I saw the post to abandon the thread after catching up to the list, but here is the link:
http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2008/10/13/the-rich-support-mccain-the-super-rich-support-obama/ Rod Trent wrote: > > Link? > > > > *From:* Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Friday, October 31, 2008 3:35 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: So... how is the recession affecting your buying decisions? > > > > Interesting comment considering 70% of those that have more than $10M > in net worth stand support the democratic ticket. > > > > Ralph Smith wrote: > > I would think lowing taxes to increase government revenue would only > work if the money is funneled back into the US economy in a productive > way. So if the money from tax cuts is distributed to big corporations > who use it to invest in offshore projects, and the benefits of that > investment stay mostly in that country, that doesn't really help us. > > If you cut taxes on the very upper tier of the income brackets, and they > just put that money away to increase their personal capital or sock it > away in other countries so as to avoid paying taxes on the income it > generates, that doesn't help us either. > > Now if you cut taxes for lower and middle class Americans, and small > businesses, they will spend that extra money. Then it is productive and > increases demand, which produces jobs, and increases government revenue. > > Anyway that's how I see it. Trickle down economics doesn't work. If > you believe the people who say it does, take a careful look at which end > of the income spectrum they are on - maybe they have a reason for > wanting you to believe it. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 10:41 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: So... how is the recession affecting your buying > > > > decisions? > > > Except for the fact, that lowering taxes is how you increase revenue > > > > to > > > the government. Raising taxes lowers revenue. The problems that Bush > > > > has > > > caused are not due to tax cuts, but rather the fact that he grew the > > federal government faster and bigger than most liberals would have > > > > (even > > > honest conservatives will tell you he stunk that one up). > > TVK > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 5:23 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: So... how is the recession affecting your buying > > > > decisions? > > > We are a broke nation. We need a tax increase - like it or not. Maybe > > they can be lowered again if/when we have another surplus. But right > > now there are nations (primarily China) who have the potential to > > financially dismantle us. They promise not to, but they could. > > > > Talking actual "cuts" in taxes is ludicrous. > > > > -- > > ME2 > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Benjamin Zachary - Lists > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Wait was the tax increase at 250,000 , 200,000 or 150,000 ?? it > > > > keeps > > > changing. > > > > > > > > What they ARENT mentioning is EVERYONES taxes will go up because > > > > they > > > aren't > > > > renewing the Bush Tax Cut in 2010. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > Confidentiality Notice: > > ---------------------------------- > > > > This communication, including any attachments, may contain confidential > information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is > addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by > anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are > not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email, delete > and destroy all copies of the original message. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
