tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3732619285055847758..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Here We Go Again, Rand Paul on TaxesRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-73202529458969754412012-11-30T09:04:41.005-05:002012-11-30T09:04:41.005-05:00I did not even waste my time to listen.
Whatever ...I did not even waste my time to listen.<br /><br />Whatever he says, I remember he shafted his own father by nominating romney BEFORE the convention.<br /><br />A person of convenience. <br /><br />Like Anonymous November 29, 2012 1:56 PM wrote, the proof is in the voting.<br />Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74928641580454674232012-11-30T07:27:37.414-05:002012-11-30T07:27:37.414-05:00The one good thing about this video is that Rand c...The one good thing about this video is that Rand clearly states he wants less spending going to Washington. Let's hope he keeps that position and changes his opinion on loopholes as well. Unfortunately, that I seriously doubt, because in order to look 'reasonable' in modern America, one apparently has to be against loopholes and exemptions.Bharathttp://theinterventionistparadox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-1716715063347396512012-11-30T07:25:14.241-05:002012-11-30T07:25:14.241-05:00Tom:
http://bastiat.mises.org/2012/11/what-ludwig...Tom:<br /><br />http://bastiat.mises.org/2012/11/what-ludwig-von-mises-taught-gottfried-haberler-who-taught-paul-samuelson-about-tax-loopholes/<br /><br />http://bastiat.mises.org/2012/11/hazlitt-on-loopholes/<br /><br />There you have Mises, Salerno, Hazlitt, and Sanchez saying that loopholes are a good thing. Rothbard also said the same thing:<br /><br />http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/Bharathttp://theinterventionistparadox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57221434475409002842012-11-30T07:19:53.980-05:002012-11-30T07:19:53.980-05:00'Reforming', i.e., eliminating loopholes, ...'Reforming', i.e., eliminating loopholes, is raising taxes.Bharathttp://theinterventionistparadox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-24629291643384775072012-11-30T03:37:03.223-05:002012-11-30T03:37:03.223-05:00Yeah Rand is not his dad. Ron would have been ada...Yeah Rand is not his dad. Ron would have been adamant about cutting spending and taxes. Rand is the great compromiser. He is not a radical Libertarian but a half hearted Libertarian, a Conservative. Thus he is not Libertarian at all. Need I remind everyone that he knows not a lick about Austrian Economics. He is a sad statist.adriangabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745834486605961267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20372657261387936602012-11-30T00:10:47.022-05:002012-11-30T00:10:47.022-05:00I think y'all are missing the subtle point tha...I think y'all are missing the subtle point that Rand was making here. <br /><br />First Rand says that there's a theory that reducing tax rates--say from 35% to 33% might raise total revenue to the govt (apparently this happens by way of the Laffer Curve theory which says that there's a limit to how much Chuck Conners should whip his slaves in order to maximize his slaves' Wallace J Hilliardhttp://madcowprod.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62977940381823965782012-11-29T23:16:48.751-05:002012-11-29T23:16:48.751-05:00Some perspective:
Ronald Reagan: An Autopsy
http:...Some perspective:<br /><br />Ronald Reagan: An Autopsy<br />http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard60.html<br /><br />"Creative semantics is the way in which Ronnie was able to keep his pledge never to raise taxes while raising them all the time. Reagan’s handlers, as we have seen, annoyed by the stubborn old coot’s sticking to "no new taxes," finessed the old boy by simply Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-84296280015609098222012-11-29T23:07:04.248-05:002012-11-29T23:07:04.248-05:00Taxes are the distortion, not the deductions/exemp...Taxes are the distortion, not the deductions/exemptions (Benefits are distortions, though; That's corporatism. Keeping your own money is not corporatism.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87572954358687792502012-11-29T21:28:59.365-05:002012-11-29T21:28:59.365-05:00I've never read a libertarian argue that a com...I've never read a libertarian argue that a complicated tax code filled with market-distorting deductions/exemptions/benefits with higher rates is preferable over lower rates and fewer market-distorting incentives. If you can point me to an example to the contrary, I'll happily retract that comment. tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731216793449263743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21245056571616777552012-11-29T17:40:14.191-05:002012-11-29T17:40:14.191-05:00Did we not fight a war against Great Britain to ge...Did we not fight a war against Great Britain to get away from taxation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23583202262767141822012-11-29T17:28:38.765-05:002012-11-29T17:28:38.765-05:00Yes, because publicly criticizing the public utter...Yes, because publicly criticizing the public utterances of a public official is the same thing as stalking. