Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumHill's Group: Tax Plan Showdown: Hillary Clinton vs. the Republicans
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/03/tax-plan-showdown-hillary-clinton-vs-republicansYou don't need to look very hard, do you? One of these things is not like the others. The Republicans all give middle-income taxpayers a tiny benefit as a sop to distract them from the humongous payday they give to the rich. Clinton basically leaves middle-income taxpayers alone and makes the rich pay a little more.
On the cost side, all of the supposedly fiscally conservative Republicans would blow a massive hole in the deficit. Clinton would actually make the deficit smaller.
Republicans will claim that their tax plans are designed to supercharge the economy and pay for themselves blah blah blah. This is BS, and they know it. They also claim they'll slash spending. This is mostly BS too. On the other hand, Clinton says she'll use the money from her tax plan to fund additional programs, which is entirely believable. This makes her plan deficit neutral. Basically, we have three fantasy plans and one realistic plan. The difference in fiscal responsibility is kind of mind-boggling, isn't it?
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Let's look at the conditions in Brownback's Kansas, Jindal's Louisiana, Snyder's Michigan.
fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)Don't the Republithugs use 'magic numbers' that reverse themselves?
BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)They just make S*** up. It sounds good to them so they keep repeating it. They also get away with it.
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)They screw up every state they can and then blame 'the government'.
BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)(it helps when one is not constrained by truth or scruples) but literally have no idea what to do when they actually win a political office.
This was not always true. Ike either knew how to manage or delegate pretty well and Nixon, for all his faults (I still literally abhor the man), was smart enough basically to let the pros manage their own government offices. Reagan implemented his agenda to overturn the New Deal and his economic policies are at the root of our economic strait-jacket today. Bush I continued them and Bush II was simply disastrous in every possible way.
These new yahoos know enough to repeat the mantras that taxes should be reduced (replaced for many of us by user fees that disproportionately harm the most vulnerable) and that government should be reduced (never having a clue as to what civil servants actually do to keep things running smoothly).
They literally have no comprehension of how long it takes to set up a working system (yes, there's always room for improvement) and when they are elected, simply act to demolish it with no thought of long-term consequences. Thus, the Brownbacks, the Walkers, the Jindals, etc. Everyone has always told them they are brilliant. They aren't.
Buzz cook
(2,474 posts)The author of the original article was remiss in not mentioning it.
Basically it's two real world tax plans and three fantasy pony tax plans.
BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)You are correct. It should have been included in the analysis!