Comments on: Expiring Tax Cuts http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/08/expiring-tax-cuts.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Thu, 24 May 2012 16:17:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dempster holland http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/08/expiring-tax-cuts.html/comment-page-1#comment-7892 dempster holland Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:42:24 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=21284#comment-7892 In answer to Duda, I assume that Duckworth was talking about federal income and estate taxes when he said tax rates are the lowest in decades. He is absolutely right. But still, the richest among us whine when we may raise their rates back to what they were in 200l. Many things government does are very worthwhile--highways, dams, social security, winning world war II, to name a few In answer to Duda, I assume that Duckworth was talking about federal income and estate taxes when he said tax rates are the lowest in decades. He is absolutely right. But still, the richest among us whine when we may raise their rates back to what they were in 200l. Many things government does are very worthwhile–highways, dams, social security, winning world war II, to name a few

]]> By: Thomas Duda http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/08/expiring-tax-cuts.html/comment-page-1#comment-7842 Thomas Duda Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:42:02 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=21284#comment-7842 Douglas, I implore you to do some research before spewing factually incorrect information. "Tax rates today happen to be the" <a href="http://bit.ly/9UUmcE" rel="nofollow">highest</a> in recorded history in St. Louis City. Please, please, please consider the possibility that government is not the well from which all good in our society springs. Could you please put your money where your mouth is--what public funding mechanism should support all of the services that you desire? Douglas, I implore you to do some research before spewing factually incorrect information.

“Tax rates today happen to be the” highest in recorded history in St. Louis City.

Please, please, please consider the possibility that government is not the well from which all good in our society springs.

Could you please put your money where your mouth is–what public funding mechanism should support all of the services that you desire?

]]> By: Douglas Duckworth http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/08/expiring-tax-cuts.html/comment-page-1#comment-7836 Douglas Duckworth Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:45:14 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=21284#comment-7836 Expenditures that create jobs thereby have a multiplier effect upon the macroeconomy, especially in a recession? How does short run government spending negatively damage the economy when private firms withdraw from the market? You're advocating firing teachers, police, firefighters, who would all be living on the street homeless rather than at least receiving unemployment benefits spending in the short run enriching those private firms which are still operating? Yes, this would require borrowing but tax rates today happen to be the lowest in decades. That has not saved us from this collapse. Expenditures that create jobs thereby have a multiplier effect upon the macroeconomy, especially in a recession? How does short run government spending negatively damage the economy when private firms withdraw from the market? You’re advocating firing teachers, police, firefighters, who would all be living on the street homeless rather than at least receiving unemployment benefits spending in the short run enriching those private firms which are still operating? Yes, this would require borrowing but tax rates today happen to be the lowest in decades. That has not saved us from this collapse.

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