62% of Americans want more tax cuts less spending

[The_Mo's]

Originally Posted by saganista

The hard numbers don't matter. The effect is a general effect..

Of course the hard numbers matter. For a fix tax rate based on income brackets to work you have to know where and how much to take for it to be effective, to balance our budget. Oh that's right you think we should just continue to spend more than we receive......

Originally Posted by saganista

Bean-counters don't really like flat taxes. They tend to understand the theory of marginal utility and therefore prefer to rely on progressive taxation where that is feasible in application..

Well I suppose I'll just assume that you are the official spokesman for bean counters everywhere and take your word for it.

Originally Posted by saganista

The entire FY2009 budget request for the IRS was $11.4 billion. Your proposal merely changes the rate structure. Thi isn't going to result in the saving of any significant share of overall program costs..

Just one example of an expensive government program that costs the tax payers a considerable amount of money. 11.4 Billion here, 600 Billion there... It all adds up.

Originally Posted by saganista

I'm not so concerned with beliefs or opinions except as those may be claimed to be founded on things which are not facts. Now matter how grand, or sweeping, or elegant a vision might seem, it will still need to have an origin and application in the real world to be of any value. This is a fly that gets into the ointment for many.

If you say so.... lol

Time for bed "Comrade"

[tcrackly]

Originally Posted by KRAMERCAT

That's fine, as long as the tax cuts stop at $80,000, and are only for those who paid taxes.

That's the "stimulus" quandary. Tax cuts only help those that have a payroll. I, and many people I know are recently out of work.