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Does anyone know of a description/mapping that illustrates what happens to a dollar that remains in the economy (someone earns a dollar, spends it on an item/service he deems valuable to his needs/wants coupled with the multiplier effect that comes from the fact that he himself had to have produced an item/service worth more than zero to earn his dollar) vs a dollar that is taken out of the economy via taxes/fees to provide revenue to the gov't. I feel frustrated that I can't credibly explain this to my idiot lib acquaintances. I think it's crucial to be able to document and quantify the differences and blow Keynesian crappola out of the water (hopefully for good).

I'm so disappointed that the GOP seems unable/unwilling to articulate why the conservative policies work. (I was impressed by the videos with the stacks of pennies on the table and the 1/4 cent that was the cuts. Also the video called "Eat the Rich" or something like that.)

5 posted on 07/11/2011 1:59:48 PM PDT by Thom Pain (Raising Tax RATES decreases Tax REVENUES. Spread the word.)

I feel frustrated that I can't credibly explain this to my idiot lib acquaintances.

Read Sowell's econ books, then you'll be able to explain it to a 5 yr old, or someone, say a lib, with a 5 yr old mentality.

9 posted on 07/11/2011 2:07:43 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)

I just use the swimming pool metaphore.

10 posted on 07/11/2011 2:08:07 PM PDT by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)

The pennies thing was a real eye opener that most anyone could understand.

I believe the most ironic thing is the 1/4 cent and how all Dems and even some Repubs fight like caged animals to prevent those measly cuts.

11 posted on 07/11/2011 2:09:57 PM PDT by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)

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