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Originally Posted by geojen
Frankly, I don't see how we can't raise taxes. You can't wage 2 wars and cut taxes. I am with DS on this one, I'd rather see a sales tax rather than an increase in income taxes. Sales taxes are transparent, easy to comprehend and somewhat in your control.
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And you can't go into more debt than every president before you combined, either, without raising taxes. And you can't throw money at insolvent banks and car companies, extend unemployment benefits another 20 weeks plus add another $25 to each payment, start universal health care, continue 2 wars (including increasing troops in one and keeping troop levels the same in another), increase the omnibus spending to levels never seen before AND pass a stimulus bill that is patently designed to buy votes for 2010...Obama is going to have to own this economy at some point.
I guess my philosophy is (to rip it off from those smarter than me), if you want less of something, tax it. Apparently they want less spending in addition to less income.