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U.S. Economy Shrinks By Most Since Great Recession in 1Q[W:487:681]

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I notice that the left really like to gloss over the negative growth we just had. Hey, no big deal, we'll be back on track in no time.

When was the "summer of recovery" as declared by Joe Biden? 2, 3 years ago? We're still waiting. Hey Joe, just had a negative quarter. How's that recovery going?
I'll answer that one. It sucks. The economy sucks. You call this a recovery??? This administration has done a terrible job. They are a bunch of bumbling idiots.
Check that. Bumbling idiots could give us positive growth, month to month. That doesn't take much. This group is some special batch of idiots. Reagan gave them a proven template on how to recover, and they blew it.

Then we, unbelievably, still have the Bush blamers. Incapable of taking responsibility. They blame, my God, tax cuts for the economy! LOL! I'm still searching for a time in history when a country taxed their way to prosperity. Lefties, feel free to provide one.

But, we'll still see the misleading numbers and charts from the left to prove what a wonderful job that our great leader is doing. Whoa! he cut the deficit. What a great job! They fail to point out that he jacked it to over a $Trillion a year, and the "cut" deficits we have now, that they are crowing about, are among the highest in history, save Obama's other deficits. Keep that crap for your useful idiot friends, that doesn't cut it here.
 
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Do you realise that it took 200 years for the US to accumulate 1 trillion dollars of debt and for Reagan to triple it in just eight years. Which is worse, tax and spend, or borrow and spend.

Do you realize that he created millions and millions of jobs and a booming economy, well into the '90's? Contrast that to this disaster we have now. Which do you prefer?
 
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I notice that the left really like to gloss over the negative growth we just had. Hey, no big deal, we'll be back on track in no time.

When was the "summer of recovery" as declared by Joe Biden? 2, 3 years ago? We're still waiting. Hey Joe, just had a negative quarter. How's that recovery going?
I'll answer that one. It sucks. The economy sucks. You call this a recovery??? This administration has done a terrible job. They are a bunch of bumbling idiots.
Check that. Bumbling idiots could give us positive growth, month to month. That doesn't take much. This group is some special batch of idiots. Reagan gave them a proven template on how to recover, and they blew it.

Then we, unbelievably, still have the Bush blamers. Incapable of taking responsibility. They blame, my God, tax cuts for the economy! LOL! I'm still searching for a time in history when a country taxed their way to prosperity. Lefties, feel free to provide one.

But, we'll still see the misleading numbers and charts from the left to prove what a wonderful job that our great leader is doing. Whoa! he cut the deficit. What a great job! They fail to point out that he jacked it to over a $Trillion a year, and the "cut" deficits we have now, that they are crowing about, are among the highest in history, save Obama's other deficits. Keep that crap for your useful idiot friends, that doesn't cut it here.

That's what partisans do. Just like you glossing over the fact that Reagan tripled the ND borrowing more money than any president before him. Now I'll criticise the Obama administration. His action in Libya as well as his ongoing drone program is unethical as well as a violation of IL. He has done absolutely nothing to fix the economy that Bush broke. Now you man up and criticise the the GOP or are you just another right wing partisan hack?
 
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U.S. Economy Shrinks By Most Since Great Recession in 1Q | Fox Business

Congratulations, Liberals, you are getting what you want, A European Socialist economy dependent on a Federal Govt. run by liberals and with more people dependent on that govt. for existence. This is exactly what you get when you elect and re-elect a totally unqualified individual to the highest office in the land, High unemployment, high debt, low economic growth are the new normal in this country

Aw shucks. You beat me to it. Another BHO failure.:peace

U.S. Economy Contracted in First Quarter by Most in Five Years

"The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter by the most since the depths of the last recession as consumer spending cooled.

Gross domestic product fell at a 2.9 percent annualized rate, more than forecast and the worst reading since the same three months in 2009, after a previously reported 1 percent drop, the Commerce Department said today in Washington. It marked the biggest downward revision from the agency’s second GDP estimate since records began in 1976. The revision reflected a slowdown in health care spending. . . ."


 
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Well, I a 6 figure salary earner retired on SS and 3 other pensions. That is a considerable gap right there. Many others will do the same.
As a six-figure earner, you've been in the top quintile for a long time.

It's rare for the majority of Americans to earn more in retirement than when they're working. Social Security doesn't pay that much, and pensions have been declining for years, increasingly replaced by 401(k)'s and IRA's, which are at the tender mercies of stock and bond markets.

