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Tax hike for wealthy Americans won't kill growth:CBO
Reuters ^ | Nov 8, 2012 | David Lawder and Kim Dixon

Posted on 11/08/2012 4:15:39 PM PST by mdittmar

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To: mdittmar

how come liberals want higher cigarette taxes to reduce smoking, higher alcohol taxes to reduce drinking, higher gas taxes to save the earth, but think that higher income tax rates have no economic effect ?

here is my challenge to liberals: you want faster economic growth with more jobs, think of what you would do to encourage more people to smoke cigarettes and apply that logic to the entire economy.


41 posted on 11/08/2012 5:22:13 PM PST by Reverend Wright (Obama explains the ALCS: the Yankees actually played great but lost due to mistakes by Joe Torre)
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To: mdittmar

CBO = Static Scoring (using baseline budgeting)

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UTTERLY MEANINGLESS AND USELESS.


42 posted on 11/08/2012 5:30:40 PM PST by indianrightwinger
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To: mdittmar

Ah, yes, the CBO — which conveniently said Obamacare would cost less than $1 trillion in the first decade (so it would pass). Then they revised it to $2.6 trillion after the SCOTUS decision. The CBO has zero credibility.


43 posted on 11/08/2012 5:41:57 PM PST by Schatze (It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.)
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To: tickedoffnow
ESPECIALLY in the case of left-leaning businesses.

Here's a link to a site that will help with that: http://shopyourpolitics.com/

44 posted on 11/08/2012 5:58:16 PM PST by Schatze (It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.)
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To: mdittmar

GROWTH = INFLATION.

Or, fill in the blank, a tax hike for the wealthy won’t kill __________ growth.


45 posted on 11/08/2012 5:58:52 PM PST by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est; zero sera dans l'enfer bientot)
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To: mdittmar

Ahem....

I know someone who has been overpaying for many years because it really did not matter much. That stops as of this week. They are going to take every damn deduction there is!

And, like a lot of other people someone is looking to move the business offshore.


46 posted on 11/08/2012 6:08:42 PM PST by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks!)
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To: tickedoffnow

Agreed, Inflation is a good reason to plan ahead by saving too. Bernake’s plan to electronically transfer (print) money is as infinite as the National debt and spending.


47 posted on 11/08/2012 6:52:54 PM PST by Son House (Romney Plan: Cap Spending At 20 Percent Of GDP.)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

And business owners will close down, and never come back leaving at best inexperienced entrepreneurs and high unemployment.


48 posted on 11/08/2012 7:04:25 PM PST by Son House (Romney Plan: Cap Spending At 20 Percent Of GDP.)
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To: mdittmar

They don’t pay taxes based on salary. See Warren Buffet, Denise Rich Mark Anthony.

Nor does the lower class.

Only one class does.

and they will increase spending based on an assumptions of increased revenues.

Guess who gets left holding the bag?


49 posted on 11/08/2012 9:04:33 PM PST by NoLibZone ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic")
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They don’t pay taxes based on salary. See Warren Buffet, Denise Rich Mark Anthony.

Nor does the lower class.

Only one class does.

and they will increase spending based on an assumptions of increased revenues.

Guess who gets left holding the bag?


50 posted on 11/08/2012 10:02:29 PM PST by NoLibZone ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic")
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To: NoLibZone

Taxes are going up on more than just wages.


51 posted on 11/08/2012 10:04:12 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass (So?)
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