Comments on: Tax cuts do not equal jobs http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=479 An occasional journal of ideas and work by Michael Fitzgerald Fri, 22 May 2026 09:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Michael http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=479#comment-351219 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:37:23 +0000 http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=479#comment-351219 I'm unenrolled as well. It seems implausible to me that anyone can look at history and not see that big wars drain economies (with the exception of WWII). Even if Bush 2 hadn't cut taxes, we'd almost certainly be running large deficits. I seem to recall that Barney Frank was adamant about not going into Iraq. Can't blame him for the deficit, even if you don't like his role in encouraging subprime lending. I’m unenrolled as well. It seems implausible to me that anyone can look at history and not see that big wars drain economies (with the exception of WWII). Even if Bush 2 hadn’t cut taxes, we’d almost certainly be running large deficits. I seem to recall that Barney Frank was adamant about not going into Iraq. Can’t blame him for the deficit, even if you don’t like his role in encouraging subprime lending.

]]> by: Derek Slater http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=479#comment-351125 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:20:09 +0000 http://mffitzgerald.com/wordpress/?p=479#comment-351125 I had an interesting discussion/argument with a boss/colleague today. I'm an "unenrolled" voter - no party affiliation. I mentioned that after 8 years of tax cuts / deregulation (under Bush 2, who was handed a budget surplus), the economy went in the crapper. His POV was that it was Barney Frank's fault. In his particular case I sense an ideology that simply blames everything on the other party. I had an interesting discussion/argument with a boss/colleague today.

I’m an “unenrolled” voter - no party affiliation. I mentioned that after 8 years of tax cuts / deregulation (under Bush 2, who was handed a budget surplus), the economy went in the crapper. His POV was that it was Barney Frank’s fault.

In his particular case I sense an ideology that simply blames everything on the other party.

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