If tax cuts stimulate the economy I have an idea...

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let's just make the tax rate for every american 0%. Problem solved, recession over. You're welcome America.

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1. Just as soon as you get Congress to lay off everybody (including themselves)

And not spend another penny. On anything.

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2. We are already spending money we don't have. Why is that a problem?

I mean the argument is that whatever you give in tax cuts you will gain back, right?

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3. Nah

I am not a Laffer.

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4. Well, if tax hikes don't hurt the economy

let's just make the tax rate for every American 100%. Problem solved, deficits over. You're welcome America.

On the other hand, there is a slim possibility that an optimal taxation level exists somewhere between 0% and 100%.

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5. If only we had some kind of history to judge what that optimal taxation level is

[rfranklin]

8. It's soemwhere between 40% and 90%

Because those are the tax rates that coincide with every period of growth. Every time the tax rates were lower than that we have had a Depression or some other financial disaster.

[NoNothing]

11. WHOOOSH

[Bandit]

7. Maybe History might have a lesson.

The Clinton era taxes created the "Greatest Economic Expansion in History" Letting these Bush* tax cuts expire would get us back to Clinton's tax base. After Bush* got his Tax cuts america Expereinced the "Greatest Economic Turn Around in History" How would you think History would show these Tax cuts on your 0% - 100% scale?

[kctim]

6. You would have to have around 10% so that govt could run as it was intended to run

[Hannah Bell]

9. intended by who?

[kctim]

10. The founders

Government is meant to run government and it was given rules on how it collect taxes to do so.
Talking about a 0% tax doesn't mean we can simply ignore the fact that we still need a government and that it must be paid for.

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12. My apologies, I didn't think anyone would actually take my post seriously

and think that it's not a bad idea as long as you increase it slightly.