tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post4789616797718213705..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-89284055753231420072011-11-03T21:57:32.204-04:002011-11-03T21:57:32.204-04:00You're quite right: the stimulus "saved o...You're quite right: the stimulus "saved or created" jobs to the tune of - if I remember correctly - about $250,000/job.<br /><br />Worth every penny we borrowed from the Chinese.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-87525877787254073772011-11-03T21:53:47.540-04:002011-11-03T21:53:47.540-04:00Multiple CBO analyses have determined that the sti...Multiple CBO analyses have determined that the stimulus directly lowered the unemployment rate, increased the total of fulltime jobs, and raised the GDP. <br /><br />You're repeating a false point that half of the politicians are saying in hopes of-- gasp, no, oh the horror-- winning re-election. Some leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-69923497186790376452011-11-03T20:59:54.029-04:002011-11-03T20:59:54.029-04:00Well, this is where I fall back onto libertarian d...Well, this is where I fall back onto libertarian doctrine: if people want government, why don't they pay for it? I simply don't buy into the argument that "hey, that guy has more money than me, therefore he should pay more." Has it become "fair" just because we say it is? As the adage goes: "Robbing Peter to pay Paul will always have the enthusiastic support ofErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-84623444743639791072011-11-03T20:48:07.639-04:002011-11-03T20:48:07.639-04:00As someone solidly in the upper-middle class (bord...As someone solidly in the upper-middle class (borderline top quartile, I'd guess), I can afford an income tax raise, and I wouldn't cry foul over one of a couple percent. But I'm pretty skeptical that those in the lower half could take one on -- at least not without doing more harm than good, such as (implicitly) encouraging more debt, skimping on education, etc. State and local another Eric Lindholmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-22262309224097317082011-11-03T20:01:04.449-04:002011-11-03T20:01:04.449-04:00Let me clarify: it's human nature to vote your...Let me clarify: it's human nature to vote your pocketbook and - with very rare exceptions - people are going to vote for lower taxes and more benefits...as long as somebody else is paying. I didn't link the Colorado vote with Obama, just that it wasn't unexpected.<br /><br />What I loathe about Obama is that even he knows raising taxes on "the rich" won't pay for his Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-15862500318623673642011-11-03T01:50:53.110-04:002011-11-03T01:50:53.110-04:00Eric, you're talking out of both sides of your...Eric, you're talking out of both sides of your mouth. The Colorado measure would have raised taxes on <i>everyone,</i> as you would know if you had followed your own link. It had nothing to do with bringing taxes on the rich back closer to Reagan-year levels. If you recognize, as you claim to, that taxes need to go up across the board to pay for important government services, you should beanother Eric Lindholmnoreply@blogger.com