GOP pledge to america

Originally posted by whodey
I have offerred many suggestions. What would you like to know?

As for the Tea Party, at least conservatives are doing something. What are those on the left doing I wonder? Oh, that's right, they are having a love fest on 10/2 about how great government is. So it appears America is on the right path, assuming we can keep those evil Republicans out of of ...[text shortened]... s and citizens inside, I suppose it is the only way to secure the Mexican border so go for it!!

Whining is NOT doing something. Whining will not 'put food on a family.'

This is what they ARE doing:

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DeMint said if someone is openly homosexual, they shouldn't be teaching in the classroom and he holds the same position on an unmarried woman who's sleeping with her boyfriend — she shouldn't be in the classroom.

“(When I said those things,) no one came to my defense,” he said. “But everyone would come to me and whisper that I shouldn't back down. They don't want government purging their rights and their freedom to religion.”
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Trying to impose their religion on the rest of us. The same old tired Republican BS from someone who claims Tea Party leadership.

So where do you stand on S.3816? (Clue: it has nothing to do with immigration - an actual answer is either 'Yes, I support it.' or 'No, I do not.'😉

The crickets are still chirping...

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Isn't such a graph completely meaningless if you do not correct for inflation and economic growth? (answer: yes it is)

What are you smoking? Just look at the graph for the last two years. It shows that Federal spending is disconnected from any reality that involves Americans actually being able to pay for it. And yes, Americans really do care about it.

Originally posted by TerrierJack
[b]Whining is NOT doing something. Whining will not 'put food on a family.'

This is what they ARE doing:

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DeMint said if someone is openly homosexual, they shouldn't be teaching in the classroom and he holds the same position on an unmarried woman who's sleeping with her boyfriend — she shouldn't be in the classroom.

“(When I said those things, ...[text shortened]... ck down. They don't want government purging their rights and their freedom to religion.”
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Statism knows no party affiliation and is never ending. So what?

Originally posted by Sleepyguy
What are you smoking? Just look at the graph for the last two years. It shows that Federal spending is disconnected from any reality that involves Americans actually being able to pay for it. And yes, Americans really do care about it.

Americans could very easily bridge the current deficit.

Originally posted by TerrierJack
[So where do you stand on S.3816? (Clue: it has nothing to do with immigration - an actual answer is either 'Yes, I support it.' or 'No, I do not.'😉

The crickets are still chirping...[/b]

Know that this is tantamount to a form of protectionism. So lets say this passes and US companies oversees must begin to pay the same corporate tax as they would in the US. What do you think will happen to the competitive nature of US companies globally?

In 1986 a tax reform abolished deferral of foreign shipping income earned by US controlled firms. No other country taxed foreign shipping income. Did this lead to more business for US shippers? Nope. A 2007 study suggests that "Over the 1985-2004 period, the US flag fleet declined from 737 to 412 vessels, causing US flag shipping capacity to drop by more than 50%.

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Americans could very easily bridge the current deficit.

Let me guess, it is to tax them into oblivion in the midst of the worst economic recession since the Great Depression.

Brilliant!!

Originally posted by whodey
http://pledge.gop.gov/

Has anyone read this pledge? It sounds like a bunch of hollow generalized goals to work towards. In fact, I read that Minority leader John Boehner has said that the public angst was not anti-estlablishment, rather, it was anti-Obama. Excuse me Mr. Boehner, who showed Obama how to drive up deficits and expand government? Why are w ...[text shortened]... n't government spending pretty much mandated to the point that balanced budgets are impossible?

The G O P pledge to America is much the same as the G O P's contract with America of the early 90's, but with fewer specifics. It contains the same G O P talking points as always. Smaller government, lower taxes, a strong military etc. That's all they are however "talking points" No details on which programs will be slashed to pay for the tax cuts, and no specifics on where the money will come from to pay for our huge military machine, just more tax cuts for the rich, and a lot of flag waving.😏

Originally posted by whodey
Let me guess, it is to tax them into oblivion in the midst of the worst economic recession since the Great Depression.

