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In reply to the discussion: Obama is giving the speech liberals have begged him to give for four years. [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)82. of course they are stimulative
but Keynesian stimulus was based on spending, not on tax cuts.
I still remember teaching in Econ 101 that $100 million in government spending + $100 million in tax increases would increase the GDP by $100 million.
"Stimulating" the economy with tax cuts is basic Reaganomics.
So is cutting taxes for the rich, while claiming you are cutting taxes for everybody.
The Obusha tax cuts give $370 billion to the bottom 40% and $1.3 trillion to the richest 5%.
They are no more "middle class tax cuts" than the original Bush tax cuts were. No matter what some lying sack of politician claims.
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Obama is giving the speech liberals have begged him to give for four years. [View all]
kpete
Jan 2013
OP
Are you not grasping parallels between today's protests and past (Seneca Falls, Selma, Stonewall?
proverbialwisdom
Jan 2013
#77
In other words, you couldn't answer my question so you resort to lame insults.
forestpath
Jan 2013
#27
All you did was take the opportunity to condescend. Another poster managed to answer me
forestpath
Jan 2013
#40
Oh, please. You posted personally to me in the same message, don't know why you'd deny it.
forestpath
Jan 2013
#43
Aww, thank you for the affirmation, xtracritical. I appreciate it very much. :-)
Melinda
Jan 2013
#72
You may very well be right. But just think how much more enjoyable DU could be if every question...
Melinda
Jan 2013
#71
Whatever the President may want to do he still has this lame obstructionist RepubliCON Congress
xtraxritical
Jan 2013
#57