Ok let me get this right, the republican supporters don't like democrats becuse we tax and spend

[mrcheerful]

yet ignore the fact that republicans charge and spend? Supporters are happy that the top 10% get tax breaks because they "work" hard for their money and should keep more. Yet at the same time supporters are upset because of higher income taxes for them, then user and property taxes are also higher to make up the loss of tax revenue of tax cuts for the wealthy, so they complain and complain.Shouldn't they be dancing in the streets because they allow the wealthy to keep more of their money? After all most of the tax dollars go to miltary, GW needs new toys to kill with, education, roads, police, fire, prisons, while entitlement programs get a part of 1% of all taxes. So what are they complaining about? They are getting exactly what they want, just to give these "hard" working wealthy tax cuts they just have to pay more. I don't get it, just how much would 1% save them on taxes and besides what makes them think that if the government saves 1% they will not spend it elsewhere, instead of giving them a tax break?

[shenmue]

1. Repubs. just spend and spend!

They only reduce the amount of money the government takes in (as taxes) to cover its bills. They don't actually reduce the amount of spending they're racking up.

They're just a bunch of yuppie kids who imagine the U.S. budget is Daddy's credit card.

[porphyrian]

2. The republicants don't like Democrats because we are the biggest obstacle to their winning power.

Everything else is bullshit posturing that changes as often as is convenient to their strategy.

[Lithos]

3. There are a couple of fallacies people forget

The upper 1% and government utilize more of the services than the bottom 99%. Sure the bottom 99% utilize medical and roads, but the upper 1% utilize services completely unavailable to the bottom 99%. How often do you fly? How often do the rich fly? The large investor bailouts of the S&L's by the FDIC did not benefit either the poor or the middle class. Corporate welfare is heavily tipped in favor of the investor class, etc.

There are only three ways for government to generate revenue

- Usage taxes (Consumption, fees, etc.)
- Income taxes
- Property taxes

Usage taxes are generally weighted heavier against the poor and middle class.
Property taxes - The rich have set themselves up in trusts which have been given greater exemption given the Pukes twisting of unrealized growth via the exemptions in "Estate taxes".
Income taxes - again, now primarily supported on the middle class, not the upper who given the system can move money around to hide real revenue.

L-

[Greeby]

4. Their heads are filled with an Orwellian otherworld

Where their Republican heroes are the underdogs, and evil liberals run everything :crazy: