Comments on: Historically, Republicans are the ones overspending. http://proactivebusybody.com/2008/09/04/historically-republicans-are-the-ones-overspending/ Life is in flux BIG TIME these days. I want to keep in touch with all of my peeps. The Internet is this beautiful thing. I can move to a brand new city and still stay in easy, near-daily contact with the people I love. When I feel connected to the people in my life that matter, I am unstoppable! Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:50:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Abby http://proactivebusybody.com/2008/09/04/historically-republicans-are-the-ones-overspending/comment-page-1/#comment-26381 Abby Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:09:44 +0000 http://proactivebusybody.com/?p=2791#comment-26381 Yay! Dad cited me. Cool! Yay! Dad cited me. Cool!

]]> By: 1 Boring Old Man » what was that about? http://proactivebusybody.com/2008/09/04/historically-republicans-are-the-ones-overspending/comment-page-1/#comment-26372 1 Boring Old Man » what was that about? Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:53:41 +0000 http://proactivebusybody.com/?p=2791#comment-26372 [...] deficits. It said that the Democrats were going to levy steep taxes on the middle class: From my daughter’s blog: Why are the Republicans always talking about how much Democrats spend, when they are the ones who [...] [...] deficits. It said that the Democrats were going to levy steep taxes on the middle class: From my daughter’s blog: Why are the Republicans always talking about how much Democrats spend, when they are the ones who [...]

]]> By: Abby's mom http://proactivebusybody.com/2008/09/04/historically-republicans-are-the-ones-overspending/comment-page-1/#comment-26365 Abby's mom Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:30:32 +0000 http://proactivebusybody.com/?p=2791#comment-26365 Wow! I'm starting to sound like a pundit. Wow! I’m starting to sound like a pundit.

]]> By: Abby http://proactivebusybody.com/2008/09/04/historically-republicans-are-the-ones-overspending/comment-page-1/#comment-26362 Abby Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:57:20 +0000 http://proactivebusybody.com/?p=2791#comment-26362 Very interesting, Robert. Thanks for commenting. I keep my head about a lot of this stuff a lot of the time, but I've been talking with Jake a lot about this stuff lately, so I have a renewed interest. That, and there's a presidential campaign on my TV! Very interesting, Robert. Thanks for commenting. I keep my head about a lot of this stuff a lot of the time, but I’ve been talking with Jake a lot about this stuff lately, so I have a renewed interest. That, and there’s a presidential campaign on my TV!

]]> By: Robert Fischer http://proactivebusybody.com/2008/09/04/historically-republicans-are-the-ones-overspending/comment-page-1/#comment-26360 Robert Fischer Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:17:29 +0000 http://proactivebusybody.com/?p=2791#comment-26360 To answer your rhetorical question -- because the contemporary GOP is still riding on Eisenhower/Nixon/Ford's coattails, and Congressional Republicans take credit for the tax surplus that we had during Clinton's term, too. BTW, history has shown that cutting taxes to "starve" the government leads to higher spending and government expansion: <a href="http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2006/06/08/stoking-the-beast/" rel="nofollow">I have a blog post on the topic</a>, but here's the kicker for the impatient: <blockquote>The big one for me is this: over the last 25 years, a tax cut of 1% of the GDP corresponds directly to an increase in spending of about 0.15% of the GDP. Better yet, an equivalent tax hike of has corresponded to an equivalent decrease of about the same amount.</blockquote> To answer your rhetorical question — because the contemporary GOP is still riding on Eisenhower/Nixon/Ford’s coattails, and Congressional Republicans take credit for the tax surplus that we had during Clinton’s term, too.

BTW, history has shown that cutting taxes to “starve” the government leads to higher spending and government expansion: I have a blog post on the topic, but here’s the kicker for the impatient:

The big one for me is this: over the last 25 years, a tax cut of 1% of the GDP corresponds directly to an increase in spending of about 0.15% of the GDP. Better yet, an equivalent tax hike of has corresponded to an equivalent decrease of about the same amount.

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