Actually the majority are in the middle. They are the ones that determine the elections, they just don't really have a candidate to call their own. They are forced to choose a side every 4 years.
Agree but at this point in time Americans will not vote for a far left candidate, so the "left" has to nominate o moderate Republican instead. Buttigieg, Klobachar, Booker and Harris all represent the Biden/Pelosi wing of the party. Warren would have been the only one representing the left. Bernie is not a Democrat. He's a socialist, so I put him in a category by himself.This is where you are mistaken and going with the propaganda. The choice the Americans have is (to be generous) between a far right and a right fraction of the same party. The ruling class is perpetuating the mirage that there is a choice between two different parties, when in reality they both are beholden to the same interest. Look at Biden's voting record.
Yes and according to you, taxes would pay it off.That's got to be one of the most idiotic questions posted here.
If you have credit card debt not buying things won't get rid of it, you need to pay it off.
Hey boob, how do you pay it off if don't use taxes?Yes and according to you, taxes would pay it off.
I asked how has that been working so far considering how much debt there is both provincially and federally while taxes have been steadily going up over the years?
And while we're on the topic of credit card debt, can you imagine if you had so much credit card debt that just the interest payment each month took money away from your other necessities? What would you do? Ask for a raise by saying you need more money because you can't control your spending?
Or would you need to manage your expenses and cut certain things to reduce your debt?
Once the lightbulb goes on in your head you'll see that the government debt and the approach to dealing with it is very similar.
What would happen to taxes if there was no deficit?This might be a tough question for you but:
What would happen to the deficit if there were no taxes?
Then you must think that this government bailout during the pandemic is all wrong, and instead we should just have cut taxes?What would happen to taxes if there was no deficit?
My point was that if you are of the belief that the only way to pay off debt is to increase taxes, then that hasn't really been working considering taxes keep going up and the debt keeps increasing as well. At what point do you reach the point of not being able to increase taxes anymore? I mean people are paying more than half of their income in taxes already? Do you think taking the other half as well will fix the problem? No.
Check out this infographic.So if you think increasing taxes is the ultimate solution, then why not consider taxing everyone 100% and give all your money to the state. That is the ultimate Communist utopia!
Dodge. Non-answer.What would happen to taxes if there was no deficit?
Um. Not buying more does get rid of a deficit. A deficit is current year spending. Cut spending, cut deficit.That's got to be one of the most idiotic questions posted here.
If you have credit card debt not buying things won't get rid of it, you need to pay it off.
No, I'm against mismanagement of taxes collected. I'm also against lazy politicing whereby rather than figure out efficiencies and proper management, the go-to solution is just to get everyone to pay more taxes like it's a bottomless pit of money.Then you must think that this government bailout during the pandemic is all wrong, and instead we should just have cut taxes?
Because clearly you are against government spending and socialized medicine.
No you just didn't bother reading the rest and/or it was shockingly too real for you.Dodge. Non-answer.
The rich are already taxed. Why should they be punished by having to pay disproportionately more than everyone else just because the government mismanaged finances and now has monumental debt and promises it can't deliver on?Check out this infographic.
https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/
Take a look through it and tell me which makes more sense:
a) cutting the minimal US social services even more
b) taxing the poor and middle class
c) taxing the rich
Which of those three do you really think could pay down any deficit or debt long term?
That infographic shows that you could tax the 400 richest people in the US enough to pay for the entire coronavirus stimulus and they'd hardly even notice it.The rich are already taxed. Why should they be punished by having to pay disproportionately more than everyone else just because the government mismanaged finances and now has monumental debt and promises it can't deliver on?
How many jobs has Bezos help create? Here's a clue: 750,000
How many sellers has Amazon helped earn a living by using its innovative technology? Here's a clue: 5,000,000
So a successful business owner who has generated wealth for thousands if not millions of people globally, has to be punished by having to pay higher taxes to help the government pay off its debts? Does that sound fair to you?
What if Mr. Bezos decided one day to tell the government to go fuck themselves and shut down his business? Now where will all those taxes come from? Here's a clue: your ass.
Your short-sighted strategy is exactly that...short-sighted.
Why is it so easy for you to spend other people's money like you are entitled to it? Oh right, because you're a Communist...That infographic shows that you could tax the 400 richest people in the US enough to pay for the entire coronavirus stimulus and they'd hardly even notice it.
Your long term strategy lead to the first great depression. The divide between rich and poor and market freedoms lead to disaster the first time.
The answer was government intervention, stimulus spending that built much of the infrastructure of the US and Canada and social programs that you right wingers are still trying to kill.
Austerity has failed every single time its been tried, with every country, state or city all around the world.
Yet you still push it.
And here we are in the single greatest example of the power and need for socialized health care, government interventions and spending and you're still arguing for the kind of cuts that have only lead to more dead people in long term care units.
Your strategy has failed and you cannot find a single example of where its worked.
Like I said, you back a policy that's never worked and you can't find a single example where it has.Why is it so easy for you to spend other people's money like you are entitled to it? Oh right, because you're a Communist...
You want examples? Here you go...
- North Korea
- Bangladesh
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Cuba (I do love their cigars though)
They thought taking everyone's money for the state was a good idea too...why don't you join them and pick one to move to?
ps Ever wonder why the wall came down in East Germany? It wasn't because everyone liked their system.
