Who woulda thunk that infrastructure would cost money?
Republicans still selling that bull that with the drastic tax cuts for corporations we'll still bring in more money because they will make "lots more".
How about we just call the Republicans the "Voodoo" party. All they want to do is stick pins in liberals anyway.
All too true, when I heard she trademarked "Money Honey" not understanding it was pejorative, I knew she was none too bright. Also. who follows Roger Ailes over to Fox, from a respectable news company?
And republicans reps will line up again to take credit for all the infrastructure dollars going to their state after they voted against it. Once again, democrats are expected to be the adults in the room come up with serious solutions while republicans will demand participation trophies.
Dumb people line up to get ripped off by anyone clever enough to separate them from their hard earned cash. It's not just for circuses, sideshows, or snake oil anymore. It's the American way.
TAPPER: Well, how do you pay for it, then?REEVES: One way you pay for it is by seeing significant improved economic growth.
What's weird is that this is the right answer if the question is "How do you pay down a huge national debt?" The Debt is the other thing Republicans love to worry about (whenever Dems are in power), because DEBT IS BAD and also YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PAY DOWN THE DEBT WITH TAXES. In fact, using a tax hike to pay off debt is a terrible idea. What you do instead is have a healthy economy with more people earning money and therefore paying taxes and more people earning more money and therefore paying more taxes. No hike required.
But to get to that more healthy economy, you have to have a jobs program and an infrastructure program and public spending. Repugs always do this economics thing ass backwards. Always.
over on fox all of the geniuses in their non comments say that if you raise taxes on corporations, they'll just pass it along to consumers by raising prices so it's really a tax on the poor and middle class. nobody seemed to have an answer when I asked them how much prices went down when trump cut the corporate tax rate by 7%
Bears repeating, because this is the fundamental principle of capitalism, which Republicans claim to be experts in:
they will just pass the costs on to the consumers. The trouble with this argument is that if corporations could charge higher prices for their products, you don’t think they would be already?
I suggest we cut republicans instead. Right out of office.
Well said, Natalie.
Who woulda thunk that infrastructure would cost money?
Republicans still selling that bull that with the drastic tax cuts for corporations we'll still bring in more money because they will make "lots more".
How about we just call the Republicans the "Voodoo" party. All they want to do is stick pins in liberals anyway.
Yes.
All too true, when I heard she trademarked "Money Honey" not understanding it was pejorative, I knew she was none too bright. Also. who follows Roger Ailes over to Fox, from a respectable news company?
..I don't know why you people seem to think this is magic. It's just this little chromium switch here...
And republicans reps will line up again to take credit for all the infrastructure dollars going to their state after they voted against it. Once again, democrats are expected to be the adults in the room come up with serious solutions while republicans will demand participation trophies.
Dumb people line up to get ripped off by anyone clever enough to separate them from their hard earned cash. It's not just for circuses, sideshows, or snake oil anymore. It's the American way.
Actually, it's the Rich Assholes Tax and Fiscal Unberdening Care (RATFUC) Act.
TAPPER: Well, how do you pay for it, then?REEVES: One way you pay for it is by seeing significant improved economic growth.
What's weird is that this is the right answer if the question is "How do you pay down a huge national debt?" The Debt is the other thing Republicans love to worry about (whenever Dems are in power), because DEBT IS BAD and also YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PAY DOWN THE DEBT WITH TAXES. In fact, using a tax hike to pay off debt is a terrible idea. What you do instead is have a healthy economy with more people earning money and therefore paying taxes and more people earning more money and therefore paying more taxes. No hike required.
But to get to that more healthy economy, you have to have a jobs program and an infrastructure program and public spending. Repugs always do this economics thing ass backwards. Always.
^^^^THIS
Although a 25% tax rate for corps. does not seem terrible, giving that individuals and families are paying more like 33%.
if we could just cut taxes to nothing, just think of how much revenue the government would get!!! wait a second
over on fox all of the geniuses in their non comments say that if you raise taxes on corporations, they'll just pass it along to consumers by raising prices so it's really a tax on the poor and middle class. nobody seemed to have an answer when I asked them how much prices went down when trump cut the corporate tax rate by 7%
Bears repeating, because this is the fundamental principle of capitalism, which Republicans claim to be experts in:
they will just pass the costs on to the consumers. The trouble with this argument is that if corporations could charge higher prices for their products, you don’t think they would be already?
And the modest job losses or price increases are offset by the rising tide floating the boats of ordinary consumers.
And the press will not ever ask the GOP congresspeople the obvious question:
"You praised the bill for bringing money to your state. Yet you voted against it. Can you explain this?"