Boo Radley
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To think you can look at the current minor tax cuts and say they didn't help is right because half the job was left undone.
You don't have to go back into history to see that what I say is right just look at what the threats Obama has made to raise taxes and spend what we don't have on programs that don't work to create jobs that never came and the unemplotment rate is still at 9.6 Nationally and about 12.4 in California the biggest single economy and contributor to the Nations economy.
What is it you said? oh yes: "I'm perfectly willing to look at objective evidence." You say that but ignore the evidence that clearly shows Obama's " current level of spending is irresponsible and outrageous. We are spending trillions that we don't have. This could lead to hyperinflation, depression or worse. No country has ever spent themselves into prosperity."
That is my opinion but it is the words of Dr. Charles Krauthammer, MD who helped develop the "Reagan Doctrine" in the 80's that cut taxes dramatically hld spening down and turn the Nation back from the edge of desperation and the deep dark abyss Carter was pushing us into.
We've been spending irresponsibly for a long, long time, regardless of party in charge. I can't think nof anything more irresponsiable than raising spending and cutting taxes as was done under the last administation. Telling people we can fight two wars and not have to pay for it was incredibly irresponsible.
That said, I have not argued anyone's irresponsible spending is OK. So, you seem to be arguing some stereotype and not addressing me specificly.
Let me state my position one more time. I favor cutting spending and raising taxes. And in with all respect for Charles Krauthammer, his partisan and ideaological opinion aside, he simply doesn't get a lot of this right. And he wasn't right then, ignoring Reagan's deficit spending of the time as he does.