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02-05-2008, 12:20 AM | #13 | |
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I find it ironic that in a thread about how partisan people are, your rhetoric appears to have the most partisan tone: "an economic genius of unprecedented proportions" (I'm assuming you were intending sarcasm here) "Bush's ludicrous wartime tax cuts for the wealthy" "Your post is just another example of the results of mindless partisanship" |
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Obviously there are both proponents and opponents of the ideas of supply-side economics. Ideas like the Laffer Curve are largely impossible to mathematically prove either true or false because there are so many interdependent variables. While one may legitimately disagree with the Bush tax cuts (one can argue that we're already on the left side of the curve, for example), there are plenty of sound arguments made in their favor that are not easy to prove or refute. Thus, in my opinion, using rhetoric such as "ludicrous wartime tax cuts for the wealthy" marks one as a partisan rather than as one who gives thoughtful consideration to the issues. |
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I suppose Al Gore invented the Economy as well. Or was that Hillary Clinton who first created the Economy when she rose out of Purgatory to make our lives living hells.
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I don't think there are any credible economists that believe in Laffer curve anymore. It's a true principle, but tax rates would have to be much higher to put us on the right hand side of the curve and make it so that tax cuts would increase revenue. This is true for both now and the Reagan era. Pelagius, what's your view? |
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02-05-2008, 05:50 AM | #20 |
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Of all of the LDS members who plan on voting for Romney, how many of them do you think would vote for him if he were to run again in 2012, but as a democrat? I think about >95% would. Being partisan runs deeper than the party.
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