A Pro-Growth Idea, Finally

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A Pro-Growth Idea, Finally?

Tax cuts hurt the public sector power which create zero sum gain jobs. Tax cuts help create private sector jobs which adds money to the treasury. Please free our people from just running no where like a squirrels on a wheel...

Stop this darn Porkulous Bill now! Give me Liberty!

Chris of NY @ Jan 30, 2009 10:56:29 AM

A Pro-Growth Idea, Finally?

Didn't we do just that a few years back with the mislabled Jobs Creation Act of 2004? I believe we did.

The business growth pattern did not fundamentally change. Other than the fact the level of speculation and debt increased in the following years. Of which we are now paying the price today.

Ed Wallace of TX @ Jan 29, 2009 15:18:12 PM

Are you saying that, Microsoft, for instance, would not have announced the layoff of 5000 people if only we had let them bring back profits at a lower tax rate? (Even though they famously have billions in cash on hand now?)

Didn't think so.

Truth of the matter is that low and lower tax rates are like dumb and dumber. They tend to destroy more jobs than they create.

of @ Jan 29, 2009 14:15:18 PM

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