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Ben Stein Blames ‘Excessive Tax Cuts’ & ‘Voodoo Economics’ for Deficit
Newsbusters.org ^ | April 17, 2011 | Brad Wilmouth

Posted on 04/17/2011 6:51:27 PM PDT by 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."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clinton; rich; stein; taxcuts
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To: cherry

Didn’t buy the movie. Didn’t watch it.


81 posted on 04/18/2011 9:30:44 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FreeRepublic. Now, More Than Ever.)
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To: miss marmelstein

Never read it...that is bizarre, though...ugh. I enjoyed him in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, but that is about it.

I guess that isn’t saying much...sad.


82 posted on 04/18/2011 12:46:53 PM PDT by rlmorel (Capitalism is the Goose that lays The Golden Egg.)
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To: AnnGora

So much for the dork being a smart financial guy. He didn’t blame spending. He blamed us for not giving enough.


83 posted on 04/18/2011 12:58:23 PM PDT by CodeToad (Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...

Thanks AnnGora.
84 posted on 04/18/2011 4:56:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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