Republican logic?

[world wide wally]

I know that "Republican logic" is an oxymoron, but here is a talking point to throw at them anyway.

If cutting unemployment benefits and food stamps will give poor people incentive to go out and work harder just to find a job. Then wouldn't raising taxes on the wealthy make them want to work harder and expand their businesses so that their profits would be increased and they can still maintain their extravagant lifestyles?

Seems logical to me.

[arcane1]

1. They always say CEOs have to be paid as much as possible, or else they won't do a good job.

"Logic" indeed!

[rgbecker]

2. Perfect! n/t

[Thinkingabout]

3. I was confused at first then I saw where you was coming. Kinda like the blonde working

In the M&M factory, was throwing out the W's. Logical thinking is not a strong suit for GOP'S. I don't think FOX would get away with their reporting if there was a lot of logic listening to them. Increasing taxes on the wealthy to get them to work harder makes more sense than cutting food stamps and unemployment.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Equating "blonde" with "stupid" is just as bigoted as equating "gay" with "negative".

It's rather like when someone says they burned their toast and their bigoted friend says "That's so gay" or "That's so blonde".

It's based on a very misogynistic male view of women.

[JEFF9K]

4. It's interesting to read a book about logic and see all the fallacies practiced by ...

... today's conservatives. The most common might be the STRAW MAN fallacy. That's where you misrepresent your opponent's position and then attack that misrepresented position. It's practiced constantly on talk radio and Fox News.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Yes. And False Dichotomy (binary thinking) is up there in the top three. nt

[tecelote]

5. Raising taxes on the wealthy will not make them work harder at...

expanding business. It will make them put more money in to changing the rules.

Without Citizens United, you are right.

But, right now, political donations rule Washington. The people's voice has been drowned out by corporate voices with so much more money.

[JDPriestly]

8. K&R.

Precisely.