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Monday, September 17, 2007

Robin Hood Rangel

New York Congressman Charlie Rangel is gearing to propose the largest tax hike in the history of the world. Don't worry it won't affect you, if your family income is less than $200,000.

Of course, if enacted it could affect the U.S. economy to the point of affecting you, plunging America into a recession of which it will be tough to dig out.

Just remember, as Democrats like Bruce Bikin of Radnor point out, tax rates have no effect on the economy. People who say they do, are tired and discredited and don't know what they're talking about.

16 Comments:

Blogger P. O'Neill said...

Gil, isn't this type of Democrat thinking also represented at the local level by candidtaes such as Landau and Innelli proposing programs which will cost tens of millions of dollars a year only to duplicate programs at the local level. Do we need the county government to take over inspections of local pizza shops and take over the decisions on which local roads will be paved? Aren't these decisions best made by local officials? Or, don't these candidates trust local officials to make this type of decision for their neighbors (also typical Democrat thinking)? Of course, if you look at some of the Democrat towns where this type of plan has been endorsed, I can understand why they would want someone other than the local elected officials to be making these decisions.

September 17, 2007 8:15 AM  
Blogger David Diano said...

p. o'neill-
Some decisions do require county oversight. How else do you handle issues like managing water drainage/runoff between townships?
Or how about a major road that crosses several townships?

We've seen from the GOP controlled Haverford that the local officials can't always be trusted.

And Alan Greenspan said that the Bush tax cuts should have been removed once the projected surplus disappeared.

Oh, and since when did Bikin become such an expert on the U.S. economy that his opinion is now used to represent the entire Democratic party?
How about Cheney who said that "Deficits don't matter."

September 17, 2007 9:50 AM  
Anonymous Randal said...

Deficits don’t matter.

No one (including Greenspan) can honestly criticize Repub spending in light of all the Socialist Liberal wealth-spreading and entitlements schemes slipped in through the years that continue to hold us down.

Vote Democrat, folks, and the U.S. will be full-blown Socialist before you know it. You’ve seen the warning signs.

September 17, 2007 10:36 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

David:

Do you get a fax from the DNC every morning with the old and tired DNC talking points? Tax cuts INCREASE commerce. Taxation DECREASES commerce. It really is as simple as understanding that the earth is ROUND.

September 17, 2007 10:44 AM  
Blogger Spencerblog said...

David,

I don't know what makes Bruce Bikin think he is such such an expert on tax policy or why he thinks tax cuts can't help an economy grow. You'll have to ask him.

As for him speaking for all Democrats, I grant that he does not.

But he did come within two votes of being the chairman of the Delaware County Democratic Party. And he aims to become party chairman in 2010.

He is a big supporter of David Landau's run for county council. So his views on raising taxes might be of interest to his friends and neighbors.

If you disagree with him about how high taxes don't affect economic growth feel free to say so.

I disagree with Randal about deficits. I think they do matter. I think George Bush, Cheney and the Republican Congress have done a terrible job at controlling spending. And they can be fairly criticized for it.

September 17, 2007 11:10 AM  
Anonymous Randal said...

See how Libs never hesitate to dismiss reason and logic and just lie in order to promote their blind and backward “solutions”.

Their entire Libism idiotology is built on their ability to lie right to our faces.
And who likes to be lied to?

September 17, 2007 11:10 AM  
Anonymous Randal said...

Sure, Gil, the Repubs have veered from their economic conservative roots in recent years. But this still pales in comparison to the historic and ongoing reckless spending of the Socialist wealth-spreading Left.

Deficits do not impact the day-to-day health of our economy the way other factors, like taxes, do. That’s what Cheney meant when he said that. But Libs try to spin it into something else.

September 17, 2007 11:26 AM  
Blogger David Diano said...

Randal-
Lib's like Alan Greenspan?

Spencer-
Bikin lost by 4 votes, not two. Also, several of HIS supporters came in and cast late ballots.

As for running for Dem Chair in 2010, he'd have a better chance running for dog catcher. His close vote in 2006 was disproportionately more favorable to him than his actual ability/suitability warranted. The only thing he will be chairman of in 2010 is his own fan club.

Please refrain from using him as any kind of example or representative of the Delaware County Democrats. Cliff Wilson is the chairman of the party and you and the rest of your GOP pals should continue to underestimate him.

September 17, 2007 12:20 PM  
Anonymous Randal said...

No, Libs like you.

September 17, 2007 12:22 PM  
Anonymous Randal said...

Greenspan wasn’t spinning Cheney’s words the way you dishonestly tried to here.

September 17, 2007 9:33 PM  
Blogger David Diano said...

Greenspan said he thought Cheney was wrong and that deficits do matter. Nothing to spin.

September 17, 2007 10:36 PM  
Anonymous Randal said...

Every LibDem sings wistfully about the great Deficit under Willie while neglecting to mention the Debt (which is different) that went through the roof during his reign.

September 18, 2007 10:57 AM  
Blogger David Diano said...

Clinton reduced the deficit and slowed the growth of the Debt. Had he remained in office, he would have used the surpluses to pay down the Debt. But, King George decided to reward his rich friends by mortgaging the future.

September 18, 2007 11:22 AM  
Anonymous Randal said...

"Rich friends... blatherblatherblather..."

So you admit that King W indeed inherited much of the debt from Willie. Thanks. ;)

September 18, 2007 11:32 AM  
Blogger David Diano said...

Clinton inherited Debt and deficit and 7% unemployment from Reagan-Bush.
He got unemployment near 4% and knocked down the deficit.
Then Bush blew it (according to Alan Greenspan, not just me). Oh, and Greenspan also said that Clinton was the BEST President when it came to working with him on the economy.

Randal, you must be like Harriet Myers that said Bush was the one of the smartest she knew. To an ant, even a child looks like a giant.

September 18, 2007 2:00 PM  
Anonymous Randal said...

Under Willie the debt grew like never before. He did not inherit that from anyone.
And unemployment grew to 5% by the time he left office. Bush inherited that and corrected it.
Get off Willie’s #$%*. He prefers chubby girls to do that to him.

September 19, 2007 10:52 AM  

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