tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723919362465373678.post8635453626242209209..comments2024-03-17T04:16:13.173-05:00Comments on Spootville: Balance the Budget PleaseTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17839929976191484047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723919362465373678.post-46619064806777550342013-02-14T18:54:15.050-06:002013-02-14T18:54:15.050-06:00We should not do lots of things. But at this poin...We should not do lots of things. But at this point even a budget that is balanced by raising taxes would be a massive improvement over what we currently have.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17839929976191484047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723919362465373678.post-79115238154432591952013-02-12T15:59:53.738-06:002013-02-12T15:59:53.738-06:00In the quoted para., the lib is deciding what to d...In the quoted para., the lib is deciding what to do with the fruit of his own labor. That's his right. And it's very nice that he chooses to share it with persons he deems worthy of his charity.<br />What is not, or SHOULD not be, his right is to decide what to do with the fruit of MY labor.<br /><br />As to balance: the President is trying to "balance" his overwrought spending of the past 5 years on the backs of producer-taxpayers. He's assuming the additional ~$5T to $6T of his new spending INTO his new baseline, up to which NEW spending level he wants to raise the taxes to pay for it all.<br /><br />We should not "balance" the budget at a level of spending higher than the historical average.ColoCommentnoreply@blogger.com