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Poll: Voters Viewing Occupy Wall St. Unfavorably

What funds SS and Medicare? What effect does economic growth have on SS and Medicare funding? Do corporate and individual income taxes go towards SS and Medicare?

Okay I understand now, people keeping more of their own money and spending more of their own doesn't lead to increased economic activity there by increasing payrolls there by increasing people paying payroll taxes.
 
Per usual you provide zero documentation to refute the facts, but then no one was expecting you to do that anyway so you have not disappointed.

There aren't any facts to refute as projections and predictions aren't facts. we know what happened, tax revenue grew during the Bush term, not declined but that wasn't mentioned. GDP grew during the Bush years and that wasn't mentioned so you just flat blew it

Income tax revenue by year

2001 2163.7
2002 2002.1
2003 2047.9
2004 2213.2
2005 2546.8
2006 2807.4
2007 2951.2
2008 2790.3

GDP by year

2000 9951.50
2001 10286.20
2002 10642.30
2003 11142.10
2004 11867.80
2005 12638.40
2006 13398.90
2007 14077.60
2008 14441.40
 
Okay I understand now, people keeping more of their own money and spending more of their own doesn't lead to increased economic activity there by increasing payrolls there by increasing people paying payroll taxes.

Payroll taxes fund SS and Medicare, they aren't replaced by an increase in income taxes, corporate taxes, and excise taxes.
 
So tax cuts don't pay for theme selves.:shrug:

Since tax cuts aren't an expense they don't have to pay for themselves. Payroll taxes fund SS and Medicare and cutting those taxes cut future obligations
 
Made up data? You think BLS, BEA, and the U.S. Treasury makes up data? you cannot prove the data wrong and you know it.
You manipulate it to show whatever you want. Like lumping all of Bush's bills, signed before Obama took office, and being credited to Obama's debt. Disingenuous to say the least.

Your inability to hold "your" President accountable for results speaks volumes. Obviously you have never led anything and don't have a clue as to what leadership entails. Obama has demonized the producers and wealth creators while appealing to the ignorant, the unions, and the minorities. That doesn't bode well to the future of the country.
Ha,ha, that is too funny. The ignorant seem to amass in the Republican party, who want to do away with education and who think that people like Bachmann, Perry and Cain are presidential material. They turn away from Cain because of his infidelity to give their support to one of the worst people when it comes to infidelity. Gingrich has been married three times and never waited until he was divorced before he started exchanging DNA with his new partners. And, most Republican/conservatives either don't know or don't remember that if it wasn't for unions we would still have children working, you wouldn't be entitled to vacations, pregnant women would not be allowed to work, and companies could pay you pennies while they rake in millions. Oh, that last one, they are still able to do to a certain extent, but I guess middle-class Republicans are to dumb to realize it. Oh, and Gingrich wants to put children back to work - now that's a brilliant idea. Let them do the janitorial work, so they can pay them pennies and put a bunch of low-income janitors out of work. Is that the type of intelligence you are boasting about?

You are right, I held a job for 35 years because I produced and I didn't lose my home in a foreclosure because I never spent more than I could afford. I am not suffering financially because I have always been accountable for what I spent. Never did I expect you or anyone else to bail me out if I made any mistakes. You see, I understand consequences for poor choices as I learned that growing up. Why didn't you?
There you go assuming again. Aren't you familiar with that old expression, assume makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me". Just because I care about the unemployed, the people who were conned by bankers into buying homes they couldn't afford, (bankers who were bailed out with taxpayer money when they were hurting, but instead of passing on their good fortune and help those that now needed help, instead just took their houses), doesn't mean that I have been foreclosed, unemployed or financially hurting. I have a beautiful home and everything I need, but unlike most greedy conservatives, I realize that others have not been as fortunate. I'm sure that many that find themselves in those situations were doing all the things you claim you have done, but one can't predict when one's workplace is suddenly going to fold. So, don't be so arrogant in assuming that it didn't happen to you because you were so upright in everything you did, you were just lucky. And, the bankers that came begging for help from the government, why didn't they understand the consequences of their poor choices and just suck it up?

I don't think it is the Federal Tax Payers responsibility to help those in the local community that are in need. That is for the state, local communities, and charities. Where did you learn that was the role of the Federal government. You believe that you cannot help someone locally better than a politician in D.C?
When the state, local communities, and charities are not able to handle the job most conservatives will just say "oh well, let them eat cake". I'm sure most Reps/cons would be perfectly happy if nobody took care of it, and the poor would just die or disappear. But, someone has to pick up the slack. The states, communities and charities are not up to the job. They don't have the resources nor the money to help all the people that need help. Where did you learn that it was okay to ignore the needy? Like the greedy bankers who couldn't be bothered to work out some plan to help people keep their homes, they were out of the hole, so why should they care about anyone else. It is easy to imagine that people who are in dire straits got there through their stupid choices and therefore they need to wallow in their consequences, however, that is not always the case, and it is not Christian to think that way.
 
Since tax cuts aren't an expense they don't have to pay for themselves. Payroll taxes fund SS and Medicare and cutting those taxes cut future obligations
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mertex;1059994556]You manipulate it to show whatever you want. Like lumping all of Bush's bills, signed before Obama took office, and being credited to Obama's debt. Disingenuous to say the least.

