Posted on 11/06/2013 4:13:06 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
In his remarks to the Robert L. Bartley Gala Dinner on October 23, Senator Ted Cruz disparaged the notion of a “grand bargain,” which would raise taxes and (supposedly) cut spending. Cruz went on to say:
“ “I’m going to tell you my view, which is I think that we ought to be relentlessly, tirelessly, exclusively focused on growth, because every other priority we have depends on growth.”(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Not to mention that any “grand bargain” made by the current crooks in Washington would result in real tax increases and phantom or, at best, trivial increases in spending rates.
Exactly.
And Ted Cruz is right.
Again.
But he's right that you can't dismiss deficits with a lot of talk about "growth".
Wow! Use to think of Ben Stein as a Conservative fellow but in the last few years (watched him on FOX) have come to understand that he is really a liberal in disguise.
He can have some interesting thoughts but of late, he seems to be opining for an opening in this Administration. Maybe just another of those rich fellows that thinks that money will buy happiness (for those that do not have it).
The implication in the above statement is that TAX INCREASES are required.
BULLSPIT.
Any talk about the Debt and Deficit that simply focuses on economic growth without real reductions in Government spending and reductions in the size of the Federal Governemnt are doomed.
We cannot count on growth alone, especially with the current ass-clowns running things, therefore CUTS, CUTS and more CUTS are required.
Cuts work every time they're tried.
Just ask Germany.
He worked for Nixon. He is a liberal in disguise. It was required.
That's not what I said.
My point was you can't cut taxes, not worry about spending, ignore deficits, and think that everything will be alright because you're talking about "growth" all the time.
If you're going to see "real reductions in Government spending," that's another story. But what makes you think you're actually going to see that any time soon?
We cannot count on growth alone ...
No argument there.
Point taken!
Growth is mostly confidence in Government by all folks, then lower taxes on the producers, then lower regulations on the producers, then good luck. Seems that the Democrats depend mostly on the good luck option.
Didn't say you said it. All I said was that's an implication of the statement.
Not trying to cause an argument here, we're supposed to be on the same side aren't we?
Couldn't let that go by without a response. I think I was clear that given the current ass-clowns in power, we wouldn't see that anytime soon.
Didn’t any of you people live through the Reagan years?
You GROW your way out of debt. Works every time.
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The above by RR is always true.
It’s awfully hard to achieve “growth” when about 90% of Federal employees and officeholders believe and act as if economic activity is by definition theft from the masses, and imposing collectivist remedies is their paramount duty.
The Devil's Bargain Reagan made, however, included looking the other way on spending increases Tip O'Neill's House demanded. Reagan felt he had to do that to get the military expansion he wanted, but it led directly to a DC culture of never saying no to any social spending expansion, ever.
So we never successfully grew our way out of the debt. We did grow - but the debt grew even faster.
Many thanks for that. I’d be wary of politicians who tell us it’s easy, all evidence to the contrary.
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