A bit of reality amidst all the propaganda, sloganeering, lying, etc.
Under Obama, Taxes Hit A 30-Year Low | ThinkProgress
Under Obama, Taxes Hit A 30-Year Low | ThinkProgress
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -Ludwig von Mises
"Therefore, since men are naturally corrupt and rapacious, the best course is to let them do whatever the fuck they want."
Not the conclusion drawn by the originator of the quote, nor was the first part of your statement an assertion in said quote.
Moving along.
Just surprised you would adopt such a dangerously short-sighted quote as a motto. But as you say . . . moving along.
Didn't the recession knock out about 1/3 of individual taxpayer earnings? How is taxing less money a victory for anyone in Washington?
For decades, it has been standard practice for the Republicans to decry the tax-and-spend Democrats. A common refrain leading up to the 2008 election was that Obama would tax us all into misery. Hence, the newsworthiness that, in fact, taxes are down.
As to your "query" re earnings being down 1/3 (with no time frame given for this assertion masquerading as a question), the Bureau of Economic Analysis provides information with regards to Gross Domestic Product and Gross Domestic Income, among other data. A quick look at the history from 2000-2012, shows growth up until the fourth quarter of 2008, with a decline through the second quarter of 2009, and then a steady upsurge with a return to pre-2009 levels by the second quarter of 2010. Since that time, GDI has remained higher than ever, increasing each quarter.
http://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?ReqID=9&step=1
Yes, Actually, Obamacare Is the Biggest Tax Increase in History - Reason.com
"On page 19 of the 36-page PDF of the CBOs analysis of the ObamaCare law from when it was passed is a line that says total revenues from 2010 to 2019 and lists the number 525, which is the way people in government write $525,000,000,000 when they are trying to pass a $525,000,000,000 tax increase.
In current dollars, that makes it even on the first-four-year-basis of the Obama Treasury department the largest tax increase of the 27 pieces of legislation since 1968 that were analyzed in the paper. In 1945, at the peak of World War II, the entire federal budget was only about $92.7 billion."
. . . your misunderstanding of the quote and the arguments it highlights.
So, you see... Most americans who have insurance will end up with MORE disposable income in their pocket- In Spite of the fact that the program technically raises money.
So, really... knock it off with the hysterical bulllshit.
Its damn well time we RAISED some people's taxes BACK to where they used to be when the US infrastructure was the envy of the world.
y'know... back when the Middle class had a RISING standard of living?
Not the DECLINING standard of living in which GOP economic idiocy has resulted.
You're right. I shouldn't let my parody quote speak for von Mises as if he were somehow anti-government.
Von Mises can speak for himself:
"Government is . . . the opposite of liberty. It is beating, imprisoning, hanging. Whatever a government does it is ultimately supported by the actions of armed constables."
"The essential feature of government is the enforcement of its decrees by beating, killing, and imprisoning. Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less freedom."
"Government means always coercion and compulsion and is by necessity the opposite of liberty."
"Government is essentially the negation of liberty."
"Liberty is always freedom from the government."
Of course, to a great extent, Mises is anti-government to the same extent you are anti-fire when it burns down your house.
Thanks for the great quotes! :smile:
You're right, it makes perfect sense to be anti-fire, *when* it burns down your house. But I missed von Mises making a similar qualification in his comments about government.
And you're welcome! :smile:
You certainly did! A more in-depth reading of Von Mises will reveal many such qualifications!![]()
My insurance premiums went up. I was paying 356$ per month on my children and 465$ for me, now I pay 789$ for my children and 613$ for me per month. My ded used to be $4000, which had to be met before the insurance would pay 80/20, now the ded is 10,000$ with a 70/30 and the 10,000 has to be met before the insurance will pay the 70 percent. This is all in network. If I do out of network the ded is 25,000. My insurance will not pay for name brand pres either only generic. How has obsmacare helped me and my family ?