tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post3254347025906922011..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Why It Pays To Know A Little Bit Of MathDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-88226753195825554672010-10-12T06:31:32.097-07:002010-10-12T06:31:32.097-07:00Another point about the "porkulus," as y...Another point about the "porkulus," as you call it, after checking the numbers.<br /><br />40% of the $600 million already allocated of that "pork" or "government spending" was ... wait for it ... tax cuts/credits!!!<br /><br />So, what was it you were saying about adding to the deficit?<br /><br />Hmmmmm.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-19960022816609220872010-10-10T19:48:39.402-07:002010-10-10T19:48:39.402-07:00Cutting your income while intentionally increasing...Cutting your income while intentionally increasing your spending - two wars, expansion of DHS, Medicare D - leads to increased debt.<br /><br />Exactly, the stimulus bill added "a little bit" to the debt - entirely reasonable for the government to spend when the private sector isn't. No rational economist, including credible conservatives like Mankiw and Meyerson, ever disputes that.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-28334932728648830612010-10-10T17:41:42.083-07:002010-10-10T17:41:42.083-07:00When they agree with you they're always "...When they agree with you they're always "non-partisan". Letting people keep their own money doesn't add to debt, mazenko, spending more than you have does.<br /><br />I think last year's porkulus added a bit to the debt, don't you?Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-89576186160438564232010-10-10T16:03:49.154-07:002010-10-10T16:03:49.154-07:00The non-partisan Tax Policy Center has clearly exp...The non-partisan Tax Policy Center has clearly explained that the biggest contributors to the deficits and the growing debt are the 01 and 03 tax cuts.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.com