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Darkman124 posted...

Esrac posted...

It's tough. I don't think we can balance the budget without cutting entitlement programs like these. Even if we cut the military budget and raised taxes. Both of which we should probably also do.

sure we can.

raise taxes.

a lot.

also, we might want to consider why a "balanced budget" is a priority.

bahahahahahhahaha

Darkman124 posted...

Esrac posted...

Obviously we should raise taxes too. I get why Republicans choose not to, but tax increases should be on the table. How much do you suppose the tax rates should go up and on which economic demographics?

i would guess we'd probably need a VAT, unfortunately, but also a return to the original corporate tax levels without a return to the existing cuts--functionally a significant tax hike on our largest corporations, while maintaining the regional tax system now put in place that prevents evasion (the one bright spot in the GOP plan).

we'd probably also need to kill the entire tax deduction for providing employee insurance and remove the requirement for employers to do it. that has been a tremendous drain on our resources much better spent on a public option.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

"what? there's tens of billions in fraud per year? better raise taxes to astronomical rates so we can truly fuck the middle class!!!!"

easy to peddle bullshit taxation when you already have your mcmansion and 401k funded darkman.
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