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Old 10-24-2012, 12:43 PM  
Paul Markham
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People spending their own money is what stimulates the economy.
And the people the Government employ don't spend any money.

Robbie's approach is like so many peoples, in so many countries, pure greed.

Money that goes into the Government, doesn't disappear. It goes out again and floods across the country. It goes into so many things and so many peoples pockets, including his. INCLUDING the money borrowed.

Cutting taxes and cutting spending doesn't work to get an economy back on it's feet. Robbie spending $100 a week more in his shops, will mean someone else spending $100 less. His cuts in spending and taxes created nothing. Romney can't do it and neither can Obama.

To get an economy back on it's feet needs investment in new home produced products. Not people spending more on imported goods. Which is what will result from more tax cuts.

The way out of this mess is more taxes, not less. Sales tax so everyone pays. And import taxes. So imported goods with foreign labour help support the country they are made in. AND income taxes raised. Yes, you ran up a huge debt, it's time to start paying it back.

Cutting spending = cutting jobs. Which means less people buying and it trickles down and up.

And the debt stays the same, unless you want the next Great Depression to hit the world. Look into the real reasons it happened. The Stock Market crash was only one part.
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