Let's play a game of "Who made this statement?" re: Trump's Economic Plan [View all]

[Snarkoleptic]

Last edited Sat Aug 13, 2016, 08:16 PM - Edit history (1)

No Googling, please!

Well I don’t think Mr. Trump’s plan is going to work very well. I don’t think we need that tax cut when we’re running deficits the size we are running. I think the evidence that tax cuts stimulate business in any kind of meaningful way, at least not sufficient to overcome the tax revenue loss, is extremely poor to put it mildly. I think the idea of cutting taxes on the rich in a time when there is so much concern about inequality is not a good idea...

UPDATE-The jig is up! It was Ben Friggin' Stein, and he said it on Faux Newz!

Here's the original quote, which had some anti-environment rubbish tacked on the end.

BEN STEIN: Well I don’t think Mr. Trump’s plan is going to work very well. I don’t think we need that tax cut when we’re running deficits the size we are running. I think the evidence that tax cuts stimulate business in any kind of meaningful way, at least not sufficient to overcome the tax revenue loss, is extremely poor to put it mildly. I think the idea of cutting taxes on the rich in a time when there is so much concern about inequality is not a good idea. I do think his idea of greatly lessening environmental regulation is absolutely necessary, even brilliant and very brave of him.

http://reverbpress.com/politics/watch-fox-economist-demolish-trickle-down-bullsht-raving-trump-surrogate-defending/

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