Is it a revenue problem or a spending problem?
1 posted on
07/11/2011 5:59:18 AM PDT by
1010RD
To: 1010RD
Note that the scale stops at 2009.....................
2 posted on
07/11/2011 6:03:27 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(Casey Anthony: "Surprise, surprise."...............)
To: 1010RD
5 posted on
07/11/2011 6:49:42 AM PDT by
GOP Poet
(Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
To: 1010RD
How could a rational human being suggest we could tax ourselves out of this mess?
oh, nevermind...............
6 posted on
07/11/2011 7:00:20 AM PDT by
vanilla swirl
(We are the Patrick Henry we have been waiting for!)
To: 1010RD
Notice the ramp-up began in the mid-70's. Nixon took us off the gold standard and the Fed cranked up their printing presses:
Nixon Shock
8 posted on
07/11/2011 7:11:34 AM PDT by
FReepaholic
(Land of the free my @ss)
To: Owen
Ping.
This is graphical evidence for why pegging federal spending to a “reagan benchmark” is not such a good idea.
FRegards
10 posted on
07/11/2011 7:30:29 AM PDT by
Nervous Tick
(Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
To: 1010RD
Notice the slope was pretty consistent until George Bush then it took off.
Also notice the income slope is less then inflation so in real terms income is down.
12 posted on
07/11/2011 7:55:47 AM PDT by
jpsb
To: 1010RD
16 posted on
07/11/2011 2:28:59 PM PDT by
GOP Poet
(Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
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