I meant what I said dammit

[reagansghost]

[jimmymccready]

Reducing SS has nothing to do with raising or lowering the deficit.

[Lightbringer]

The deficit is simple. Spend more than you bring in and you're running a deficit. There is no one item responsible for that.

[evince]

the surplus in fact bought US treasury bonds

then the distributed money is SPENT creating tax revenues

[evince]

The deficit is simple. Spend more than you bring in and you're running a deficit. There is no one item responsible for that.

debt is a tool

I would be IDIOTIC for any country to run no debt

[Lightbringer]

debt is a tool

I would be IDIOTIC for any country to run no debt

True but I assumed we're talking about what McConnell said about entitlements. You can't pick out one item on the budget and say "that's it! That's the problem".

[evince]

yes you can


its called priorities


we raise the taxes back to the level we had when all the right thinks the nation was great.

the 1950s


what was the corporate rate then?

[MAGA MAN]

yes you can


its called priorities


we raise the taxes back to the level we had when all the right thinks the nation was great.

the 1950s


what was the corporate rate then?

Desh wants to go back to the 50's when we had segregation.

[Superfreak]

the surplus in fact bought US treasury bonds

then the distributed money is SPENT creating tax revenues

There was NO SURPLUS. Every year since Ike we have run ACTUAL deficits. BUDGET numbers are just that... BUDGETS. If you don't stick to the budget then the ACTUAL DATA shows the deficit or surplus.

[Celticguy]

the surplus in fact bought US treasury bonds
No the government does not pay taxes to itself nor are these funds "distributed"

then the distributed money is SPENT creating tax revenues

No the hovt does not pay taxes so no revenue gained there.
And the money is not distributed it just goes into the general fund to pay the bills.

[Celticguy]

yes you can


its called priorities


we raise the taxes back to the level we had when all the right thinks the nation was great.

the 1950s


what was the corporate rate then?

What rate was actually paid ?
Reagan eliminated a ton of loopholes.

[Celticguy]

Reducing SS has nothing to do with raising or lowering the deficit.

Yup its about sutainabolity which it is not.

[evince]

What rate was actually paid ?
Reagan eliminated a ton of loopholes.

link

[evince]

No the hovt does not pay taxes so no revenue gained there.
And the money is not distributed it just goes into the general fund to pay the bills.

the SS that people receive boosts the economy when they spend it

[evince]

Yup its about sutainabolity which it is not.

and all we have to do is fund it properly