Bush Supporters' Aftermath Thread IV

Cycloptichorn wrote:

It doesn't make sense b/c the spending cuts hurt members of our society - and this has actual evidence - whereas the tax cuts show no evidence whatsoever of helping society in any way.

Assuming that taxes are cut by the same amount as spending, the redistribution will always hurt some members of society and benefit other members of society -- by the same dollar amount. That's why I said: whether you like the whole thing or not will depend on your preferred distribution of income. But "my preferred distribution of income looks different" isn't the same as "it doesn't make sense." And when you diagnose your political opponents with mental conditions, it will only make people question your own conception of "sense", not your opponents'.

Maporsche's objection is apt though: taxes and spending weren't cut by the same amount.

I understand that many Republicans never met a spending cut they didn't like, but I don't subscribe to that particular brand of lunacy.

McG, Are you the decider of which posts are pollution? How big is your head? LOL

BTW, Have you benefited from Bush's tax cuts, because he claimed our economy will benefit from "more investments?"

ci,
Your own graph shows that federal revenues have skyrocketed since the Bush tax cuts.
Even you cant deny that.

The problem is,spending has also gone up,on that we agree.

But,the argument that federal revenues have not gone up has been shot down by your own post.

cicerone imposter wrote:

BTW, Have you benefited from Bush's tax cuts, because he claimed our economy will benefit from "more investments?"

Yes,I have.
My income has almot doubld,my home interest rate has gone down,my investments are doing quite well,and I have more cash to spend as I see fit.
Also,my overall tax bill has gone down.
So,yes I have benefitted greatly.

Has anyoneelse noticed that the House of Reps has not yet worked a full 5 day work week?

When they were sworn in,that was one of their major promies,butthey havent done it yet.
According to their own published schedule,they are only working 3 days this week...

http://www.house.gov/house/floor/thisweek.htm

Didnt they promise to work a full week,EVERY week?

"They call it the Tuesday to Thursday Club," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "That means you get here Tuesday night, you have a few easy votes, you vote on Wednesday and then you go back home Thursday afternoon. And that, believe it or not, is considered a work week in Washington."

Rank-and-file members of Congress earn $165,200 a year, and this year for the first time they took off for a St. Patrick's Day holiday.

Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas, said voters wonder why he spends so much time in Houston instead of Washington. "I've been hearing from people saying they see me more than they do their city council member," Green said.

He said that is one reason Congress is held in low esteem, adding, "poll numbers for Congress are dismally low, in fact lower than the president's." A recent Associated Press poll found that only 25 percent of the country approves of the job Congress is doing.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=1955256&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

mysteryman wrote:

Has anyoneelse noticed that the House of Reps has not yet worked a full 5 day work week?

When they were sworn in,that was one of their major promies,butthey havent done it yet.
According to their own published schedule,they are only working 3 days this week...

http://www.house.gov/house/floor/thisweek.htm

Didnt they promise to work a full week,EVERY week?

Are you, in your usual fair and balanced manner, trying to draw a comparsion to this group, MM?

Quote:

"They call it the Tuesday to Thursday Club," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "That means you get here Tuesday night, you have a few easy votes, you vote on Wednesday and then you go back home Thursday afternoon. And that, believe it or not, is considered a work week in Washington."

Rank-and-file members of Congress earn $165,200 a year, and this year for the first time they took off for a St. Patrick's Day holiday.

Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas, said voters wonder why he spends so much time in Houston instead of Washington. "I've been hearing from people saying they see me more than they do their city council member," Green said.

He said that is one reason Congress is held in low esteem, adding, "poll numbers for Congress are dismally low, in fact lower than the president's." A recent Associated Press poll found that only 25 percent of the country approves of the job Congress is doing.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=1955256&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

You either have no shame or no brains.

BUT,when Nancy and the dems were sworn in,they made apoint of saying that they would work a full week every week.
They havent done so yet,andI am wondering why not?