tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1781004601136685782..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Trump's Incredible Tax Proposal: Now This is What A Tax Cut Looks LikeRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-31810438589531796842015-09-29T04:47:03.098-04:002015-09-29T04:47:03.098-04:00the rich already pay tax on most of their income
...<b>the rich already pay tax on most of their income</b><br /><br />All depends on what you call "rich" and what you call "income". The "merely rich" who have regular income are taxed through the nose. The "extremely rich" typically have very little taxable "income" and pay a far lower percentage of their yearly inflow in taxes than the "Robert What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/03863449539859132763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76726739960518721862015-09-28T17:51:32.441-04:002015-09-28T17:51:32.441-04:00Tax cuts don't mean anything without real spen...Tax cuts don't mean anything without real spending cuts. If Trump cuts taxes and it's business as usual on the spending front, they'll just have Yellen monetize the difference and we'll experience the theft through the inflation tax. From everything I've read thus far, Trump's plan appears to be the usual empty GOP rhetoric of "lower the rates, eliminate the tax Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33175646396693701682015-09-28T16:39:59.717-04:002015-09-28T16:39:59.717-04:00Wow, almost has me saying "Trump for presiden...Wow, almost has me saying "Trump for president".<br />IF it does look like he will win, can we get the Judge Napolitano to try and meet the guy? Surely Trump knows the Judge, from Fox, maybe he would let him bend his ear on Libertarianism.<br />Maybe enough to get the Judge put on the SC? hahaha I'm having day dreams now.Joshua Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314841330994831499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-47464954333170719032015-09-28T16:20:10.556-04:002015-09-28T16:20:10.556-04:00"and the government would lose even more tax ..."and the government would lose even more tax revenue". This phrasing seems to indicate the mindset of people who believe the money people earn belongs to the government and through the government's generosity the people are graciously allowed to keep some of it.<br /><br />FIXED: "and the government would steal even less taxes from people"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8627493076376903342015-09-28T16:19:11.181-04:002015-09-28T16:19:11.181-04:00This looks like a recipe for huge increases in gov...This looks like a recipe for huge increases in government debt since he hasn't proposed any spending cuts.Brian Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188778202762603278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-71474198930163529482015-09-28T15:42:05.193-04:002015-09-28T15:42:05.193-04:00There wont' be any tax cuts. The GOP has zero ...There wont' be any tax cuts. The GOP has zero chance of taking the White House. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199938752782932205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41617076206841801312015-09-28T15:40:03.196-04:002015-09-28T15:40:03.196-04:00Is this enough to gain your support? I can't ...Is this enough to gain your support? I can't ever support him because of the War Mongering tone, and Mussolini type speeches, but this is tempting...Markie Oleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614512515024777979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35324736395542713812015-09-28T15:38:04.450-04:002015-09-28T15:38:04.450-04:00May be one of the best things we have seen so far ...May be one of the best things we have seen so far in the campaign, and that's not saying much; boy I sure do miss Ron. Now Trump needs to come out with some real spending cuts.Matthew Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967357155163097445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30459841336689052562015-09-28T15:08:09.911-04:002015-09-28T15:08:09.911-04:00For all the Deconstruction of Milton Friedman, I b...For all the Deconstruction of Milton Friedman, I believe - subject to a video or something from a book I'm not aware of - that he consistently stated that it is what government SPENDS that matters. He was in favor of any and all tax cuts, at any time and for any reason as he thought it might put a brake on the rapacious aspects of the Central Government.<br /><br />We have had a tax cut of Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417810805625984670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-39712278653483473282015-09-28T15:01:32.422-04:002015-09-28T15:01:32.422-04:00Charlatans talk tax cuts. Serious people would tal...Charlatans talk tax cuts. Serious people would talk spending cuts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991489099436845783noreply@blogger.com