Thread: Democratic Strategist, James Carville's firm's poll reports that.....

Originally Posted by Alundil

To answer part of Fov's question:

I would raise taxes to reduce the debt, however I would do that only after cutting spending on programs that were inefficient or duplicate processes. There is a large amount of waste in the government. Some of that could go. I think that it'd be possible in the long term to begin paying down the debt by eliminating some of the federal programs that money is shunted to year after year.

Once cost cutting measures were taken and analysis down showed that more sacrifice was necessary, then yes I'd support higher taxes to help reduce the deficit. I do not want to pay higher taxes if the money is being spent willy-nilly though.

I give you credit for being honest. Most people here who complain incessantly about the debt and deficit would balk at raising taxes.

Originally Posted by Kraker Jak

You get a FUCKING JOB....

Wow. Just wow. What alternate universe do you live in? It sure as hell isn't this one. I mean, do you at all realize how absurd you sound? Not to mention you completely avoided the question. But I that was using an analogy. How does "getting a job" even fall into that analogy? What "job" can the government get to bring in more revenue? Are you saying you support raising taxes? Good to know.

Originally Posted by Kraker Jak

more people who have jobs, more people who earn income, more people who pay income tax, less people who are on government assistance...


Seems pretty elementary...

And what does that have to do with ANYTHING that's been said in the past few posts? Absolutely nothing, so stay on topic and stop going on incoherent tangents.