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The really sad part is that some of these Tea Partiers have a lower tax burden under Obama than they did under Bush.
They don't even know that they are protesting against their own intrests.
They are really misstating the case - it's not about tax at all. Commerce and government have other options than taxing for deficit spending.
Inflationary costs and the cost of borrowing is where most of the government spending will eventually show up. Costs trickle down - prices rise.
Cost of borrowing goes up - interest rates go up.
or you can simply belay taxes and leave it up to the next administration to raise them.
It's a harder economic model for people to invision, so I guess they keep it simple. It's easier to put "no more raising taxes" on a sign, than "no more macro-economic deficit spending resulting in inflationary market pulls".
Relativity between two arguments to try and discredit both is a fallacy.
Reduction in government spending, and subsequent reduction in required taxation is an entire different discussion than current trends and who is responsible for the whole tax bill.
A group of 8 year olds standing around a lemonade stand could grasp the difference. Whats your excuse?
Do you believe that half of Americans should pay more in taxes. Yes or no?
Many tea party members have stated taht 47% of Americans don't pay enough in taxes. Please tell me this is not news to you. You really need to inform yourself.
If it's news than I am again waiting for the official teaparty platform on this - Still waiting for the link.
Tea Party = lower the taxes for us, raise it for those people. So they really are motivated by self interests. It's all about them.
I think it might help if you understood what is being said by the Tea Party? They want lower taxes, yes, but they do not think some should not pay period. If more paid taxes, we would all benefit with lower overall taxes. What is so hard to understand about this?
If it's news than I am again waiting for the official teaparty platform on this - Still waiting for the link.
According to many tea party "members" the tea party is not an official party, and has no official leaders and members. They have repeatedly stated that it is a "movement" How can a non party have a platform? Do you dispute that influential people as well as rank and file people within the tea party movement have made the assertion that half of Americans pay no taxes?
You can't possibly expect any logical reasoning from a bunch of rednecks.
Guess you haven't read the latest studies on the profile of the average Tea Party actavist: Middle age or older, middle income of higher and above average educated..Most with degrees. Now, is that the same definition you give to Rednecks? If so, yes, I guess they are rednecks..
At the very least it shows that they their issue is not idealogical, which they claim it is. They are not against the idea of higher taxes, they are against higher taxes for them, but have no problem with half of the US paying higher taxes, as long as it's not them. Very dishonest if you ask me. If that's what you believe it just say it. Raise taxes on half of Americans, and lower mine!!
This is almost so illogical, I may have lost intelligence trying to comprehend it.
Lets use an anology to try and make sense of your post.
A group of 8 people go out to lunch. The restaurant selected is on the high price side. When the bill of 200 dollars comes due, 4 of the 8 people say "I dont have enough money to chip in my portion of the bill, the richest people should pick it up". Two of the people say "I can chip in, but only for my portion, and the richest can pay for those other 4 people that didn't pay". The last two people, the most wealthy at the table say "Argh, fine, we will pay the balance".
A few weeks later, the same 8 people make a decision to go out to lunch. 4 of the 4 people (who actually pay the bill) say "Hey, this time, lets go to a cheaper place, then everybody should be able to contribute to the bill, and we won't get stuck with the whole expensive thing".
So in your ridiculous points above. The people that actually paid for their portion of the bill, AND those that pick up the freeloaders portion are ridiculous because:
1. they are upset about people who go to a nice dinner and EXPECT that they pick up the tab.
2. they are selfish because they desire to go to a cheaper place, and expect that those people who don't have as much money can pay for their own meal.
Many tea party members have stated taht 47% of Americans don't pay enough in taxes. Please tell me this is not news to you. You really need to inform yourself.
Do you believe that half of Americans should pay more in taxes. Yes or no?
Absolutely, and at the same time government should reduce spending.
Crazy concept.
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