In addition, SS payments haven't changed during the past ~20 years, while income inequality has gone through the roof:

inequality-p25_averagehouseholdincom.png



Beyond that, there are no limits on the amount of money a person in the United States can make. That is what constituted the 'American Dream.' Thinking you deserve any portion of what someone else has worked to earn, build, or garner for himself is ludicrous....
I for one don't put the American Dream in such crass materialistic terms.

Taxation is also not other people "deserving" to "take what I own." It's your contribution to a society which makes it possible for you to live and flourish as a citizen.


The taxes right now constitute robbery of hard working American citizens....
Tax rates in the US are also at near-historic lows, even with Obama slightly bumping up rates. I also apparently have to remind you that the concept of governance is taxation with representation. American citizens not only have the ability to change tax rates, and decide where those rates go, they in fact HAVE wound up reducing tax rates in recent years.


this Robin Hood government takes and gives it to people who could but will not work. You can throw up all the bile you want in the direction of corporate America, it is corporate America that keeps this country running, not welfare families.
I'm not throwing any "bile" at corporate America. They do need oversight, but I certainly don't view them as inherently evil.
 
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As many of us not left of center have been saying, Obamacare is killing jobs and job growth.

The main culprit was a decline in exports and fixed investment. One would be hard pressed to lay significant blame on the ACA, especially given the positive jobs reports in recent memory.

We are now in an out-of-control downward spiral economically.

We've had overly positive reports in employment, consumer confidence and housing in the months following Q1 and no credible projection places Q2 growth in negative territory. Just not a credible or informed assertion.
 
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U.S. Economy Shrinks By Most Since Great Recession in 1Q | Fox Business

Congratulations, Liberals, you are getting what you want, A European Socialist economy dependent on a Federal Govt. run by liberals and with more people dependent on that govt. for existence. This is exactly what you get when you elect and re-elect a totally unqualified individual to the highest office in the land, High unemployment, high debt, low economic growth are the new normal in this country
As many of us not left of center have been saying, Obamacare is killing jobs and job growth. If it is not repealed, our country's better days will be behind us and not in our future. We are now in an out-of-control downward spiral economically. It will be entertaining at least to see the administration, the pundits and the apologists try to spin their way out of this one.

Obama is an abysmal failure and his policies are now coming to fruition. Can't blame this on Bush can they.
You are correct, Red. They can't blame this on Bush, but that certainly won't stop them.

Obama will say something profound on this issue, like "I inherited this mess and the Republicans have done nothing but obstructed all of my efforts to help Main Street", and the Obamabots will bob their collective heads in agreement, say what a wonderful smart man he is, and that this is all because of Bush, Cheney, Halliburton, and the Party of No.
You guys are pretty Funny.

The OP/FOX article continues:

"..Data such as employment, manufacturing and services sectors point to a Sharp Acceleration in growth Early in the Second quarter. However, the pace of expansion could fall short of expectations, which range as high as a 3.6% rate.

Economists estimate severe weather could have slashed as much as 1.5% points from GDP growth in the first quarter."..."

"Downward Spiral"?
The deficit is also shrinking Dramatically every year now. Will probably be about $450 Bil. and drop further next year.
and of course, the stock market shrugged those numbers off because.. money is stupid?

Obama is not my favorite President either, (I dislike him more yearly), but you guys are over the top partisans who didn't even bother reading the OP article.

...One can get 10 'likes'/and lotsa high-fiving on this board for any 'Obama Stinks' OP.
It's pretty ugly and it seems to get worse and more Right wing daily.

BTW, how did you guys feel about UNFUNDED Medicare Part D?
 
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Do you realise that it took 200 years for the US to accumulate 1 trillion dollars of debt and for Reagan to triple it in just eight years. Which is worse, tax and spend, or borrow and spend.

And exactly what did we get for that 1.7 trillion Reagan Added to the debt that still was 50% of GDP? How about 17 million jobs, doubling of GDP, 60% increase in Income Tax revenue, and a peace dividend that was squandered by future President's. Which is worse tripling the debt by 1.7 trillion dollars or a 70% increase in the debt oc 6.8 trillion dollars? Better stop reading leftwing sites and get the data. If Obama created 17 million jobs you would be trying to get him sainthood.
 
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You guys are pretty Funny.

The OP/FOX article continues:

"..Data such as employment, manufacturing and services sectors point to a Sharp Acceleration in growth Early in the Second quarter. However, the pace of expansion could fall short of expectations, which range as high as a 3.6% rate.

Economists estimate severe weather could have slashed as much as 1.5% points from GDP growth in the first quarter."..."

