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Tyler Healey commented on the blog post Payroll Tax Cut Big Question Mark as Congress Returns
I think their best play politically is to vote for extending the payroll tax cut. It will save the votes they receive from moronic middle-classers.
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Tyler Healey commented on the blog post Payroll Tax Cut Big Question Mark as Congress Returns
If the Republicans oppose the extension of the payroll tax cut, they will be committing political suicide. They will provide the Democrats with a perfect talking point: “Republicans gladly support tax cuts for the rich, but oppose tax cuts for the poor. They are the party of the rich.” Rinse and repeat until November, 2012.
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post Thomas Friedman Goes Big Getting It Wrong, Again by Dean Baker.
Everyone, consider the irony of a guy who says “there is no such thing as government spending” calling someone other than himself an idiot! Anthony, tell the truth: you joined the Tea Party thinking there was free tea in it for you. Good luck finding a job, Anthony, but the sad truth is that employers [...]
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post Thomas Friedman Goes Big Getting It Wrong, Again by Dean Baker.
He was stating the basic economic fact that tax increases slow growth! Maybe if you had a college degree, you would understand this. You are a fucking piece of shit who believes what you want to believe, regardless of how false it is. You remind me of most Americans. Do the world a favor and [...]
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post Thomas Friedman Goes Big Getting It Wrong, Again by Dean Baker.
Baker clearly stated that tax increases and spending cuts slow growth. Please accept that raising taxes on anyone is bad for the economy. I know this kills your dream of raising taxes on the rich, but it’s important to accept reality.
You’re being as close-minded as a Fox News viewer.
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post Thomas Friedman Goes Big Getting It Wrong, Again by Dean Baker.
I have quoted no economist out of context. You’re just frustrated that both Galbraith and Baker have stated that tax increases slow growth.
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post We should all be thanking Grover Norquist by Tyler Healey.
I don’t support raising taxes on anyone. I quoted Galbraith and Baker to show that they admit tax increases slow growth.
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post We should all be thanking Grover Norquist by Tyler Healey.
I never said they do not support raising taxes on the rich.
Think harder.
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post We should all be thanking Grover Norquist by Tyler Healey.
There is nothing deceitful about quoting someone making one point. Galbraith’s point in the words I quoted was that tax increases will cost jobs. Baker’s point in the words I quoted was that spending cuts and tax increases slow growth. If you judge what I did as misrepresentation, you need to take another course on [...]
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post We should all be thanking Grover Norquist by Tyler Healey.
Anthony,
I can’t believe I’m wasting my time arguing with a guy who said there is no such thing as government spending.
You’re in denial of the truth. The truth is that raising taxes removes money from the economy, which hurts the economy. It’s that simple.
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post Thomas Friedman Goes Big Getting It Wrong, Again by Dean Baker.
Correction: If Baker was referring only to tax increases on the middle class, he would have said so in the very sentence I quoted.
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post Thomas Friedman Goes Big Getting It Wrong, Again by Dean Baker.
If Baker was referring only to tax increases on the wealthy, he would have said so in the very sentence I quoted.
Good luck at trying to destroy my reputation. You’re only destroying yours.
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post We should all be thanking Grover Norquist by Tyler Healey.
Anthony, I did not quote Galbraith out of context. His point was that jobs will be lost if taxes are increased. Full stop. Do your best to open your mind to new ideas. Have you read Dean Baker’s latest post here? Here is what he wrote in September at his blog, Beat The Press: “pending [...]
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post Thomas Friedman Goes Big Getting It Wrong, Again by Dean Baker.
Dean Baker, 2011: “pending cuts and tax increases slow growth by pulling money out of the economy.”
I wish every American understood this.
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post We should all be thanking Grover Norquist by Tyler Healey.
There is no such thing as government spending? Are you insane?
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Tyler Healey commented on the blog post Do-Nothing Option on Deficits Finally Gets Noticed
Fiscal austerity is not the answer to our current woes. Check this out.
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Tyler Healey commented on the blog post Do-Nothing Option on Deficits Finally Gets Noticed
You’re arguing that taking four trillion dollars out of the economy would be good for the economy. That is complete nonsense. You should be happy that the Bush tax cuts were extended 2010 because it probably saved us from a double-dip recession.
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Tyler Healey commented on the blog post Do-Nothing Option on Deficits Finally Gets Noticed
I never said that all spending stimulates equally.
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Tyler Healey commented on the diary post We should all be thanking Grover Norquist by Tyler Healey.
Maybe you should study economics before you call someone a troll.
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Tyler Healey commented on the blog post Do-Nothing Option on Deficits Finally Gets Noticed
Economics is definitely a science, and the best of scientists do not confuse correlation with causation. Randy Wray has argued quite convincingly that the economy of the 90s boomed despite Clinton’s tax hikes, not because of them.
Disagreeing with Paul Krugman is a doomed endeavor ninety percent of the time.
The unemployment rate fell after the Bush tax cuts.
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