tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post1117557154520605521..comments2023-03-25T10:28:33.592-05:00Comments on The Bellman has your snark right here: Regarding our crushing tax burdenJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00529428284031416088noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-67311513430304377432010-05-14T09:56:53.978-05:002010-05-14T09:56:53.978-05:00Bill, we cannot allow a mine-shaft gap!Bill, we cannot allow a mine-shaft gap!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529428284031416088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-10467882664548921122010-05-14T08:46:38.981-05:002010-05-14T08:46:38.981-05:00Turns out we'll spend about $900 billion on ro...Turns out we'll spend about $900 billion on rocks this year. That number depresses me too much to go and look at how much we'll spend on bread.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-9818874559952525882010-05-14T08:43:20.901-05:002010-05-14T08:43:20.901-05:00The problem with our tax policy is the problem wit...The problem with our tax policy is the problem with most of of our policies. We don't really have one.<br /><br />Politicians don't want to govern. They just want the job. Not the work, thank you, just the job.<br /><br />The false choice that's presented by politicians is always framed as "Tax vs. No Tax." But this question isn't the same as "Strawberry vs. Chocolate" in which both choices are delicious, and reasonable minds could disagree on which was the deliciousest as long as we all get ice cream.<br /><br />The question needs to be framed closer to "Bread vs. Rock" in which one is nutritious and the other is useful for throwing at people.<br /><br />I would then argue that we desperately need nutrition and rarely, if ever, need to throw anything at anyone.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-42735749472903485942010-05-13T12:57:30.962-05:002010-05-13T12:57:30.962-05:00I totally agree with the thesis of your post. The ...I totally agree with the thesis of your post. The trouble with our tax policy is that taxes are rarely popular with voters and anti-tax conservatives campaign hard against politicians who support tax increases. So, politicians avoid them as much as possible. <br /><br />So how do we make taxes more popular or provide political cover for politicians who support them?<br /><br />Unfortunately our tax policy has left our great nation in disrepair with aging infrastructure and too many underfunded schools.Safety Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342660829277897082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-58716911550839547632010-05-12T15:17:30.377-05:002010-05-12T15:17:30.377-05:00It's an ugly template, but good riddance to th...It's an ugly template, but good riddance to the-artist-formerly-known-as-haloscan comments.Joe6paqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377784476010530375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7715471.post-49412806826250109802010-05-12T10:04:15.559-05:002010-05-12T10:04:15.559-05:00Ugh, this new template is ugly as sin, and will re...Ugh, this new template is ugly as sin, and will require updates.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529428284031416088noreply@blogger.com