"Downward Spiral"?
The deficit is also shrinking Dramatically every year now. Will probably be about $450 Bil. and drop further next year.
and of course, the stock market shrugged those numbers off because.. money is stupid?

Obama is not my favorite President either, (I dislike him more yearly), but you guys are over the top partisans who don't even bother reading the OP article.

Do you realize that a 3% increase in GDP will just get us back to zero? Do you people have such low standards that you accept this as nothing more than a blip on the screen? This is a disaster and shows liberal economic policies for what they are, failures
 
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And exactly what did we get for that 1.7 trillion Reagan Added to the debt that still was 50% of GDP? How about 17 million jobs, doubling of GDP, 60% increase in Income Tax revenue, and a peace dividend that was squandered by future President's. Which is worse tripling the debt by 1.7 trillion dollars or a 70% increase in the debt oc 6.8 trillion dollars? Better stop reading leftwing sites and get the data. If Obama created 17 million jobs you would be trying to get him sainthood.

Not to mention Cold War victory.:peace
 
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We won't know what the 2nd quarter numbers are for some time. I am assuming that 2nd quarter means April - May - June.
The first quarter of FY 2014 began on October 1, 2013 and ended at the beginning on New Years eve. We're about five days away from the end of Q3 presently.
 
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And exactly what did we get for that 1.7 trillion Reagan Added to the debt that still was 50% of GDP? How about 17 million jobs, doubling of GDP, 60% increase in Income Tax revenue, and a peace dividend that was squandered by future President's. Which is worse tripling the debt by 1.7 trillion dollars or a 70% increase in the debt oc 6.8 trillion dollars? Better stop reading leftwing sites and get the data. If Obama created 17 million jobs you would be trying to get him sainthood.

Personally I liked it better when we were loaning money, than borrowing money! You can keep Reaganomics. Even he repented of it.

17] As a short-run strategy to reduce inflation and lower nominal interest rates, the U.S. borrowed both domestically and abroad to cover the Federal budget deficits, raising the national debt from $997 billion to $2.85 trillion.[18] This led to the U.S. moving from the world's largest international creditor to the world's largest debtor nation.[19] Reagan described the new debt as the "greatest disappointment" of his presidency.[20]

Reaganomics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
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The first quarter of FY 2014 began on October 1, 2013 and ended at the beginning on New Years eve. We're about five days away from the end of Q3 presently.

FY relates to federal government budgets and spending. The US economy as a whole is measured on the calendar year (CY). The quarter under discussion was the first quarter of CY 2014.:peace

U.S. Economy Contracted in First Quarter by Most in Five Years
 
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We've seen 3 reasonably "major" chain restaurants close here this month. To be honest that shocks me some since they always seemed busy. The assistant manager to one lives behind me and had a garage sale this weekend. We talked and she said they couldn't raise prices enough to match CA's $9 an hour coming in July. They didn't even want to try. The lease was up and there was no interest on their part to renew and try to make rent and the new wages. The three restaurants we lost were Marie Calendars, Elephant Bar and Outback Steak House. They employed over 200 people.
 
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The main culprit was a decline in exports and fixed investment. One would be hard pressed to lay significant blame on the ACA, especially given the positive jobs reports in recent memory.



We've had overly positive reports in employment, consumer confidence and housing in the months following Q1 and no credible projection places Q2 growth in negative territory. Just not a credible or informed assertion.

Positive reports?

Like 319,000 jobs in the all important 25-54 age range (which makes up over 65% of the work force) have been lost since March?

Table A-9. Selected employment indicators

Like U.S. Durable Goods Orders Drop 1.0% in May?

U.S. Durable Goods Orders Drop 1.0% in May - WSJ

Like the trade deficit in April (last reported month) was the worst since March 2012?

Plus, imports for the month hit an all time record while exports dropped from March to April?

Foreign Trade - U.S. Trade with World, Seasonally Adjusted

Like, according to Gallup, economic confidence is as low as the beginning of April...and getting lower?

U.S. Economic Confidence Index Dips to -16
 
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Spending on a home is an investment and if you bought a home you refinanced at lower rates and your monthly profit demand went down. There is long term and short term debt and it is consumer spending that is the largest component of GDP. Bad weather affects short term debt not long term debt and as you claimed consumer spending went up, not down. People cannot get out during bad weather and that should affect consumer spending. Again, get your nose out of the book and get out and find out what is going on.
I have to say, this is the most scrambled thing you've said so far.

