BC Space-Des news on gap between rich and poor

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Re: BC Space-Des news on gap between rich and poor

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I think you're afraid to answer the questions since you've done no such thing. Simple really.

The question is a stupid question and you know it. Of course taxing everyone at 100% would be unproductive. Why the hell would anyone work if 100% of their income was taxed? What you haven't done is explain why you asked such a stupid question to begin with. It has nothing to do with anything Jason said. It has, in fact, nothing to do with anything anyone on the left has said.
The first question as to how many poor citizens perhaps could be answered from some chart you could find...

Is this supposed to be a coherent question? I have no idea what you're trying to ask.
Nope. Not even close. 1.5 trillion plus in social spending. That is where the cuts are and can be made without ANY loss in value of benefits.

Your ignorance on this matter is stunning. Total spending is closer to four trillion, but apparently you don't understand what discretionary spending is and have adopted the FOX News mantra and failed to recognize that the bulk of that "social spending" is with the mandatory portion called Social Security, which has been self-financed for decades. If you chop that away, you also have to chop away all the revenue that comes from the Social Security contributions, which means you don't really save anything at all by cutting it out. 2010 was the first time in its history that the government paid out more in SS benefits than it received in payroll taxes, but this was laregly due to the recession and the effect of retiring baby boomers. But through the years the SS fund has actually increased beyond payroll contributions because the government would borrow from it and then pay interest on what it borrowed. But on the whole, SS has been a very successful program, which is why even the majority of Republicans want to keep it. Only the extremists who know nothing about it, want to shut it down entirely through demonization tactics.

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But of course, you'll have to answer the questions first so we can be sure of your intellectual honesty.


First, you'll have to acknolwedge basic facts. Stop regurgitating the Right Wing demonization slogans about Social Security. Military spending is not self-funded. As to your ignorance on discretionary spending, here is a chart with bright colors to help you:

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I think you're afraid to answer the questions since you've done no such thing. Simple really.

The question is a stupid question and you know it.


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Had a nice long post to respond to Kevin but it got lost. Too tired now.

Oh well. Do you want to take one item at a time? or bag it?
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It is your embarrassing moment, so you decide. I can refute the whole or dismantle your Coulter talking points in segments.
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Rick Perry has just come out with a new taxing plan that could go a long way toward widening this income gap. Republicans with pull (not those darn libertarians with their guns, bibles and marijuana stashes) should seriously consider Perry's plan.
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Kevin Graham wrote:It is your embarrassing moment, so you decide. I can refute the whole or dismantle your Coulter talking points in segments.

Go ahead.
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Posting an article with all the usual liberal nitwittery does little to convince me. You got anything else?
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bcspace wrote:You haven't been paying attention. Expenditures can actually go down (like if we repeal Obamacare). Let me know when you're ready to answer the questions I posed.


"Obamacare" hasn't been implemented yet in full, and the small parts that have are controlling costs.
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Bond James Bond wrote:
bcspace wrote:You haven't been paying attention. Expenditures can actually go down (like if we repeal Obamacare). Let me know when you're ready to answer the questions I posed.


"Obamacare" hasn't been implemented yet in full, and the small parts that have are controlling costs.

What's your evidence for this.
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