[AnnGora]

"Conservative" writer, commentator, actor, lawyer, economics whiz, chief cook and bottle washer, and RINO, Ben Stein again tries to please his Hollywood masters...

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Disappointing. I thought that he was better than that.

[beebuster2000]

taxes are the problem. the gubrnment just doesnt have enough money, you see.

they spent $3.6 trillion last year, and only took in $2 trillion.
so lets do the math, overspent $1.6 trillion on a paycheck of $2 trillion. um...
i got it !! need to ask boss for a raise of 80% !! that oughta cover us.

[pnh102]

Looks like Ben Stein drank the kool-aid.

[Gene Eric]

Because we all know that spending is not the problem. /s

Ben Stein is an ass.

[2001convSVT]

Hey Ben, what about the lower 47 percent of Americans who pay nothing? Can't they pay anything (even 1 percent) or at least not get a check? We are all in this together and if the country goes down we all suffer.

[4rcane]

the tax cut lead to increase in revenue, so how could you claim tax cut cause deficit. Its the increase in spending that followed that resulted in the deficit

[ConorMacNessa]

Bullhockey! We're struggling to stay in the middle class and we're making just over 100K with four children. We're getting cornholed on taxes this year while sending a daughter to school at 30 k per year. Enough! It's our money and if the gov't can't balance its budget, then cut some of the useless entitlement programs like food stamps and other welfare programs - just keep our defense strong - one of the few legitimate functions our bloated government performs.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[NWFLConservative]

Very disappointing to hear him make a statement like. I have traded many emails with him over the years (email me if you want his email addy, I will not post it here) and he always seemed to be as pegged to the right as I am.

As Confucius say.....Sum Ting Wong........

[rlmorel]

Has he gone insane?

[yarddog]

Ben Stein is a good man but far from a very good one.

[4rcane]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZyvnWFbR84
Bein Stein VS TRUE FREE MARKETER Peter Schiff

[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.

[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??????????????

[dfwgator]

In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the... Anyone? Anyone?... the Great Depression, passed the... Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone? Raised or lowered?... raised tariffs, in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government. Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression. Today we have a similar debate over this. Anyone know what this is? Class? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone seen this before? The Laffer Curve. Anyone know what this says? It says that at this point on the revenue curve, you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point. This is very controversial. Does anyone know what Vice President Bush called this in 1980? Anyone? Something-d-o-o economics. "Voodoo" economics.

[hifidelity]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxPVyieptwA

[<1/1,000,000th%]

I blame it on federal spending.