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    Default Struggling economy could use a tax

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    Yeah, good idea. Let's make dining out with the kids even more expensive. Let's tax everything a little bit more. That'll help stimulate. That will help struggling people and help their children enjoy their poverty just a little bit more. Awesome job. I suppose the poor won't have to worry though, because there's no way they'll be able afford a soda anyway after they get done paying the fine for not being able to afford insurance, but are still making enough to not qualify for assitance.

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    A tax on sodas would barely get any revenue. It wouldn't have any signifigant economic impact.
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    Lets encourage home food prep for family time together and even helping prepare the meal.
    Most likely healthier food too.
    Bush doubled the debt from 5 trillion to 10 trillion.
    Proving tax cuts work!

    Bush asked for and signed for the TARP money.
    The Republican senate leader backed Bush on this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheHappyHippo View Post
    A tax on sodas would barely get any revenue. It wouldn't have any signifigant economic impact.
    do the math. the impact would be on low income jobs (food service... less customers leads to lower pay or loss of job), the cost to consumers (obvious)

    You economic retards are the kings of unintended consequences. It's because you lack the ability to see the end results of your inane ideas

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    Well surely you do not expect congress to tax richer more influential people do ya?
    Bush doubled the debt from 5 trillion to 10 trillion.
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    Bush asked for and signed for the TARP money.
    The Republican senate leader backed Bush on this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tinfoil View Post
    do the math. the impact would be on low income jobs (food service... less customers leads to lower pay or loss of job), the cost to consumers (obvious)

    You economic retards are the kings of unintended consequences. It's because you lack the ability to see the end results of your inane ideas
    They are undesirable consequences. I know fully well that they are there, but we must balance them against other interests. The problem with conservatives is that they only do a cost analysis, and completely ignore the benefit part of the equation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheHappyHippo View Post
    They are undesirable consequences. I know fully well that they are there, but we must balance them against other interests. The problem with conservatives is that they only do a cost analysis, and completely ignore the benefit part of the equation.
    Wrong. You haven't shown any conclusive benefits. Just platitudes

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheHappyHippo View Post
    They are undesirable consequences. I know fully well that they are there, but we must balance them against other interests. The problem with conservatives is that they only do a cost analysis, and completely ignore the benefit part of the equation.
    and the problem with liberals is their feeling that only they know whats best for people.
    A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.

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