Ben Stein Blames ‘Excessive Tax Cuts’ & ‘Voodoo Economics’ for Deficit

Newsbusters.org ^ | April 17, 2011 | Brad Wilmouth

[AnnGora]

During a pre-recorded commentary aired on CBS’s Sunday Morning show, right-leaning actor and economist Ben Stein - also a CBS contributor - blamed "excessive tax cuts" enacted by former President Bush and congressional Republicans for "starting the problem" of the current federal budget deficit, and advocated raising taxes on the wealthy in addition to "major spending cuts" and changes in Medicare and Social Security to get the deficit under control. Stein: "The Republicans who started the problem with excessive tax cuts in the Bush years will have to agree to raise taxes at least upon the truly rich of whom there are plenty."

[M-cubed]

You cant cut welfare!!...that would be cruel and unusual punishment for those that “prefer” not to work!!

[Sprite518]

Just a little more taxes and THEN congress will FINALLY become financially responsible.... Yeah right!

Hey Ben first of all it’s not your money. Furthermore, even if you taxed people above $250,000.00 and took the all the Fortune 500 companies profits it’s not enough to run our government for 1 full year Ben. That is because operates at 10 Billion Dollars a day. Do the math? Don’t you see the nasty spiral this would create.

Washington needs to cut all federal budgets (across the board) by 20% and no new spending. That is if they are serious. Which I HIGHLY DOUBT!

[4rcane]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOBXSewoP0s
Peter Schiff 2006 - USA bubble economy

[backwoods-engineer]

What happened to him? He went off the deep end after his movie, “Expelled.” It’s like he’s trying to get back in the good graces of the commies or something.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Ben knows as much about economics as he does about child rearing.

[4rcane]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I0QN-FYkpw
Peter Schiff was right

[miss marmelstein]

I just read his American Spectator diary for March. To put it bluntly: he is kinda insane - at least if what he writes is the truth. He bitches endlessly in every column about his air travel and the awful lowlives who sit next to him. This month it was a woman who happened to have THICK HAIR. He imagined all the cooties that must be lodged in it. I read that damn diary like someone who watches a train wreck.

[miss marmelstein]

Ouch!

[4rcane]

I think Peter Schiff have become our modern day Milton Friedman. I dunno of anyone who can articulate and debate against liberal as well as Schiff. I love to know anyone who is better

[MSRiverdog]

I did to, Franken is an idiot, Ben has now made my biggest dork list.

[MSRiverdog]

I did to, Franken is an idiot, Ben has now made my biggest dork list.

[PGalt]

I get a kick out of those who believe Ben to be a conservative. Even after he supported Al Franken. Verbally, as well as with cash.

I did not know that. Thanks. Ben and Al should do a modern day version of Frankenstein. Hollywood drones.

[Defend Liberty]

Hey Ben! Have you ever read the Constitution? Try reading the enumerated powers granted to Congress in Article 1 Section 8. You'll see there are no enumerated powers to regulate the environment, health, communications, education, food, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, firearms and agriculture to name a few.

That means Ben the EPA, DHHS, FCC, Department of Education, FDA, BATFE and Department of Agriculture are all Unconstitutional and must be abolished as those are powers reserved to the states or to the people per the 10th Amendment.

The bottom line Ben is federal spending can be reduced by reducing the size of the federal government within the confines of Article 1 Section 8.

[Cheetahcat]

Economics whiz! is that right? Well I am just a lowly business man who knows NOT to EVER spend more than you make, Ben, some advice: How about we create more tax payers??????????????

[DLfromthedesert]

As my adopted Chinese sister says, “Muc Muc Tao”

[DLfromthedesert]

I’ve heard Schiff interviewed by Ingraham and he sounded very logical on economic issues? Is he a lefty now, too?

[Paleo Conservative]

I take it you missed his Al Franken endorsement.

Franken also won Ben Stein's money.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

“I’m struck by what an incredibly capable, hard-working guy he is,” Stein told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Thursday. “He’s a very smart liberal, he’s a thoroughgoing patriot, and I would feel better with him in the Senate.”

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303383,00.html

[Timocrat]

and his father was one of Nixon’s key economists.

And was responsible for Nixon imposing wage and price controls after the dissolution of Bretton Woods.

[Ken H]

Has he gone insane?

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'He has obviously gone insane'.