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Originally Posted by Dreamer
I think the line-item veto gives the executive branch way too much power. While it could help cut down on pork, it would also take away a lot of power from Congress.
Hm. That sounds eerily familiar...where have I heard that before?
Oh yes- Robin Hood! That evil communist maniac....
Hm. The left must be infiltrating the children's storybooks industry...
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Actually you are correct, but I'll leave that for some one else to explain to you (childrens story books).
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What's wrong with tax cuts for the middle class and poor?
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The poor don't pay taxes, in fact about 40% to 60% of the population does not pay income taxes (Bush removed a number from the tax rolls). Bush also reduced taxes on the middle class.
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I'm afraid I don't really understand how liberals are snobbish, out-of-touch elites and conservatives represent the everyman, when conservatives support tax cuts for the rich, and scoff at tax breaks for the poor. Enlighten me?
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Yes a concept hard for liberals to understand without some actual experience.
Consider that leftist liberal George McGovern;
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Still George McGovern
Q: Someone mentioned to me that you tried to open up a bed-and-breakfast, and you ran into a lot of rules and regulations that made being a small businessman difficult. Can you talk about that?
A: I had a 140-room hotel in Stamford, Connecticut, for about three years, and it just didn't work. You know, the hotel business may be the most difficult place in the world to make a living unless you happen to own the Waldorf-Astoria. It was not a success.
I got sued a couple times by people who had accidents, one out in the parking lot of the hotel and one leaving the restaurant. I saw all the difficulties -- record-keeping, keeping track of the tax applications, paying the help. It gave me a new appreciation for the problems of small businesses.
Q: Someone like me would argue that many of those problems are a result of too many government rules, regulations, mandates.
A: It's possible that small business should be exempted from some of those things. Who can be against anything called the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? But maybe some of the requirements should be eased off a little bit. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pitt.../s_204920.html
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Perhaps a few courses in business administration AND actually working in business would help you understand.
The more taxes a business must pay the LESS money is left to pay EMPLOYEES. Less jobs = less employees = higher unemployment.
I know this must be hard for you to understand, but this is the flaw in liberal thinking.
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