The One Question that will stump ALL your Republican friends...

[JHB]

18. Do you mean why would Republicans tell you it is idiotic?

I suspect we may have a misinterpertation or mis-attribution at work here, so forgive me for restating the obvious:

The Republicans argue that wealty people create jobs, so they should have more money (tax breaks, etc) with which to do it.

However, what we both noted, is that jobs are created in order to meet demand. More money for the already-well-off doesnt do much to boost demand, and where it does it is at the high end that doesn't produce many jobs. If you want to create jobs across the broader economy, then people need to have enough money to spend. No demand, no need for jobs to meet demand, so why do the well-off need those tax breaks again?

Rich people don't create jobs. People who are trying to become well-off and need other people to help them do it do. The top 1% will not creat jobs just because they have more money, because they already do.