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I agree with Trump. Tax increases are not always bad.
1 posted on 08/31/2015 1:28:22 PM PDT by rickyrikardo
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The establishment GOP has absolutely no credibility on this issue anymore. They’ve given Barry everything he’s wanted regarding spending especially ObamaCare. (The biggest tax of all)


2 posted on 08/31/2015 1:31:25 PM PDT by headstamp 2
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“All of those are anti-growth policies,” said David McIntosh, the president of the Club for Growth, a group that Republican candidates routinely court. “Yes he’s a businessman, but if those are the policies he implements, they’ll drive the economy into the ground and we’ll see huge drops in G.D.P., and frankly I think it would lead to massive loss of jobs.”

As opposed to the great job A-holes like you and your Republican cronies have been doing for the past 8 years. I'll try Trump.

3 posted on 08/31/2015 1:32:01 PM PDT by pgkdan (But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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Speaking of Trump, does he have any rallies or interviews scheduled? It’s been rather quiet the past few days.


4 posted on 08/31/2015 1:32:07 PM PDT by Catsrus (The Great Wall of Trump - coming to a southern border near you.)
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Most Trumpsters would call all of these taxes socialist rubbish if anyone but “the Donald” were proposing them. Again, the Trump fanatics are attaching themselves to the man, not the policies he actually represents.


6 posted on 08/31/2015 1:33:37 PM PDT by Longbow1969
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There are many issues where I remain skeptical of Mr. Trump.

Having said that, isn’t it nice that the NYT is so concerned for us? Thank you NYT, you are always giving us the best advice.


7 posted on 08/31/2015 1:34:04 PM PDT by FlipWilson
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Tax Wall Street and the other big criminals. Fine with me.


8 posted on 08/31/2015 1:34:06 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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Oh look! The New York Times tells Texas what to think!

LOL!

9 posted on 08/31/2015 1:35:03 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Ok. We won't call them 'Anchor Babies'. From now on, we shall call them 'Fetal Grappling Hooks'.)
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Laughable. The liberal media and RINO establishment types collaborating together to take out Trump. As always the stupid RINOs make friends with their enemies and enemies with their allies.


11 posted on 08/31/2015 1:37:30 PM PDT by dowcaet
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“.... but if those are the policies he implements, they’ll drive the economy into the ground and we’ll see huge drops in G.D.P., and frankly I think it would lead to massive loss of jobs.”

Great summary of the last 6.5 years.

Oh wait! He's talking about Trump.

12 posted on 08/31/2015 1:38:35 PM PDT by Tonytitan
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The State couldn’t care less about taxing the rich. Its the vast middle class they have in their crosshairs.


13 posted on 08/31/2015 1:38:45 PM PDT by skeeter
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Cut spending. Don’t raise taxes. Raising taxes on the rich doesn’t put a dent into deficits. They then figure out another way to get money out of the middle class pockets. Trump is just like the rest of them. His proposals seem to be geared toward costing more money and taxing the rich. Where have I heard that before?


14 posted on 08/31/2015 1:40:03 PM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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It’s pretty clear from reading this thread that the “no new taxes” consensus which has stood since Reagan is falling apart.

Higher taxes on the wealthy are coming, because most Americans want them. Trump is just the messenger.


16 posted on 08/31/2015 1:42:40 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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I’m wary about the NYTs telling me what anyone’s tax proposals actually are.


18 posted on 08/31/2015 1:44:22 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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"In recent weeks, Mr. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on American companies that put their factories in other countries. He has threatened to increase taxes on the compensation of hedge fund managers. And he has vowed to change laws that allow American companies to benefit from cheaper tax rates by using mergers to base their operations outside the United States."

First one is a bad idea. If these companies are competing against global competition, IN THE US, then this will just very likely put them out of business completely.

What we need is responsibly managed trade. That means putting tariffs on countries where we run a trade deficient and allowing countries that run a trade deficit with us to put tariffs on our goods.