Brilliant!!

Just pulling out of Iraq and Afghanistan and cutting the military budget in half will already take a big chunk out of the deficit. Raising the income tax bracket to 50% above $100k will also help, but I suppose you make that amount so that will really hurt your income.

Originally posted by bill718
The G O P pledge to America is much the same as the G O P's contract with America of the early 90's, but with fewer specifics. It contains the same G O P talking points as always. Smaller government, lower taxes, a strong military etc. That's all they are however "talking points" No details on which programs will be slashed to pay for the tax cuts, and no sp ...[text shortened]... for our huge military machine, just more tax cuts for the rich, and a lot of flag waving.😏

I don't think we are in disagreement here. There are no specifics. They might as well said that they want us all to live long a propser. Gee, thanks for that!!

I simply don't believe they are serious about change. They all need to be taught a lesson and the Tea Party better start bust'in heads or the movement is as good as dead.

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Just pulling out of Iraq and Afghanistan and cutting the military budget in half will already take a big chunk out of the deficit. Raising the income tax bracket to 50% above $100k will also help, but I suppose you make that amount so that will really hurt your income.

But neither Republican nor Democrat will put out overseas.

In addition, what about other government cuts? Why is it that the left is preoccupied with it but mention other cuts and they act as if people will begin to die in the streets?

Originally posted by whodey
Know that this is tantamount to a form of protectionism. So lets say this passes and US companies oversees must begin to pay the same corporate tax as they would in the US. What do you think will happen to the competitive nature of US companies globally?

In 1986 a tax reform abolished deferral of foreign shipping income earned by US controlled firms. No t declined from 737 to 412 vessels, causing US flag shipping capacity to drop by more than 50%.

If your only goal is to get Republicans elected despite the fact that their policies have been shown to be a disaster then you don't answer yes or no questions. You just keep up the smokescreen.

And the Teabaggers are still just a cover for failed Republican policies.

And the crickets are still chirping...

Originally posted by TerrierJack
If your only goal is to get Republicans elected despite the fact that their policies have been shown to be a disaster then you don't answer yes or no questions. You just keep up the smokescreen.

And the Teabaggers are still just a cover for failed Republican policies.

And the crickets are still chirping...

It is NOT my goal simply to get Republicans elected. If it were so then I should have been against the Odonnell nomination since her moderate challenger would have been more palatable to the liberal taste buds of voters in Deleware.

Voters need a choice rather than liberal progressives and moderate progressives. How about conservatives for a change? I think we both have seen where the progressive movement has landed us and the progressive bubble is about to burst.

Originally posted by whodey
It is NOT my goal simply to get Republicans elected. If it were so then I should have been against the Odonnell nomination since her moderate challenger would have been more palatable to the liberal taste buds of voters in Deleware.

Voters need a choice rather than liberal progressives and moderate progressives. How about conservatives for a change? I t ...[text shortened]... seen where the progressive movement has landed us and the progressive bubble is about to burst.

Since you are unable to answer a yes or no question the crickets are still chirping...

Originally posted by Sleepyguy
Consider this graph.

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/09/027281.php

I'm going with yes.

I think that future deficits are a very important issue. Unfortunately, I don't think many Americans truly feel the same way. Sure, they'll whine about it because that's popular, but when they get to the ballot box they expect other people to pay the additional taxes and other people to give up their favored government programs. Taxes for me? Oh, I get taxed too much already (funny how pretty much everybody says this no matter how much income they make).

BTW I don't get much from that graph. The median household by income isn't paying much toward total tax revenues. I would expect government spending to rise faster than median income even if the government were fiscally sound.

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Isn't such a graph completely meaningless if you do not correct for inflation and economic growth? (answer: yes it is)

I don't see why. Divide both median income and government spending by the price level and you'll see the same relationship.