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[ITD]

Every time the taxes have been cut in the recent decades ( Reagan and Bush), taxes revenues, the amount of taxes actually collected, have increased markedly, a simple fact.

[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by ITD

Every time the taxes have been cut in the recent decades ( Reagan and Bush), taxes revenues, the amount of taxes actually collected, have increased markedly, a simple fact.

As is often the case with "simple fact", this is misleading at best. Very few if any believe the Bush and Reagan cuts paid for themselves.

But we can all agree on the short term impact (even before this week's spending bill!):

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/u...ebt-limit.html

[ITD]

Originally Posted by PeterG

As is often the case with "simple fact", this is misleading at best. Very few if any believe the Bush and Reagan cuts paid for themselves.

But we can all agree on the short term impact (even before this week's spending bill!):

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/u...ebt-limit.html

There is nothing misleading about my fact at all, it's the truth. While the politicians like to focus on tax rates and collections, the problem is always spending, every time, that's another fact.

It's way to soon to agree on any short term impacts of the Trump's cuts, most of what is being said is noise, that is other than fatter employee paychecks and substantial bonuses for millions of employees, that's the only tangible impact we can see so far. Companies coming back and companies repatriating money is said to be happening, I can't call that a fact.... yet. Let's just stick to the facts.

[Descant]

A reasonable topic from the OP. It has been hijacked and degenerated into...I can't find the right words. This is talk you would never say to someone's face. Time to pick up your fingers and abandon the thread.

[ITD]

Originally Posted by Descant

A reasonable topic from the OP. It has been hijacked and degenerated into...I can't find the right words. This is talk you would never say to someone's face. Time to pick up your fingers and abandon the thread.

Not sure if you are talking to me, but everything I wrote here I would and do say to someone's face in a heartbeat. In fact, if it's someone whose opinion I care about, I'll go the federal historic data website and pull the revenue data for them, it's easy to find and indisputable as I stated it. Simple facts.