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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Perhaps. But think of the economic benefit associated with a true reduction in government scope, spending, and subsequent taxes. Think of the benefit if the "economic stimulus" money spent on projects of questionable benefit had instead been distributed in the form of tax cuts. What if every taxpaying American individual and business had received a 20% tax cut?
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I appreciate that point but....
1. I am not glossy eyed enuff to believe that factions can be eliminated )nor were the Framers), or even shorn of their pork. We are also left with the idea of which govt. programs to cut - that has been floated in PARF and had little success. Rick Perry had problems with it also...
2. A 20% tax cut might have less economic benefit than govt. investment in infrastructure - you can think of ways to spend it all on air transport I bet...