The second point - is a bad idea. While the compensation structure of the entire financial industry is sickening, I don't want the government involved and playing favorites. This is a big government idea that might sound useful but will work as well in the long run as all other government involvement always does.

The third point - another big government, bad idea. If you want US companies to stay in the US then lower the corp. tax rate so we are competitive with other nations. Problem solved and watch the economy boom. At the same time savagely simplify the tax code so that the government stops playing favorites and all of the huge corporations that currently pay no tax year after year start doing so. Or better yet - move to a consumption tax and completely get rid of all income taxes.

Wake up Free Republic. Trump is not a Founding Father type conservative.

20 posted on 08/31/2015 1:45:20 PM PDT by TheTimeOfMan
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I’m for a flat tax that charges the same rate on income whether it’s earned by labor or by investment. I don’t see why the government should punish or encourage one more than the other. They shouldn’t be in the business of engineering the economy or picking winners and losers.

Some of the loopholes these companies go through to get their operations based offshore look like ridiculous accounting gimmicks. I don’t know what the cause or solution to that is, but it should not be happening. However, I don’t understand why a “company” should be taxed at all. When income goes to an individual, that’s what should be taxed. If a company earns revenue or profits, why should that be taxes before it is paid out to an individual? If that’s what the corporate tax rate is, them it should be abolished.


21 posted on 08/31/2015 1:46:07 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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“I agree with Trump. Tax increases are not always bad.”

Tariffs were extremely effective for the United States in the 19th Century. They protected fledgling US industry from dumping by European manufacturers. In fact the high tariffs fully funded the federal government. During that period of high tariffs the US went from a primitive agricultural nation to the most powerful industrial economy in the world. It developed a strong middle class and the highest standard of living for its people.

Contrast with the modern era. Since 1990 when “free trade agreements” resulted in the elimination of tariffs, and offshoring of much of US manufacturing, the standard of living for the average American family has declined, wealth disparity has increased, and the middle class has shrunk.


23 posted on 08/31/2015 1:47:24 PM PDT by Soul of the South (Yesterday is gone. Today will be what we make of it.)
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We don’t have a deficit/debt problem in this country because we aren’t taxed enough. It’s because government spends too much. End EVERY transfer of funds to individuals, no matter how “vital” it may seem. It’s stealing, pure and simple.


26 posted on 08/31/2015 1:49:53 PM PDT by upsdriver (Palin/West)
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Anything that helps middle class taxes annoys the republican elites. They love the cheap labor express of legal & illegal immigrants, H1-B visa’s increased 5-fold, and tax cuts for the top 1%.


31 posted on 08/31/2015 1:55:11 PM PDT by entropy12 (Trump is incorruptible. He is the only one who can run a campaign without rich donors.)
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"“All of those are anti-growth policies,” said David McIntosh, the president of the Club for Growth, a group that Republican candidates routinely court."

Whose growth - the greedy? A middle class Trump will let me vote Republican again.

33 posted on 08/31/2015 1:59:47 PM PDT by ex-snook (To conquer use Jesus, not bombs.)
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As a side note to this thread, please consider the following. I don’t think that either the Club for Growth or Trump are aware of the Supreme Court’s clarification of Congress’s limited power to lay taxes, Congress limited to appropriating taxes mainly to fulfill its constitutional Article I, Section 8-limited power duties.
“Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States.” —Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.

So patriots who support Trump need to get him up to speed on Congress’s limited power to appropriate taxes and work with patriots to exercise their voting muscle to peacefully force corrupt Congress back into its Section 8-limited power cage.

Note that a big part of the reason for unconstitutional federal government spending is the following imo. The corrupt, post-17th Amendment ratification Senate is not doing its job to protect the states, as Founding States had intended for it to do, by not killing unconstitutional House appropriations bills, bills which Congress cannot justify under Section 8.

The ill-conceived 17th Amendment needs to disappear, and corrupt senators along with it.

34 posted on 08/31/2015 2:02:11 PM PDT by Amendment10
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