I still don't get how middle class republicans complain about tax hikes for the rich
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TheBigBopper
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I would like to see the percentage of Democrats and Republicans represented among the economists surveyed in that first link you sent me.
Also, Krugman didn't even refute the Laffer Curve in the second link you sent me. He simply said that we're no where near the left half of the curve, which is something I would agree with.
Also, Krugman didn't even refute the Laffer Curve in the second link you sent me. He simply said that we're no where near the left half of the curve, which is something I would agree with.
Broke Wave
The GOAT
He did refute the curve... read it thoroughly. He said there is no perfect equilibrium as laffer asserts.
Also, if you look at the individual survey results, nobody outright agreed with the idea that reduced tax rates will certainly increase revenues. Chicago school economists, which are tilted towards the right, still disagreed with that assertion. You can look at the economists individual responses and be clear that they either view this idea with outright skepticism, or academic uncertainty, which is another condemnation.
Also I don't see how political affiliation is an indication of the validity of sicence. If you look at scientists which call themselves "republican", they are probably going to deny man made climate change, where as 99.7% of scientists support this notion. Same for evolution.
More economists, more scientists are deomocrats, more teachers are democrats. Maybe if you're looking for the acclimation of these groups, you should look for democrats, instead of looking for the small segments of these groups which affirm repbulican ideas.
MikeBrownsJob
Seattle fan since 2013 *deal with it slime*
With that said people tend to elevate economic equality above objective cost-benefit measures. There needs to be some balance.
so much equality being preferred for the last 30 years!
Daily Kos: The Lie of "Trickle Down" Economics
MikeBrownsJob
Seattle fan since 2013 *deal with it slime*
so much equality being preferred for the last 30 years!
Daily Kos: The Lie of "Trickle Down" Economics
That is a result of the extreme opposite of economic equality. Hopefully we get it right going forward.
Megatron Island
Rookie
I talked to some white-washed Asian dude (no racial) about something similar once.
Using what I heard him say and reasoning it out, I've come to the conclusion that he believes if his bosses (the owner and president of the company) get tax breaks, then they'll use that money to give the employees raises. The raises will come directly off what they save in tax payments since that will be given to the employees' salaries, or that with the money they save, they can buy new machines which leads to more in-house processing, which leads to more work, which leads to more pay.
Bss Ackwards.
Just upper management kiss-assing.
Using what I heard him say and reasoning it out, I've come to the conclusion that he believes if his bosses (the owner and president of the company) get tax breaks, then they'll use that money to give the employees raises. The raises will come directly off what they save in tax payments since that will be given to the employees' salaries, or that with the money they save, they can buy new machines which leads to more in-house processing, which leads to more work, which leads to more pay.
Bss Ackwards.
Just upper management kiss-assing.
Its cause they don't know how much the gap between the rich and themselves is growing. Their media sources (fox, rush, ingraham, etc) never mention this. The sources never mention that corporations are currently making record profits by squeezing productivity out of a reduced workforce. The wealthy GOP talking heads share these profits amongst themselves through investments and payola, while pitting the middle class against the poor. "Those freeloaders are keeping taxes high, which means businesses cant afford to higher new workers." I just watched ingraham spew this exact shyt while hosting oreilly. And Dullards such as kingpin and She Agree That Im Looney eat this shyt up and then say the left villifies wealth, yet im pretty damn sure neither of them are wealthy, and likely never will be. They admire the rich, hero worship. Obama and the left need to start releasing some facts to open eyes.
Plus that article by the guardian had it 100% correct. Poor whites are also brainwashed by social pandering, which for some trumps their financial destitution. "I may be poor, but I won't support baby murder".
I think a socially conservative/fiscally liberal party would be successful in this country. The majority would be served in both regards.
Plus that article by the guardian had it 100% correct. Poor whites are also brainwashed by social pandering, which for some trumps their financial destitution. "I may be poor, but I won't support baby murder".
I think a socially conservative/fiscally liberal party would be successful in this country. The majority would be served in both regards.
Huellz Santana
Shocking
On some pyramid scheme shyt, lol.
NZA
LOL
it's almost like a ho giving all her money to a pimp, and then letting him decide how much to give her back. koch bros' pimp hand is way strong. too bad for them only less than half the electorate is old white hoes.