You claimed that "debts prevent people from spending," and I showed how this is not actually the case. A mortgage is a debt, and treating it as an investment is actually a bit of a mistake, and a way of thinking which exacerbated the recent real estate bubble. (In short, if that's how you think about it, then it's like taking out a loan to invest in the stock market.) A mortgage is debt, plain and simple, and it's only a problem if you can't make your payments.

Now, I do agree that non-mortgage debt can influence spending habits -- but again, it's not because "you've got debt," it's based on your ability to pay off those debts.

I am glad to hear, though, that you do finally accept that bad weather can depress GDP because consumers are less likely to go out and buy stuff. :D


Again, you have no clue as to what you are talking about, deficits are yearly and based upon the yearly budget. Bush hasn't had a budget since fiscal year 2008.
Errm.... Federal deficits (and surpluses) are based on the discrepancies between revenues and expenditures. It doesn't matter if appropriations are handled via an omnibus bill or a collection of appropriations bills, what matters is the amounts spent and received during the Federal government's fiscal year.


Bush ended the Iraq War with the Status of Force Agreement and Obama has lost the peace but Obama did increase the costs of the so called "good war" in Afghanistan
The US was still spending on military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan well into Obama's term, and winding those wars down has helped reduce deficits. It is highly unlikely that anyone in the office of President could have ended it any sooner.

I also find it rather amusing that you attribute no responsibility to Bush for the consequences of his decision to invade Iraq, but problems in Iraq after the US left are wholly the responsibility of Obama. That's rather selective of you.


Of course I don't deny that Bush cut taxes but that isn't an expense to the govt. and increased income tax revenue. How do you explain that?
I already did. Cutting taxes is not calculated as an "expense," nor did I say anything of the sort. If Bush hadn't cut taxes, then revenues would have been substantially higher than what we actually saw. It's not like Goldman Sachs was going to give out smaller bonuses because of changes to the estate tax, or the $500 check Bush mailed to taxpayers....


The new Medicare benefit was less than the Democrats wanted and has cut Medicare expenses, the two wars have been funded and are part of the Bush deficits. The war was funded yearly either on budget or off budget but both are part of the deficits. You cannot seem to comprehend that reality
Egads.

No matter how you slice it, Bush created a new entitlement (Medicare Part D), which will increase expenditures for decades to come. He also did it in such a way to increase costs to the taxpayer, because the law ruled out the ability of the government to negotiate drug costs with the pharmaceuticals.

I am not, in any way, saying that "war spending isn't reflected in the deficit." It IS reflected in the deficit. It's that Bush 43's administration intentionally kept it out of the official budget figures.

The Obama administration spent $130 billion in 2009 on the wars, and another $160 in 2010; Afghanistan was another $90 billion in 2011. Even if you think those wars were the right thing to do, the simple fact is that Obama inherited those conflicts, and their expenditures. It's unlikely he could have ended them any earlier.


Why shouldn't people keep more of what they earn as that means they don't need a 3.9 trillion dollar Federal Govt. You never respond to the tough questions because as a liberal it is easier to run from them.
Re-read my posts, I've been addressing as many of your questions as I possibly can.

To continue: Cutting taxes is clearly not a means to reduce government spending. This "Club for Growth" approach has completely backfired, because it is far, far easier to just borrow more money than to cut spending. Let's look at the 2004 budget, not including war spending:

Social Security = 21.4% of the budget
Medicare = 11.7%
Military = 20%
Interest = 6.7%

Anyone who tries to cut any of these budgets is basically begging to be flayed alive. So, 60% of the 2004 budget was basically untouchable.

What about the rest? Almost everyone will say "the government spends too much," but what about the actual programs? It turns out people actually DON'T want anything cut, except for foreign aid -- which is less than 1% of the federal budget.

2013-02-27-PewCutsRejected.png



Yes, unfortunately you need to explain it to me, why do you expect to benefit from someone's else's blood, sweat, and tears? The entitlement society is alive and well living inside you
It's not that I "expect to benefit." It's that everyone has a responsibility to contribute to the nation. In turn you have these weird things known as "representation" and "elected officials" and "legal protections" and all sorts of stuff. You also have the power to influence tax rates, and how your taxes are spent.

We should also note, AGAIN, that tax rates have been falling steadily since the Reagan years, and even with Obama's very small tax increase are close to historic lows. I swear, there's no satisfying some people. :mrgreen:
 
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Just some friendly advice, you probably mean you could not care less.

I think the trend is a positive one and I think when nearly 3 quarter of a million jobs are created in three months, it's a good thing.

