2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Where Bernie is disingenuous [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
We dont have a trillion-dollar debt because we havent taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life well ever see on this earth!
Government does not tax to get the money it needs; government always finds a need for the money it gets.
You cant be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy.
The American people are not undertaxed, the government in Washington is overfed.
Whenever we lower the tax rates, our entire nation is better off.
Ronald Reagan