“Part of Romney’s problem is that the Republican Party’s policy solutions seem — at least outside the ranks of the faithful — increasingly ideological and out of touch. No matter what conditions the nation faces, the Republican prescription is to lower taxes, increase defense spending, and weaken the social safety net. These ideas may have made sense in the 1980s. But by 2012, they seem as irrelevant as the Democratic Party’s arguments must have seemed to many Americans in 1979.”
Tripe
pure 100% unadulturated bull hockey
Agree! ...crockakaka...
Republicans reduce Tax RATES, they do not lower Taxes. By the end of the Reagan Administration, Tax Revenue to the Federal Treasury doubled, even though the top Tax Rate was under 31%.
The same situation occurred with the G.W. Bush Tax RATE Cuts. Federal Tax Revenue increased 35% between 2003 (full implementation) and 2007.
No matter, the lies about the Bush Tax Cuts “for the rich” are never refuted. It's like Bush's name cannot be uttered by any Republican, except Fred Thompson.
As far as the other points, providing for the Common Defense is part of the Constitution and the “safety net” has become a Hammock.
They do not get the supply side economic dynamic... BECAUSE IT WORKS AND NOTHING THE LEFT BELIEVES IN DOES!!! INCLUDING THEIR OWN VOTERS!
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Before the "social safety net" (government dependency) there was charity, freely given. Since RATs don't want to give of their own store, they prefer the government to take from others.