Comments on: Political Blog War!* B Diddy vs Agent Zero

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:28:18 +0000

Only morons are liberal.

High taxes, less security and defense and more gov’t spending and programs.

Sounds like a winning platform!

By: jacketman03

jacketman03 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:13:56 +0000

saprissa-I think that a flat tax with all the loopholes closed is a perfect way to go, and the only problem there would be where to set the percentage at. Is 10% enough? Or is it 20-25%? If it gets any higher than 20%, I don’t think it would work.

By: cbh49er

cbh49er — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:49:13 +0000

i really don’t think there are that many undecided voters.

That may be true but the media sure loves to find them and spread their stupidity across the airwaves.

By: shawnfromtex

shawnfromtex — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:47:22 +0000

@groin . it doesn’t do any good to argue politics with people you meet in real life either. i really don’t think there are that many undecided voters. voter turnout is the key.

By: saprissa

saprissa — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:10:26 +0000

Mike – would you object to a flat tax w/ all loopholes removed? I think that is a fair complaint – that the very rich (top 1%) have enough “outs” in the current tax system that reduces their tax burden substantially.

By: HakeemtheDream

HakeemtheDream — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:07:56 +0000

In Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom he gave evidence that in fact a flat tax would provide just as much tax revenue as the current graduated scale system.

By: cursedcleveland.com

cursedcleveland.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:04:38 +0000

Mike, I’m not an economics person (as is evidenced by my $60,000 of college debet to go into a field that starts at $20,000 a year..), but is your scenario solvant for our country’s current setup? Meaning, if a flat tax was instituted, it would seem to me that there’s a whole bunch o’ money that our government would be down from the get-go. Unless you’re talking trickle-down economics.

By: I Pulled a Groin

I Pulled a Groin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:02:26 +0000

Mike and Groin have disappeared and I certainly don’t want to be the conservative torch bearer on this site.

Work is busier now and I don’t really have time to comment anymore. I’ve also realized how pointless it is to argue politics with people who I’ll never meet in real life.

By: cursedcleveland.com

cursedcleveland.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:00:13 +0000

More importantly, the final season of the Shield debuts tonight.

By: Mike NYC

Mike NYC — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:00:02 +0000

I object to your characterization of paying taxes as â€œpunishment.€

Paying taxes is not punishment. Paying 25% more than other people based simply on the fact that you are more financially successful? Yes, that is punishment.