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	Name:	water_watcher -
	Subject:	Good Point ... But
	Date:	9/14/2008 8:06:02 AM

What is great is that you are entitled to that position.

The only comment I would have related to what you said is "because the republican oppose increase in taxes it has made us the largest debtor nation"

First, I think you are refering to our national debt (spending vs taxes) ... because debtor nation really refers to balance of trade with other nations ... that is a whole different issue and relates to our consumption as a nation vs what we produce.

But going on the premise that you mean national debt ... your statement assumes the government spending is a given and the only choice is to raise taxes to balance the budget. You are right that is what the democrats believe. The republicans do want LOWER taxes and LOWER spending. The republicans want LESS government and the democrats want more government.

Would it suprise you that more taxes (in total dollars) are being paid to Washington today under the Bush tax cuts than they were under Clinton? That is a fact. The same happened after Regans tax cuts. Lower taxes on businesses makes us more competitive in the global economy (debtor nation) to export more, which creates more jobs and people paying more taxes. Lower taxes on individuals gives them more to spend so they buy more, which helps businesses be more profitable and pay more taxes. It works.

The issue is the size of the government. No one wants to cut their pet projects and the bigger government is the more power politicians are. That is what needs to change.

You will notice that the democrats will say the just want to return the "rates" back to a level we had during Clinton. They do not say the government is collecting less tax revenue ... because they are collecting a lot more. But they seem to think that if they raise taxes it will not have a negative impact on people or business and all will stay the same.

Keep in mind, even if spending did stay the same and the higher taxes had no impact on people or business (which would not be the case) then people would have less to invest and save. Do you think that may have an impact? Sure would. Less savings means higher interest rates, means people can't afford that car or house or if they spend more on the higher interest, then it is less to spend elsewhere.

This is very simple and the democrats really play to the general publics ignorance and lack of understanding of economics.

One last point. I say all the people that feel they are not paying enough in taxes to stand up and help their country. You can right a check to the IRS and mark it as a donation to the government. They will take it. My guess is you will send nothing .... the reason being is you don't want to pay more taxes ... you want someone else to pay more.