What is the reason why we have a huge deficit and debt?

[MTAtech]

Originally Posted by Roadking2003

Wonderful !!!!

That's like saying a city had the fewest murders in a year. That's a good thing.

I would be proud to have the worst record of tax increases. For those of us who pay taxes, having a record of the least amount of tax increases is a gold star.

But I understand how you big government guys measure success. You think success is measured by how much an administration INCREASES taxes.

And that's why we disagree.

It's not "the worst record of tax increases" "it's the worst record of tax revenue." If you remember, the proponents of those tax-cuts stated they would bring in more revenue. Whatever your passions about taxes, one can't cut taxes and complain that we have deficits.

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by BigJon3475

I think you missed the point...
Why Government Grows (http://www.aier.org/research/briefs/412-why-government-grows - broken link)

This is a great link. Thanks for posting it.

Unfortunately, the numbers are 3 years out of date so it would look much much worse today.

But the lesson is spot on and his prediction from more than 100 years ago has come to fruition.

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by MTAtech

... Whatever your passions about taxes, one can't cut taxes and complain that we have deficits.

Yes, we can. We should complain that we have deficits regardless of the minor impact of tax cuts.

When we have government spending at least double what it should be, we can cut taxes even more if we got spending under control.