tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10162381.post1320886095799811377..comments2023-10-29T10:41:21.303-04:00Comments on Castro's Favorite Color: Bush Tax Cuts - Now That’s RichHowardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914637175040341245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10162381.post-64961540541977680362010-08-25T18:11:44.889-04:002010-08-25T18:11:44.889-04:00I agree, but of course it depends where you're...I agree, but of course it depends where you're starting from. If you're talking about the budget or the debt (or deficit) it seems ok.<br /><br />I hadn't clicked through to that report. I think the difference best points out how large the gap is between the top 1% and the avg. <br /><br />What I'd really like to see is some balanced reporting of what the money buys us. I'm ok with taxes if they are spent to build up society. The problem is that the ss, medicare and defense are such huge things that they dwarf all other spending. I'd really like to see something that said, $x of your taxes goes to FDA inspections and $y to highways and bridge reinforcements, and see what's reasonable to spend. The problem of course is that $z goes to war. <br /><br />And while some will say $m to medicare is a gift to the poor, others might say that it goes to keeping grannie alive and away from death panels. I guess it does all depend on spin.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914637175040341245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10162381.post-60752354707951213712010-08-25T14:19:29.082-04:002010-08-25T14:19:29.082-04:00It bothers me when tax cuts are characterized as g...It bothers me when tax cuts are characterized as giving people money. I would say they are better described as letting people keep the money they earned.<br /><br />All that aside, I think the report linked in the article had some interesting graphs showing the differences between the two plans. <br /><br />I found the apparent contrast between figures 2 and 3 which display the same information, as percentages and flat dollars respectively, particularly interesting as a display of how hard data can still be manipulated for effect.Karlnoreply@blogger.com