Re: Spreading the wealth around
Date: October 27, 2008 12:46PM
Being for taxes, tax increases, plans etc - they are not by definition a redistribution of wealth. Folks keep wanting to point out that McCain was not happy with the Bush tax plan with regards to wealthy folks, that is fine. You can be for or against tax increases - but we need to pay for the Federal Government (including the military) to function. What do you think is going to happen if Barney Frank gets his way and cuts military spending 25%? You think we won't have a bunch more people out of work? And then what, they go on the dole also, performing no useful work, just sucking more money from welfare and food stamp programs since they no longer have work, and the economy is too depressed to provide them one? The Army Core of Engineers is already heavily employed and over stretched - even if they invest in a infrastructure rebuild project where they try to fix the aging highways, they won't employ all the folks out of work by the military cuts.
The Federal Government already spends money on its OBLIGATIONS. Be it defense, welfare, etc. What Obama is talking about now is performing a tax hike to pay for giving checks to other people EXPLICITLY. That audio says it the best, and it is from his own mouth. The Federal Government is performing functions it was never intended to provide - they need to cut government spending, not increase it - yet Obama has plans for everything, and all them costing in the billions of dollars. How is that supposed to work - increase spending by $500B or more, and you can only cut so much out of defense - where is the rest of the money supposed to come from since we are already in a $450B deficit now? I am just amazed at how you folks choose to ignore facts, and just take Obama on his word that somehow he will magically make all these things happen. Bill Clinton ran on this middle class tax cut also, then raised taxes on everyone within 2 years of coming into office.