Comments on: Poll Watch: Tax Cuts ALWAYS Better Than Increased Government Spending – Dissecting Paul Krugman

By: Flap

Flap — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:18:54 +0000

No, not even close. You are using too many double negatives.

Refer to the Rasmussen link above.

By: Rod Davis

Rod Davis — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:13:56 +0000

As I suspected, your use of Krugman’s remarks were taken out of context. You imply/suggest by the current structure of your sentence that Krugman is making the assertion that we should ignore anyone that favors “write off anyone who asserts that itâ€™s always better to cut taxes than to increase government spending because taxpayers, not bureaucrats, are the best judges of how to spend their money.â€

That is not the case… the statement amplifies the paragraph that proceeds it.

By: Flap

Flap — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:08:54 +0000

Stimulus bill even the CBO admits will not be a quick fix.

How about cutting the payroll tax and put immediate $$$ in people’s hands?

Bush tax cuts expire in 2010 and in this economy you want to raise anyone’s taxes?

By: Rod Davis

Rod Davis — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:05:47 +0000

The Stimulus package is just that – a stimulus. Consider what will occur when you commission the re-sodding of the Mall… the companies involved with that industry hire the extra workers to meet this new demand. Money is spent all along the way to complete that job. This same scenario can be applied to the other areas where funds will be allocated.

At last count nearly every State is experiencing a shortfall with their budgets. There are a number of projects that can be up and running with an influx of funds to those States as well. The infrastructure of our States are in dire straits and need the money that will come from this stimulus package… tax cuts to the people will not be seen by these States until the taxes are collected at a later date.

The Bush tax cuts, as currently structured, favor those making over 250,000.00. I am not proposing, nor do I endorse the termination of those tax cuts before they expire naturally. President Obama’s new tax plan is more favorable to middle and lower class citizens and is a plan that I favor more.

All to often the partisan demon rises within and influences the judgment of those in a position to set policy. We see what that can do to a country – we are economically dead-in-the-water as a result of the policies put forth by the Republican Party. It is obvious that the American public grew tired of the policies and voted for change.

Further aggravations to the recovery of this nation by those finding it necessary to find fault with the Obama Recovery Package was not demonstrated when Henry Paulson did exactly what he said he wanted to do – he distributed 350 billion dollars and we have yet to determine where that money went. We were duped again as then President Bush stood next to Paulson and congratulated him just as he congratulated Brown during the recovery after Katrina.

Just doling the money out is not enough; we must ensure that it is done responsibility. I am confident that the Obama administration will not allow those mistakes to occur again. I am also confident that mid-course corrections will be implemented to ensure the success of recovery.

By: Flap

Flap — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:14:07 +0000

The present Obama and Democratic Economic stimulus bill is a pork-laden spending bill and is not an economic stimulus bill, right?

The Bush tax cuts are still in effect. Do you wish to end them? And if so, why?