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155858114246195360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-69575438484861728122012-11-29T16:39:09.270-05:002012-11-29T16:39:09.270-05:00"This is the same position held by pretty muc..."This is the same position held by pretty much every libertarian."<br /><br />Oh?<br />You asked all of us?Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64638550131398156292012-11-29T16:38:44.442-05:002012-11-29T16:38:44.442-05:00These attacks on Rand are bordering on the absurd....These attacks on Rand are bordering on the absurd. There are much more important things to discuss than what Rand Paul is doing every two seconds. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37534510805723145602012-11-29T15:31:24.586-05:002012-11-29T15:31:24.586-05:00Ron Paul didn't believe in big bang shuttering...Ron Paul didn't believe in big bang shuttering the social programs, ending the IRS and the FED overnight. He would tell you it would have to be gradual and that is the same position as his son.<br /><br />Getting the budget deficit under control is priority number 1, part-privitizing the social programs is number 2, allowing competing currencies number 3, bringing home troops and shutting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23456332011519098402012-11-29T15:24:11.105-05:002012-11-29T15:24:11.105-05:00Rand's attempts to compromise are nearly worth...Rand's attempts to compromise are nearly worthless at this stage. With a 222 trillion dollar bill for SS and Medicare, only Ron Paul's plan (or even more extreme cuts) is moral, and effective.<br /><br />I'd like to see all federal taxes/spending for everyone and everything abolished. Return them to the states, and fight for abolishment there. Let the states compete with each other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-92220405109602795512012-11-29T14:26:58.541-05:002012-11-29T14:26:58.541-05:00What a dishonest post. Rand Paul says in this inte...What a dishonest post. Rand Paul says in this interview that he would trade lower rates for fewer deductions. This is the same position held by pretty much every libertarian. He says more than once that he wants to lower rates -- not raise them. And he even says that Washington should receive less revenue -- not more. tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731216793449263743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-17868573993187425752012-11-29T13:59:13.328-05:002012-11-29T13:59:13.328-05:00I don't know about Rand Paul, but Ron Paul wou...I don't know about Rand Paul, but Ron Paul would say no, don't raise taxes, because that's nothing but theft. The elder Paul would tell Wolf to eliminate the income tax and the thieving IRS. The elder Paul is not afraid to say exactly what the tax-thefts are and that they need to go, and that people have a right to keep everything they earn and a right to do whatever the hell they Scott Lazarowitzhttp://reasonandjest.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-15430621276163584612012-11-29T13:56:36.388-05:002012-11-29T13:56:36.388-05:00He said he may agree to cap deductions and close l...He said he may agree to cap deductions and close loopholes if tax rates were reduced. He also said he's not going to vote to increase revenue. He said he wants less money coming into Washington and less money spent by Washington.<br /><br />Bottom line: Rand Paul is expressing his desire to have lower taxes overall, and lower federal spending overall. Does he speak the language of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-71267767070492138882012-11-29T13:49:15.874-05:002012-11-29T13:49:15.874-05:00Rand speaks, Wenzel creeps
He may want to take a ...Rand speaks, Wenzel creeps<br /><br />He may want to take a restraining order out on you soon here, BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-73455005769521010032012-11-29T13:45:49.926-05:002012-11-29T13:45:49.926-05:00Rand Paul: wrong on taxes, wrong for America.
The...Rand Paul: wrong on taxes, wrong for America.<br /><br />The way he dodged Luke Rudkowski's attempt to interview him like the ablest of political scum was telling in terms of what his motivations are and how he thinks!Taylor Conanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-78867756116213763452012-11-29T13:25:40.948-05:002012-11-29T13:25:40.948-05:00Wenzel, I'm not sure where the Rand Paul-bashi...Wenzel, I'm not sure where the Rand Paul-bashing obsession comes from, but at least try to balance your coverage of him. <br /><br />How many other senators are threatening to filibuster the NDAA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16547112194528513802012-11-29T13:12:47.493-05:002012-11-29T13:12:47.493-05:00Rand says we can get more revenue by closing looph...Rand says we can get more revenue by closing loopholes but then says he doesn't want more revenue for DC.<br /><br />Haha...what a champion in cognitive dissonance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4385141204790726012012-11-29T12:51:05.148-05:002012-11-29T12:51:05.148-05:00Reform doesn't always mean higher taxes.
Rand...Reform doesn't always mean higher taxes.<br /><br />Rand Paul says he doesn't want to raise taxes, and he is favor of capping deductions and eliminating loopholes as long as it is part of tax reform, which to him could mean no higher taxes in general. Reducing taxes there, eliminating loopholes here, etc.<br /><br />You can't assume reform necessarily means higher taxes, even though Geoffnoreply@blogger.com