Quote Originally Posted by JaySin
I really do not see how giving businesses tax cuts will help me out. Sure they may be able to lower prices because of less tax, but they will probably just keep the extra profit. People are just too greedy.
You said it.. too greedy. I'm not sure what your situation is in regards to what is necessary in your life and what is not but if $40/80 is going to make a difference then there's a chance that you're living beyond your means. Going out when you can't really afford it, buying an item/toy when you shouldn't be. Hitting up the movies when you should stay home, buying services when you should be pinching pennies.

Then again you could be bed ridden for all I know and it could be justifiable; fact is this, we are currently paying lower taxes than we did 16 years ago. Either candidate is proposing tax cuts and we will be paying even less regardless of who is elected.

You talk about greed.. companies give people jobs, benefits and will price their products accordingly so long as their investors are protected and the profit line is good. Without investors or these companies we would not have many of the luxuries we take for granted today. With everything there is Balance... however many people wish to switch the balance and force the small businesses and large corporations which currently pay over 90% of the tax revenue and force more onto them. This will hurt their profits; which in turn will lead investors to sell off stock.. which will hurt them even further forcing them to cut jobs, raise the price of their product or whatever else they can do to protect their profits. Companies don't make goods out of charity. They make products and put time into research for their investors. Their obligation is to the company and to investors, not to the everyday citizen nor the employees that work for them. Their job is to make money.

You're willing to risk increasing unemployment rate increase because you want $40/80 more a month.

To me that seems like greed; but again the situation changes given certain circumstances. You may legitmately need that money but the majority of Americans are not in that boat. The majority of Americans live far beyond their means and are poor with budgeting their money.

I choose trying to keep unemployment rate down/fight it as opposed to putting an extra 40/80 bucks into american's pockets every month.