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Seconded
Why aren't we hearing more from the candidates about how their proposed policies would help to grow the economy, and therefore the average worker's take-home pay -- as well as the government's tax receipts? Why doesn't Obama take the muzzle off Austin Goolsby? Why doesn't McCain fire the Concord Coalition from his team, and get them out of Jack Kemp's way?
Bonus: a brain teaser that even the luddites on the left side of the peanut gallery may finally get. Then again, I won't hold my breath waiting on them.
I thought about the brain teaser and realized that they don't see it as any of those options. They literally see the money that's being taxed magically coming from the rich and somehow making it into the poor person's paycheck. It's not viewed as lower taxes = growth, thereby increasing paychecks. It's seen as tax goes to the gov't, which redistributes said wealth back to those who need it.
Never would they give it to their own cronies or building their own little empires. Well, if it's the "other" party, they would - but not theirs.
At best, the more rational of the group would say that lower taxes will never translate into increased wages. It'll just to go the rich somehow.
Posted by: ronaprhys on June 13, 2008 06:25 PM