Not saying I agree with your post Dude, just sayin....
As I've said many times, I am not a righty or a lefty...I pick them one issue at a time....With respect to the national debt and the "various" ideas about how best to "fix" it I would say a couple of things....Solving our debt crisis will take more than cutting and spending...Non-military discretionary budget has changed little over the last decade......US actually has one of the smallest governments as compared to its' GDP and that of other industrial nations...We also enjoy one of the lowest "personal" income tax rates....The top rate being just 35%.... In 1961 through 63, the "TOP" rate was 91% and the economy saw strong economic growth...1982 through 84, we also saw expansion when the rate was at 50%....In 1993 the top rate was raised from 31% to almost 40% and the US again saw prosperity....Many wealthy have reaped the benefits of the Bush tax cuts, perhaps it is time to give back?... IMO, our best hope for fiscal responsibility and "fairness" is to eliminate ALL tax deductions and allow the 2003 tax cuts to expire... Germany is an example to consider...They invest heavily in technologies which helps their industries stay competitive and with only a quarter of our population, they export as much as we do...They have a current unemployment rate that is two-thirds of ours.....
How do you just "stop" war?.... As I've said many times, I am not a righty or a lefty...I pick them one issue at a time....With respect to the national debt and the "various" ideas about how best to "fix" it I would say a couple of things....Solving our debt crisis will take more than cutting and spending...Non-military discretionary budget has changed little over the last decade......US actually has one of the smallest government as compared to its' GDP and that of other industrial nations...We also enjoy one of the lowest "personal" income tax rate....The top rate being just 35%.... In 1961 through 63, the rate was 91% and the economy saw strong economic growth...1982 through 84, we also saw expansion when the rate was at 50%....In 1993 the top rate was raised from 31% to almost 40% and the US again saw prosperity....Many wealthy have reaped the benefits of the Bush tax cuts, perhaps it is time to give back?... IMO, our best hope for fiscal responsibility and "fairness" is to eliminate ALL tax deductions and allow the 2003 tax cuts to expire... Germany is an example to consider...They invest heavily in technologies which helps their industries stay competitive and with only a quarter of our population, they export as much as we do...They have a current unemployment rate that is two-thirds of ours.....
Hello Carenza...No "shopping" list for me...after the initial attraction/chemistry, it's all about personalities...No one is perfect...sometimes the "good" outweighs the "bad"...sometimes it doesn't..
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