 states make the tickets 5 dollars each.no matter how high it gets and its going to get enourmously high never let any winner win more than 500 million dollars. with 50 states involved it would be100 billion dollars every week. check it out ive done the math it would pay off the deficit in 6 or 7 years it would create thouands of jobs across the country there would even be sn
mall bussines open up to sell gas and lottery tickets have the drawing weakly drawing 6 numbers only only the 6 winning nubers not paying 5 numbers or 4 numbers ive talked to many people they all agree that this would work if it is done honestly and half of congress and legislatures and even the president would keep their hands out of the pie.if i could get elected to congress i would run on nothing but this platform alone and explain and show how it would infact pay off the deficit.thinkit would only cost260dollars a year for the peole that bought a ticket every week and there would be at least.250millionamericans buy a ticket and thats probably a low estimate. when that thihg gets on up there and everybody knows they could possibly win 500 million dollars they are going to buy tickets thank you

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