Btw, in that 3 month period - according to the BLS household survey - of all adults 25 and over, only 17,000 jobs have been created.

And since March (and the end of Q1), only 72,000 jobs in ALL categories have been created.

Table A-9. Selected employment indicators
 
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I have to say, this is the most scrambled thing you've said so far.

You claimed that "debts prevent people from spending," and I showed how this is not actually the case. A mortgage is a debt, and treating it as an investment is actually a bit of a mistake, and a way of thinking which exacerbated the recent real estate bubble. (In short, if that's how you think about it, then it's like taking out a loan to invest in the stock market.) A mortgage is debt, plain and simple, and it's only a problem if you can't make your payments.

Now, I do agree that non-mortgage debt can influence spending habits -- but again, it's not because "you've got debt," it's based on your ability to pay off those debts.

I am glad to hear, though, that you do finally accept that bad weather can depress GDP because consumers are less likely to go out and buy stuff. :D



Errm.... Federal deficits (and surpluses) are based on the discrepancies between revenues and expenditures. It doesn't matter if appropriations are handled via an omnibus bill or a collection of appropriations bills, what matters is the amounts spent and received during the Federal government's fiscal year.



The US was still spending on military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan well into Obama's term, and winding those wars down has helped reduce deficits. It is highly unlikely that anyone in the office of President could have ended it any sooner.

I also find it rather amusing that you attribute no responsibility to Bush for the consequences of his decision to invade Iraq, but problems in Iraq after the US left are wholly the responsibility of Obama. That's rather selective of you.



I already did. Cutting taxes is not calculated as an "expense," nor did I say anything of the sort. If Bush hadn't cut taxes, then revenues would have been substantially higher than what we actually saw. It's not like Goldman Sachs was going to give out smaller bonuses because of changes to the estate tax, or the $500 check Bush mailed to taxpayers....



Egads.

No matter how you slice it, Bush created a new entitlement (Medicare Part D), which will increase expenditures for decades to come. He also did it in such a way to increase costs to the taxpayer, because the law ruled out the ability of the government to negotiate drug costs with the pharmaceuticals.

I am not, in any way, saying that "war spending isn't reflected in the deficit." It IS reflected in the deficit. It's that Bush 43's administration intentionally kept it out of the official budget figures.

The Obama administration spent $130 billion in 2009 on the wars, and another $160 in 2010; Afghanistan was another $90 billion in 2011. Even if you think those wars were the right thing to do, the simple fact is that Obama inherited those conflicts, and their expenditures. It's unlikely he could have ended them any earlier.



Re-read my posts, I've been addressing as many of your questions as I possibly can.

To continue: Cutting taxes is clearly not a means to reduce government spending. This "Club for Growth" approach has completely backfired, because it is far, far easier to just borrow more money than to cut spending. Let's look at the 2004 budget, not including war spending:

Social Security = 21.4% of the budget
Medicare = 11.7%
Military = 20%
Interest = 6.7%

Anyone who tries to cut any of these budgets is basically begging to be flayed alive. So, 60% of the 2004 budget was basically untouchable.

What about the rest? Almost everyone will say "the government spends too much," but what about the actual programs? It turns out people actually DON'T want anything cut, except for foreign aid -- which is less than 1% of the federal budget.

2013-02-27-PewCutsRejected.png




It's not that I "expect to benefit." It's that everyone has a responsibility to contribute to the nation. In turn you have these weird things known as "representation" and "elected officials" and "legal protections" and all sorts of stuff. You also have the power to influence tax rates, and how your taxes are spent.

We should also note, AGAIN, that tax rates have been falling steadily since the Reagan years, and even with Obama's very small tax increase are close to historic lows. I swear, there's no satisfying some people. :mrgreen:

1. By 2008 GWB had achieved victory in Iraq. Since then BHO has thrown that away.
2. All spending by the GWB administration was included in budget/deficit totals. Supplemental appropriations are added in just like the regular appropriations.
3. Medicare Part D is the only part of Medicare that lowers health care costs.:peace
 
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With the housing market cooling down a bit again, why are rates for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage higher than they were less than nine month's ago by more than a full percentage point? Strange....Something is going on.

Greetings, ludin. :2wave:

those rates always very and the housing market is picking up so rates could rise a bit because of it.
when the fed raises the rate though it means across the board raises because they raise how much it costs banks to loan each other money.
 
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The first quarter of FY 2014 began on October 1, 2013 and ended at the beginning on New Years eve. We're about five days away from the end of Q3 presently.