Then Prove how I manipulated the numbers. Explain to me how Bush is responsible for the 2009 deficit that was passed by a Democrat congress and most of it spent by the Democrat President. You don't seem to understand the concept of Congress passing the budget and the President having the dept heads in place to spend the money. Give it your best shot?

Ha,ha, that is too funny. The ignorant seem to amass in the Republican party, who want to do away with education and who think that people like Bachmann, Perry and Cain are presidential material. They turn away from Cain because of his infidelity to give their support to one of the worst people when it comes to infidelity. Gingrich has been married three times and never waited until he was divorced before he started exchanging DNA with his new partners. And, most Republican/conservatives either don't know or don't remember that if it wasn't for unions we would still have children working, you wouldn't be entitled to vacations, pregnant women would not be allowed to work, and companies could pay you pennies while they rake in millions. Oh, that last one, they are still able to do to a certain extent, but I guess middle-class Republicans are to dumb to realize it. Oh, and Gingrich wants to put children back to work - now that's a brilliant idea. Let them do the janitorial work, so they can pay them pennies and put a bunch of low-income janitors out of work. Is that the type of intelligence you are boasting about?

I find it interesting the scrutiny you give Republican candidates yet ignored the Obama record and resume when you voted to hire him. You really don't understand states' rights and personal responsibility. I can see why


There you go assuming again. Aren't you familiar with that old expression, assume makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me". Just because I care about the unemployed, the people who were conned by bankers into buying homes they couldn't afford, (bankers who were bailed out with taxpayer money when they were hurting, but instead of passing on their good fortune and help those that now needed help, instead just took their houses), doesn't mean that I have been foreclosed, unemployed or financially hurting. I have a beautiful home and everything I need, but unlike most greedy conservatives, I realize that others have not been as fortunate. I'm sure that many that find themselves in those situations were doing all the things you claim you have done, but one can't predict when one's workplace is suddenly going to fold. So, don't be so arrogant in assuming that it didn't happen to you because you were so upright in everything you did, you were just lucky. And, the bankers that came begging for help from the government, why didn't they understand the consequences of their poor choices and just suck it up?

Here is the problem with the unemployed at least many of them

Adam Carolla Talks About Occupy Wall Street | Video | TheBlaze.com

To ignore the problem and lump everyone together is what liberals do but there are millions described in the video.


When the state, local communities, and charities are not able to handle the job most conservatives will just say "oh well, let them eat cake". I'm sure most Reps/cons would be perfectly happy if nobody took care of it, and the poor would just die or disappear. But, someone has to pick up the slack. The states, communities and charities are not up to the job. They don't have the resources nor the money to help all the people that need help. Where did you learn that it was okay to ignore the needy? Like the greedy bankers who couldn't be bothered to work out some plan to help people keep their homes, they were out of the hole, so why should they care about anyone else. It is easy to imagine that people who are in dire straits got there through their stupid choices and therefore they need to wallow in their consequences, however, that is not always the case, and it is not Christian to think that way.

States, cities, and local communities can handle their own problems but you seem to believe a bloated Federal Bureaucrat that helped run up a 15 trillion dollar debt can do better. That is naive. All you do by promoting a big Central Govt is pass the buck and delegate responsibility that rests in your city or local community. That makes you a liberal.
 
There aren't any facts to refute as projections and predictions aren't facts.

I posted the estimates, and the facts they were based on, and you could not refute a single one of them.
 
I posted the estimates, and the facts they were based on, and you could not refute a single one of them.

Estimates are not facts, they are predictions. You don't seem to know the difference. The actual numbers show GDP Growing more than predicted and govt. revenue growing more than predicted,none of those considered in the estimates. You are reaching here and looking foolish.
 
Estimates are not facts, they are predictions. You don't seem to know the difference. The actual numbers show GDP Growing more than predicted and govt. revenue growing more than predicted,none of those considered in the estimates. You are reaching here and looking foolish.

Try actually reading a post before you respond:

"I posted the estimates, and the facts they were based on, and you could not refute a single one of them.
 
Barack Obama is NO FDR. FDR loved his country and worked with the private sector to get it growing again.

That is because Obama is in cahoots with The Legion of Doom!

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Try actually reading a post before you respond:

"I posted the estimates, and the facts they were based on, and you could not refute a single one of them.

the only facts are the amount of the tax cut not the amount of revenue generated, jobs created, or economic growth. In the liberal world it is all about basic math not growth. You would never make it in the retail business
 
the only facts are the amount of the tax cut not the amount of revenue generated, jobs created, or economic growth. In the liberal world it is all about basic math not growth. You would never make it in the retail business


As Foghorn Leghorn might have said, I see your lips a flapping but I'm not seeing you refuting any facts!
 
As Foghorn Leghorn might have said, I see your lips a flapping but I'm not seeing you refuting any facts!

As usual, you pass off predictions as fact, still waiting for the 6 trillion dollar number as well as how much revenue will be generated from those evil rich people that you don't like. I have posted GDP numbers and I have posted Federal Income tax numbers, all actual. Where are those in the predictions?
 
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