tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post8283656528725191372..comments2023-04-12T08:12:17.855-05:00Comments on yellowarmadillos: A man's gotta do ...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12068839756237461498noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-71087426550681792232012-05-10T16:54:42.472-05:002012-05-10T16:54:42.472-05:00NO. As they say- we are all Keynsians now.
I thi...NO. As they say- we are all Keynsians now. <br />I think that it would be quite appropriate to "prime the pump" if you will.<br />But it would only be acceptable if the long term problem were dealt with at the same time - even if the solution itself was only in the long term.<br />For the long term the new taxes must come in slowly. The revision of benefits must come in slowly.<br />But if you define it now then we all know where we are and where we are going to be.<br />Some things I would do immediately - 3rd party insurance benefits (including medicare) should be taxable income.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068839756237461498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-16167894357553185032012-05-10T15:00:44.702-05:002012-05-10T15:00:44.702-05:00Just to be clear about this expenditure cutting bu...Just to be clear about this expenditure cutting business, I am all for a medium to long term solution that involves REAL cuts and REAL tax increases. I think getting the economy up and burning again would definitely contribute. In fact in my estimation that is the most important economic goal we should have.<br /><br />Question: if Obama and the Ds really were "going to the mattresses", in your opinion would that include an immediate reduction in government spending and/or immediate increases in taxes? <br /><br />And shouldn't we also be concerned in the short term (I hope only the short term) about sucking that much money (enough to make a good size dent in the deficit)out of a weak struggling economy? The deficit does not exist in a vacuum and no man is an island, etc., etc.?Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369904006603461803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-69743834337930109092012-05-10T11:06:43.355-05:002012-05-10T11:06:43.355-05:00And …
France elects a socialist and we (the US) a...And …<br /><br />France elects a socialist and we (the US) accuse Europe of not being serious about austerity measures.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669679191229234850noreply@blogger.com