neocon666's Comments (156)

“Exactly.”

“ha. It is sort of funny for me to see both of these idiot groups together fighting with each other and knowing that both will be voting rethuglican.”

“It's like Blanket Jackson talking about the Music industry.”

“I hope you're not really being "conservative." Let's use the word "underestimating."

Seriously - you are correct.”

“Note: Bill Clinton cut taxes in 1997. Bill Clinton also pushed for globalization through NAFTA. Clinton also deregulated the finance industry (which finally caught up to us in 2008). He was more "pro-business" than Reagan, although Newt Gingrich and a Republican controlled Congress probably had something to do with it as well.

And of course, a good deal of the growth in the late 1990's that lead to the balanced budget was due to the stock market bubble, which burst in 2001.

Every "boom" time is always followed by a "bust".”

“Oh, come on! The only jobs ever created by any president were cabinet positions. You can't give the president the credit (or the blame) for the number of jobs in the country. If I buy raw materials and make baby blankets, and sell them at a profit, and the blankets become popular and I need to hire someone to help make them, a job has been created. Did the president create that job because of his economic policies? Can anyone even ever determine how much affect the president's policies have on each individual job? I was not fired today. Does that mean that President Obama deserves the credit for saving my job?

Don't forget that Bill Clinton was president during the rise of the tech bubble and his second term ended just as the tech bubble popped. Does that mean that Clinton deserves credit for all of the "jobs" created by crazy investment in internet businesses with no business models? And if so, does he not also deserve the blame for the bubble popping? Or was it the Bush tax cuts that popped the bubble? Also, don't forget the economic impact of 9/11, which happened less than a year into Bush's first term. Were the tax cuts responsible for that?”

“This was Reagan's best trick.

He (1) dramatically raised Social Security taxes, (2) borrowed from the Social Security trust fund with no intention of ever paying it back, and still (3) he happily claimed credit for "lowering taxes."

He got credit for doing so from the MSM, the Republicans, and some Democrats.

His plan of raising and then raiding the Social Security taxes increased the taxes on some of his supporters including small business people.

Some still believe that he lowered taxes. Clinton was a good liar. Obama too. But both of them could have taken lessons from Reagan.”

“Thank you. I've been kvetching about this since August 2007, when I read it in, of all places. the Wall Street Journal, which argued that foreign companies avoid setting up shop in America because of the high cost of healthcare.”

“Agreed. We need to help companies manage their overhead, and healthcare is a giant nut to crack for many -- especially smaller companies. And we all seem for forget that a healthier workforce will be more productive.

This is a long and complicated batle we are in. I'm not even looking to play the DvR battle on this one. Let's hear some good ideas, folks.

This would be a real good time for that.”

“Amen to that. Although I'm less than fond of Geithner et al, the real villains in this passion plays are the Bush lackeys who started this sh*tstorm, not the Obama lackeys who are doing such an un-stirring job of fixing it.”

“Don't blame it all on the Republicans. Deregulation of the financial markets was passed under Clinton and enjoyed broad bi-partisan support. And conservative Democrats were willing to support the most ruinous of Bush's policies.

This isn't a problem with one party, its a problem with national politics in general.”

“"when the republican's make a recession, by God, they make a RECESSION."

You Betcha!”

“Heh...and it's the only thing they do well.”

“But it will take a Democratic led House, Senate and White House to turn it into another Depression.”

“I think 'commie' was snark. CitizenT agrees with you.”

“Yeah, I was joking. Many people say the idea of increasing taxes on the rich is communist/socialist, so I figure Ike's 91% tax on wealth over $3million (IIRC) must have been communist, right?”

“yes”

“You are obviously unfamiliar with sarcasm. How humorless could a person be?”

“Funny, I never got the memo. I always thought when I said "lower taxes" I meant I wanted to keep more of what I earned. Or when I said "less government" I meant that I wanted more freedom from government intervention.

I didn't realize I was just being racist.”

“LOVELY! Especially the "long term involuntary labor" part.”

“Your second point is hilarious, projecting a little aren't we. The left is the side using racism as a smokescreen because they know they're losing the debate on healthcare.”

“It's the same as blaming the victim of their assault for instigating their attack.”

“No, they just deserve it by the way they dress. (and yes, that's sarcasm).”