tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post7147883145863577947..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: WHAT’s UP WITH TAXES?joehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-4928965453435424172012-09-13T18:32:34.858-04:002012-09-13T18:32:34.858-04:00These days the Republicans keep touting Bill Clint...These days the Republicans keep touting Bill Clinton as a great president, so why can't we go back to the tax rates during the Clinton administration? Most people were making money back then.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-64301036739459554862012-09-13T14:49:25.847-04:002012-09-13T14:49:25.847-04:00I bet you got the C+ because you and prof didn'...I bet you got the C+ because you and prof didn't always see things the same way<br />That didn't necessarily make him right<br /><br />BTW - good Econ lesson here<br />IT (aka Ivan Toblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07484236901066944983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-40786581761299300422012-09-13T13:47:30.736-04:002012-09-13T13:47:30.736-04:00Since I'm one of those who has no clue about t...Since I'm one of those who has no clue about taxes, budgets or adding 2+2 together, my eyeballs are bulging and my head is spinning. But I'm sure you're correct. You MUST be...it all sound so professorial. Smiles.AstridsSoapboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12765645879431056941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-76002317835853555782012-09-13T13:46:36.503-04:002012-09-13T13:46:36.503-04:00But what have "they" really done to the ...But what have "they" really done to the billionaires. I'm waiting for those results before I decide.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56297717013981989552012-09-13T12:46:04.056-04:002012-09-13T12:46:04.056-04:00How could I possibly argue with an overachiever wh...How could I possibly argue with an overachiever who got a C+??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-43447288967950737562012-09-13T10:55:07.568-04:002012-09-13T10:55:07.568-04:00WEll said. I was just telling my hubby the other d...WEll said. I was just telling my hubby the other day that the way the government runs their finances is insane. An average American family can budget better than they can. I think they should have taken your classes back when you went.. Maybe one of them would have come out with some common sense. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-57854784407240692012012-09-13T08:20:15.906-04:002012-09-13T08:20:15.906-04:00Bingo! That's the way it should work. The tr...Bingo! That's the way it should work. The trick is to keep it in balance and pay as you go, except during and emergency (such as wartime), then a deficit is understandable. Just pay it off after the emergency is over.<br /><br />But unfortunately we've let taxes/spending get out of whack for decades. We need more money NOW, if not to balance the budget, but at least to show a solid effort towards that goal. This needs to be a slash spending/raise taxes affair, but both sides are intractable. The Dems have their Pelosi's and Reid's and the Rep's have their "young guns". Both should be forced to take a week long teambuilding course together in Alaska's North Range....and conveniently left there.<br /><br />IMO, taxes on the rich need to be raised....note I didn't say it was right, or fair, but it is necessary. We need to give the appearance at least of making a dent in the deficit, and only the rich have the extra cash to pay more. The middle-class is stretched thin as it is, and besides, THEY are the consuming engine we're looking to to "grow the economy". But to balance that injustice, we MUST cut spending, and it must be across socio-economic lines. Everyone wants to cut spending by cutting "the other guy's" pet programs. That can't happen this time. Everyone must take their medicine.<br /><br />I've read many places that 50% of the public pays NO taxes at all. I understand the technical definition of "poor", but can't they pay $50 or so a year? I think it would go a long way to ease the tensions between those who pay and those who don't. Just a thought.<br /><br />SLowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.com