tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post6780710310407318857..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Fiscal IrresponsibilityBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-50713065527777513512010-11-27T01:28:07.128-07:002010-11-27T01:28:07.128-07:00I know I'm nit-picking proposals, but I can...<i>I know I'm nit-picking proposals, but I can't resist.</i><br /><br />But the Simpson-Bowles proposal is head and shoulders above the current situation. It doesn't have a snowball's chance in Hell, tho... from what I read. NO one... no <i>politician,</i> that is... likes it, so I'm thinkin' they must have done good.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-30119802556073647122010-11-26T21:03:07.508-07:002010-11-26T21:03:07.508-07:00Re: "Territorial System"
Definition: Th...Re: "Territorial System"<br /><br />Definition: The U.S. should tax corporations only on the income produced inside this country.<br /><br />I know I'm nit-picking proposals, but I can't resist.<br /><br />God bless these guys, but I guess I flunked Economics. Right now the corporations are moving offshore. If we cut their taxes by the amount they move offshore, what reason would they have to stay here.<br /><br />Now, I know they propose reducing the corporate tax, and maybe this will keep them grounded a bit, after all, Ford in Mexico is spending billions on machine guns to protect their assembly lines, but reducing corporate taxes by 4% doesn't seem like a big enough trade-off to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-54811488038714339342010-11-26T20:24:19.922-07:002010-11-26T20:24:19.922-07:00I've asked to meet with the President, but so ...I've asked to meet with the President, but so far no luck...<br /><br />Anyway, my solution is, that as the national debt goes past One Trillion, a National Sales Tax kicks-in on all non-food items. The sales tax will be at a rate that the debt will be paid off in five years.<br /><br />I have my Power Point all ready.<br /><br />Note, at 13 Trillion in debt, the interest rate of the sales tax will be significant, so you might want to get onboard early with this...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-77300435893891652862010-11-18T15:34:21.299-07:002010-11-18T15:34:21.299-07:00Well, some of 'em got it. I read there were 3...Well, some of 'em got it. I read there were 30 or so in their caucus that voted against Nan. I'm glad to see her botoxed face as Minority Leader, tho. She's a symbol of EXACTLY what's wrong with the Donkey Party. We're on the same page.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-35664700021965296152010-11-18T15:18:01.380-07:002010-11-18T15:18:01.380-07:00Buck, I don't consider it to be a bad thing at...Buck, I don't consider it to be a bad thing at all. Just further proof that the dimwits "just don't get it".Dave (aka Buckskins Rule)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764864394651709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-51965210013269678432010-11-18T14:36:58.181-07:002010-11-18T14:36:58.181-07:00Ya, I knew that, Moogie. I sure am glad **I** did...Ya, I knew that, Moogie. I sure am glad **I** didn't have to wait, tho. I would have wound up working until I was 60 instead of "goin' early." Yet another window I managed to slip thru.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-17800248211768383072010-11-18T14:32:04.848-07:002010-11-18T14:32:04.848-07:00The Reserve Component already has to wait til 60 t...The Reserve Component already has to wait til 60 to draw retirement. It's an extra reason to celebrate.Moogie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665429537064900337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-38394344208537792582010-11-18T08:40:47.076-07:002010-11-18T08:40:47.076-07:00Lou: I have mixed emotions about earmarks. But n...Lou: I have mixed emotions about earmarks. But not about the ABUSE of earmarks.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-9918343041398209142010-11-18T08:39:35.264-07:002010-11-18T08:39:35.264-07:00Glenn: Thanks.
BR: You act the Dims electing Pe...Glenn: Thanks.<br /><br />BR: You act the Dims electing Pelosi is a BAD thing! Heh.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-67923910076082578732010-11-17T20:58:24.244-07:002010-11-17T20:58:24.244-07:00Your last is spot on. And, of course there is wai...Your last is spot on. And, of course there is wailing and gnashing of teeth on the left. Cut pork and pet projects and they lose their base. Besides, it's pretty damned clear they still don't get it. Just look at who go elected as the House Minority Leader.Dave (aka Buckskins Rule)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764864394651709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-41217959937928136962010-11-17T18:46:24.890-07:002010-11-17T18:46:24.890-07:00Paragraph number four. On Target!!!!Paragraph number four. On Target!!!!Glenn Mark Casselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305109383344139028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-64875047234902744852010-11-17T15:30:59.321-07:002010-11-17T15:30:59.321-07:00Here in OK, Senators Inhofe and Coburn, both Repub...Here in OK, Senators Inhofe and Coburn, both Republicans, seem to be at odds over government earmarks. Coburn want to do away with them, and Inhofe is unwilling to do so. It seems once you get used to getting money from the government, it is hard to give it up.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-32939905476698915622010-11-17T13:36:01.020-07:002010-11-17T13:36:01.020-07:00Jim: Thank ya!
Moogie: The proposal and a suppo...Jim: Thank ya!<br /><br />Moogie: The proposal and a supporting PowerPoint file are at the PBS link in my second graf. It only takes about a half hour to read through the whole thing, slightly more if you stop to think about what they're saying. The military is gonna be VERY upset... one of the proposals is to delay paying military retirement benefits until the retiree reaches age 60. Like I said... EVERYONE sacrifices.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-66209207956493862662010-11-17T13:10:17.383-07:002010-11-17T13:10:17.383-07:00Ditto that, Sully.
I haven't read the entire ...Ditto that, Sully.<br /><br />I haven't read the entire proposal, but I like what I've heard so far.<br /><br />I heard some pundit or another opine this morning that the current Congress is "the most successful since the Johnson administration." Well, <i>that</i> just speaks volumes, doesn't it?Moogie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665429537064900337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-22736189483960613742010-11-17T10:56:20.126-07:002010-11-17T10:56:20.126-07:00Amen, on the trenchant observation made in your cl...Amen, on the trenchant observation made in your closer.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.com