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 Originally Posted by JimmyS1985
In 1945, our debt/gdp % was.......
You keep repeating yourself man. And it's not really even relevant. The economy in 1945 was a completely different animal than it is now. You really can't be making these comparisons.
Originally Posted by JimmyS1985
Despite the higher taxes of the era, we had a much more robust economy for the average citizen, a more powerful country, we pretty much annually balanced the budget
You keep talking about a balanced budget. Sure, it sounds good, but it doesn't necessarily help poor people.
Originally Posted by JimmyS1985
productivity and GDP per Capita went up, unlike what's been going on ever since 1981.
False. GDP per capita has been going up, consistently, for over 60 years now.
Originally Posted by JimmyS1985
If wealthy people getting wealthier, made everyone else wealthier, we wouldn't have 51% of US workers making a wage that leaves them in poverty
It DOES make everyone else wealthier. Household income is up. Alot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Househ..._thru_2014.png
See those two huge dips in the early 90's and middle 2000's. Coincidentally, those were the periods where were were ruled by tax & spend democrats!
Originally Posted by JimmyS1985
Obama has not put in a large tax increase on the wealthy,
Dude....c'mon. You can't say Bush passed large tax cuts on the wealth, and then say that discontinuing those tax cuts (which obama did) isn't a "large tax increase". When you pass a tax cut, and then repeal it, the effects are opposite....but EQUAL. If Obama didn't pass a "large tax increase", then Bush didn't pass a "large tax cut". You can't have it both ways.
Originally Posted by JimmyS1985
If the ACA gets repealed, what am I gonna do?
Get a job!
Originally Posted by JimmyS1985
I don't know, looks like my family will have to shovel more money to the Pharmaceutical industry and Healthcare industry for me to gain coverage again.
What the F man? A few posts ago your family was among the top 10% wealthiest in the country. Now you're complaining about not getting enough government subsidies? Isn't your family the exact people you want to pay more??
I get it now. You only support policies that you perceive as hurtful to people you perceive as having more than you do.
Jealousy is NOT an economic policy
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