02-25-2017, 07:30 PM
(02-25-2017, 04:42 PM)David Horn Wrote:(02-24-2017, 03:09 PM)Mikebert Wrote:(02-24-2017, 11:01 AM)TeacherinExile Wrote: So here's my question. As long as we're going to add another trillion dollars or so to the federal debt, what spending measure would give our economy the most bang for the buck? I have my own idea about that.
Isn't it going be tax cuts for the rich in the end? It's what Congress wants to do. What else would they sign on to? They hate stimulus. What Trump has alluded to would make them throw up. Why would they go there? Look Warren is a Trump fan and he has already defined Republican-friendly stimulus as "supply-side stimulus". And what is that? Tax cuts. The more things change the more they stay the same.
You forgot to mention defense and security spending. Both seems to be in play ... along with the inevitable tax cutting, of course.
The defense and security spending is not for stimulus purposes; it's to improve defense and security. And to the extent you're using me as a barometer, I'll note that the defense budget is significantly higher than it was when Bush took office, and it's very likely that we could meet our actual requirements by reallocating money, without spending any more and possibly spending a bit less.
