Quote Originally Posted by flan7211 View Post
Let us make this point as well, taxes alone can't fix the crisis either. Only producing and exporting with the increase in revenue will really fix this. We have a table and we're going to set it. Republicans say cut, democrats say tax. Cutting could hurt the market as most major corporations are too dependent on the tit of government. Taxing could stalwart private spending and saving. If we don't use proper taxation, penalties, and tariffs to reindustrialize it is useless to continue this debate. Either party's plan is a short term fix for a long term problem.
I agree on the short term fix for a long term mess.

But to drive home my point. Taxes have never been lower in the last 70 years. at one time corporations paid over 25% (1950/60s) of the tax burden Today its about 8%. At one time the top tax rate was 90% for those who made over 2 million a year in todays dollars (1950/60s) today its less than 35%. But even that is a joke because most of the uber earners don't work and get taxed on wages. They live on dividends.... and if they are older than one year, they pay 15%. So a Dr who saves lives pays over 35% for his earnings and a parasite hedge fund douche pays only 15% on his billion dollar vampire bite from our economy.

Something is horribly broken and like hell we need to cut taxes for upper classes anymore. The US economy grew by leaps and bounds in the 1950/60s with all those taxes. Today it is vastly lower and our budget short fall is insane.

As for welfare people.......... well maybe we should listen to FDR and bring back the Civilian Conservation Corps or other forms of gov work programs. If we are going to pay them welfare, make them earn it and build this nation something worth while.