Quote Originally Posted by JakeMartinez
I appreciate being told off like a child, but you didn't answer my question. And, for that matter, neither did the person it was directed to.

If lower taxes are better for the economy, then obviously the best thing we could do for it is do away with government altogether. So, why not?

I didn't answer your question and I was never obligated to. If you took it as being told off like a child then I'm sorry, but that is your own problem of perception and not mine. If you can't handle having one of your posts picked apart.. analyzed and criticized resulting in an answer that you disagree with then you really shouldn't be posting. Being told off as a child? I completely disagree, explaining how there are more ways to generate taxes when you gave the impression that you believed that the only way to generate income for the government is through raised taxes.. then yes of that I'm guilty. So sue me

Your question that you pose actually makes no sense what so ever. If we have no government then the things that we do need the government for will no longer be there either.

Do you enjoy the roads you drive on? Do you enjoy being able to go to work without worrying if we will be invaded by another country? Do you enjoy having a legal system as opposed to a lawless system where if you piss somoene off they could shoot you without any consequence to them?

You probably do enjoy these things, I know I do. For these things we do need a government; however with that said that doesn't mean the government is the end all answer to our problems. The real root of the problem is government spending and over complicated/under performed government programs.

Raising taxes is a short term fix that will inevitably come back to bite us in the ass in a few years.

And Daihashi, our economy grows and acts independent of what our government does. Saying that lower taxes is the only reason we can live in such a wonderfully materialistic, free-market society is to ignore the U.S.'s vast resources. That's why we have such a great economy, taxes have nothing to do with it.
No, you're right it does act independantly but what we do can and does influence the economy. In case you haven't realized it our economy isn't in the crapper but it's not doing so hot. It is a very good reflection of the current bonds markets; which are a fairly good snapshot of how our economy is doing. I am not just talking about t-bills.. I am also referring to corporate bonds as well.

In a time when the economy is on shakey ground and you propose tax increases then here's where the chain reaction begins.

Companies jobs are to protect it's owners and investors.. protecting it's employees are actually very low on the agenda list. To protect it's investors it will cut back production... which will decrease supply and in the end effect the final dollar of what you pay at the store.. leaving you with less and less money to spend on other needs.

In addition a company may choose to cut employees.. creating a higher number of those unemployed.. without any taxable income now. So the government get's no money from them and they only get money from the government (MAYBE!! if they qualify) for a short time. The result is the same, less spending and a stagnant economy.

So you're right.. the market does work independently.. but you're wrong... the government can and does influence which way the economy turns. Key word being influence...
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