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Forum: Economy 04-28-2024, 02:00 PM
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Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
"Because higher taxes are politically untenable,...

"Because higher taxes are politically untenable, the government would be forced to constrain its spending, putting a natural check on both the warfare and the welfare state."

Why are higher taxes...
Forum: Economy 04-28-2024, 10:20 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
A big fat sack of polemics on the scale, seems to...

A big fat sack of polemics on the scale, seems to me. 'Welfare state' rhetoric when welfare is 18% of the Fed budget. The US taxes way under what most developed economies tax. Increase the tax just...
Forum: Economy 02-05-2024, 08:18 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
^^^ Makes sense if you've lost your mind....

^^^ Makes sense if you've lost your mind....
Forum: Economy 02-05-2024, 09:10 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
If some decide not to vote, good enough.

If some decide not to vote, good enough.
Forum: Economy 01-19-2024, 08:07 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
This sort of thing impacts affordability. Same...

This sort of thing impacts affordability. Same make and model, 30 years apart:

https://www.politicalchat.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=4227&stc=1&d=1705716371
Forum: Economy 01-09-2024, 09:20 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
As an old French aristocrat put it, 'The people...

As an old French aristocrat put it, 'The people are just a sponge to be squeezed.' Then came the Revolution.
Forum: Economy 12-08-2023, 04:58 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
Stupid person is stupid because he think we don't...

Stupid person is stupid because he think we don't notice that he just quoted polls about popular opinion. The whole point is that popular opinion is out of synch with actual economic conditions....
Forum: Economy 11-25-2023, 05:40 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
And the other reasons are that: 1. Paying...

And the other reasons are that:

1. Paying off debt would tend to drive down the interest payable on bonds. Holders of debt wouldn't like that.

2. Paying off debt would be done by raising taxes....
Forum: Economy 11-23-2023, 10:49 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
But the other stuff is the point.

But the other stuff is the point.
Forum: Economy 11-21-2023, 11:17 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
You are less than 1/2 right less than 1/2 the...

You are less than 1/2 right less than 1/2 the time, but that's beside the point. You are obviously here for the reaction, and have been a hostile poster from day 1. Given what the reaction has been...
Forum: Economy 11-21-2023, 09:10 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
Whell actually likes being disrespected by people...

Whell actually likes being disrespected by people here. There's no other explanation.
Forum: Economy 08-04-2023, 12:23 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
TY! It is not the drivel I was led to expect. ...

TY! It is not the drivel I was led to expect.

The writer means Republicans like Mike Pence and Brad Raffensperger and "legislative leaders in Arizona and Michigan, who refused to try to overturn...
Forum: Economy 08-04-2023, 11:48 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
Oh darn! I unfortunately let my Washington post...

Oh darn! I unfortunately let my Washington post sub lapse....
Forum: Economy 07-29-2023, 02:32 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
They are in a galaxy far far away.

They are in a galaxy far far away.
Forum: Economy 07-28-2023, 11:46 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
I expect the Repubs will do a government...

I expect the Repubs will do a government shutdown, and a long one, in the hopes of hurting the economy. Yes, they will create hardship for millions to try to gain political power.
Forum: Economy 07-20-2023, 12:28 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
Don't forget the miracle of Carrier in...

Don't forget the miracle of Carrier in Indianapolis.
Forum: Economy 07-16-2023, 01:03 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
Wow! Is that Tucker, or who?

Wow! Is that Tucker, or who?
Forum: Economy 05-28-2023, 07:52 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
Check. Thanks for clarifying that.

Check. Thanks for clarifying that.
Forum: Economy 05-28-2023, 07:51 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
I guess it was the way "Detroit" was repeatedly...

I guess it was the way "Detroit" was repeatedly mentioned as the place Biden went to reward "his base."
Forum: Economy 05-27-2023, 04:22 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
You mean 'black people' when you say 'his base?'

You mean 'black people' when you say 'his base?'
Forum: Economy 05-26-2023, 12:42 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
Once again I read evocations of the victimhood of...

Once again I read evocations of the victimhood of the base, and more preoccupation with the badness of Clinton. Can we talk about Biden? Does the rising tide of Biden's industrial policy not lift all...
Forum: Economy 05-26-2023, 11:07 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
OK, you explain that you think Clinton was bad...

OK, you explain that you think Clinton was bad for domestic industry, while Biden is good. What I am missing is why that is Biden favoring his base, and not 'everyone.'

I will note you have a lot...
Forum: Economy 05-26-2023, 09:54 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
Why do you say that, rather than something like...

Why do you say that, rather than something like "try to increase the nation's prosperity?"
Forum: Economy 02-22-2023, 11:38 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
Whell, did you used to get beat up a lot in...

Whell, did you used to get beat up a lot in middle school?
Forum: Economy 02-20-2023, 12:15 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 49,657
Posted By donquixote99
You know, I predicted that last part, whell's...

You know, I predicted that last part, whell's response to the extreme embarrassment lately of Fox news, almost exactly. Nearly posted a message saying so. It was:
1. I never always believed Fox.
2....
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