No, I don't think so. The fiscal year of the federal government budget runs October 1 to October 1, but I'm pretty sure the quarters referred to re GDP are calendar year and not the budget year.
 
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Why is SS on budget and used for anything other than SS?
In terms of stimulus, that doesn't really matter. The idea is that by getting the economy back on track faster, you generate more revenues sooner. And at no point did I say "this was a great idea!" I'm only saying that it was what it was -- a temporary increase in taxpayer's income. I'm really not impressed by how the semantics interfere with your basic understanding of the concept.


It did nothing but cushion support for Obama and that seems to be what you want. The payroll tax cut actually cut what people are putting into a retirement account that has been raided. You don't seem to understand that
No, I do understand it, and I understand that's why it had to be temporary. And no, I don't particularly care about Obama's poll numbers; I care about economic policies that work.


Tax cuts allow people to keep more of what they earn....
A tax cut is a tax cut is a tax cut. It doesn't matter if it is temporary or permanent, it doesn't really matter if it goes to SS instead of defense spending, it doesn't matter if some people get it and others don't, it doesn't matter if it winds up as a credit where the government mails you a check. It isn't an expense, and it's more money in the taxpayer's pocket.


Every income earning American got a tax cut meaning they kept more of what they earn. You have a problem with that since you believe all money belongs to the govt. and thus it is an expense to allow people to keep more of it.
Please, stop with the straw man arguments. I never said that "all money belongs to the government," and never would. I do not classify revenue cuts as "expenses." And there is really no question that the Bush tax cuts were heavily tilted towards the wealthy.


Homes are long term investments, I have lost nothing if the value of my home goes down and I don't sell. A tax rebate for first time homeowners still require those people to make monthly payments and they have to have a job to do that
.....

It was a tax credit, for people who bought homes. Do you really not understand how this works?


No I am not, the growth in GDP is anemic and only people with low expectations believe that anemic growth is a good thing. In 8 years Bush generated 4.5 trillion in GDP growth and that wasn't good enough enough for liberals
Ooookay.... I showed a chart which showed 16 quarters of positive growth since 2009, and 2 quarters of loss. Your response? "What exactly do you believe the 842 billion dollar stimulus did for the economy, a short term drug boost?"

Obama has also generated $1.7 trillion in GDP growth from 2010 to 2014, right after the worst recession in 70 years. Obviously, that isn't good enough for conservatives....


You have no idea what it costs to hire, train, and provide full benefits to an employee. What exactly does it cost an employer to hire someone under Obama policies? If you don't know then you know why employers aren't hiring.
So. Is the government supposed to pay for you to train that employee? ;)


Do you have any idea what your taxes fund? When you get a job you will.
Good grief. I have a job, I pay taxes, and I have in fact read the actual federal budget expenditures. I've been looking at them for years. Have you?


When you buy gasoline what part of that is taxes and what do they fund?
Federal gas tax rate is around 18¢ per gallon. What does that have to do with anything?


Do you realize that in 1965 we had a budget of about 250 billion dollars for a population of 175 million people and today Obama wants a 3.9 TRILLION budget for 312 million?
In 2014 dollars, that 1965 budget is the equivalent of $1.65 trillion. US population today is 313 million. As a percentage of GDP, federal spending for FY2014 is 7% below the 2009 highs, and will be close to the 40-year average. So yeah, everything is pretty much in order.

I don't suppose you know what the Money Illusion is, eh? ;)


Why should tax dollars go to fund programs that the people don't want to pay for?
Because people do want to pay for them. See my previous post.
 
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Personally I liked it better when we were loaning money, than borrowing money! You can keep Reaganomics. Even he repented of it.

17] As a short-run strategy to reduce inflation and lower nominal interest rates, the U.S. borrowed both domestically and abroad to cover the Federal budget deficits, raising the national debt from $997 billion to $2.85 trillion.[18] This led to the U.S. moving from the world's largest international creditor to the world's largest debtor nation.[19] Reagan described the new debt as the "greatest disappointment" of his presidency.[20]

Reaganomics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Only people who ignore history and actual data echo your comments. You don't get it as don't most people like you. when you have 2.8 trillion in debt on a 5.3 trillion dollar economy that debt is insignificant. You love to use the term tripling the debt ignoring the raw numbers and the benefits generated from that debt. Doubt seriously that would be a problem today if Obama created 17 million jobs, you think? What is it about personal responsibility and the private sector that creates such resentment? Could it be that you cannot compete?
 
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