tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post2222714041126927532..comments2023-11-02T09:10:49.983-04:00Comments on A World Intwined: When Will We Learn?Philosopher Chiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700185488169552880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-62278388781611528922015-01-28T13:41:43.610-05:002015-01-28T13:41:43.610-05:00"There's no way our economy grew so much ..."There's no way our economy grew so much and we did so much with such low debt without vastly more revenue". <br /><br />Yes, there is.<br /><br />We weren't spending almost all tax revenue on social programs. Today, Social Security, Medicare, Obamacare, Medicaid, food stamps, public housing, welfare, and countless other programs eat up taxes.<br /><br />In 2014 we took in 3 trillion in taxes. Social Security, healthcare and welfare alone took 2.4 trillion of that. Add all the other social programs and you understand why we not only can't do anything, but have to borrow money to run the government.<br /><br />Get the picture?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-30235656850468307622015-01-26T15:10:43.057-05:002015-01-26T15:10:43.057-05:00When will you stop lying?
If you really believe w...When will you stop lying?<br /><br />If you really believe what you say then it's you who has been lied to. Please use that contraption at your fingertips called the "internet" and access the world's information.<br /><br />Stop listening to progressive propaganda.<br /><br />Secondly, please learn what marginal tax rates are. <br /><br />Lastly, I've provided you with information before that explains marginal tax rates, the tax rates you reference and the deductions used during that time period. You ignored it. I also gave you information showing why America could spend on projects like the interstate system and NASA. You ignored that as well.<br /><br />In short, you come across as an ostrich who buries your head in the ground whenever anything comes up that might destroy your propaganda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com