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ajm3s writes:

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ajm: Why don't you ask Reagan's former Treasury Deputy Secretary? In a recent interview he stated there was NO feedback or revenue return when they reduced taxes. You can also find videos of recent officials under GW's administration giving testimony to Congress; like H. Paulson or Edward Lazear saying the theory has no evidence to support it and when inflationary measures, population increases or per capita is factored in the net longterm increase in revenue is non existant. Finally, look at statements by Al Greenspan. Remember him? Everyne listened when he spoke. Well he claims it's a myth too. All Republicans, all admitting that it is a lie and that they never claimed it to be so. The people who advance this lie are Republican elected officials and the propagandists of the right. Numbers can be made to work for you but only when you use ALL the numbers will you arrive at the correct answer. Look to the experts who worked with the actual numbers and were responsible for the collection of revenue and paying the bills. You guys make up facts to advance your own agenda. Don't ask me to shut up so that you can spread falsehoods. You can always find a link to support your point of view from rightwing think tank propagandists.

"Numbers can be made to work for you but only when you use ALL the numbers will you arrive at the correct answer"

That is why I gave you a link to the raw data, so you can make the analysis. Think for yourself, do not rely on pundits.

Now if you cannot formulate your own analysis, then I will relegate you to the back of the class. To simply paint every comment with anti-Republican colors is an indication, at least from my perspective that you have a narrow view of the world.

What you fail to see is that the Federal government is growing faster (i.e. as a percentage of GDP). In essence, the government services/products growth RATE is larger than the private industry service/products growth RATE.

See to me, this shows up in graphs which show trends over decades in which government is a larger portion of the goods and services produced in this country. When you extend out in the future, you realize it is unsustainable for a true democracy to survive. If you play out to the extreme, all Americans will be employees or living off of the government. And I believe by definition, if 50% of GDP is government, than it is a socialism, NOT capitalism.

And history is giving us a glimpse of the future by what is happening in Greece, which some consider the birth of Western Civilization. What a journey through history!

Is this not clear to you? And this occurs regardless of party affiliations in America, in both Republican and Democrat administrations. What is the common element, Progressivism! The belief that government is the solution to economic problems when in fact, millions of independent small businesses (70%), and thousands that will become large multi-national corporations (30%) are the engines of growth.

So I kinda like Adam Smith instead of Karl Marx for my socio-economic models.

And the more I dialog with you, the distinction becomes more apparent. Even corruption, has no party affiliation. So as with any discussion, I ask that you rise to a higher level of discourse, for the benefit of all.

Or I will go to your level and simply say Democrats caused all the problems to refute your anti-Republican stance.

Is that simple enough?

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