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And, since individuals disagree about where the limits on government should be, it was written to be flexible, and, by its very nature, open to interpretation.
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The Constitution was written under the Lockeian concept of the contract of government. Contracts are not written to be flexible nor open to interpretation. Anyone who has read the Constitution can agree that about 95% is explicit.
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Tax-revenues were increasing at a faster rate under clinton than under Bush, and his lower tax rate.
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This is so funny, but did you know that Clinton cut taxes? I wonder why those tax-revenues were increasing at a faster rate? Maybe the farther away from the magic point on the Laffer curve you are, the faster government revenue increases when you move closer to the magic point.
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In essence: the lower tax-rate did not correlate with increased revenue for the government.
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It did when Clinton dropped the capital gains tax from 28% to 20% in 1998, and again when Bush dropped it to 15%. The Bush tax cuts were not supposed to pay for themselves when he increased government spending like the little fool he is.
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Tax-cuts for the wealthiest are typically saved, or put into assets of one kind or another.
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This is honestly the most delusional thing I have ever heard you say.
The wealthiest people in society are the people who invest the most money in capital, which creates jobs and material wealth for the entire country. No rich person simply keeps their money under a mattress. They put it in a bank, where it is then loaned to people who will invest it in businesses or capital, or they invest it directly. This is why tax cuts for the rich do the most good for the economy.
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Clearly, if the curve is an attainable reality, we were closer to it under CLinton, when revenues increased much more quickly.
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Clearly closer when Clinton cut it.
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They are irresponsible. While Bush and Repugs increased spending, they also cut revenues to the government.
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Yes, they were, and still are, irresponsible people who deserve to be voted out of office. Just please don't replace them with Dems.
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And, as I've linked you to, they haven't paid for themselves. He missed the curve, if their is one.
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I'm not trying to say that Bush nailed it on the head. If you had read the thread that I gave you a link to, you would know that I support small changes in tax rates, made slowly, over large periods of time in order to find the maximum point on the Laffer curve.
So, we should whip out our gun and shoot innocent people, making the situation more dangerous for everybody, because we
think some other guy has a bomb? Do you see how foolish that is? Even after we've done it, and found their was no bomb?
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...without representation.d
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I was referring to the Articles of Confederation not allowing the federal government to tax. Not king George.
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The implication is that you need one.
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I'm not sure I want someone telling me how to think, thank you. That would be fascist.
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I'll end it: the constitution gives the power to congress to do whatever it likes, if it's necessary and proper.
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I bet you don't know the purpose outlined in the Constitution for what is "necessary and proper."
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Necessary and proper is clearly a subjective term, and thus, subject to the will of the people via representatives.
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It refers only to the enumerated powers.
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Right. Congress can pass any laws it likes, then it goes to the president, and can be tested in court against constituional stipulations.
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Congress also has to pass laws that are Constitutional. The Supreme court existed to check the power of Congress so it cannot become to powerful.
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And, most of the things libertarians claim to be unconstituional are quite constitutional, according to various rulings.
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So if the Supreme Court ruled today that a law that required Jews to submit to forced labor was constitutional it would be? The Supreme court does not just decide what the Constitution says, it can interpret it as it wishes but it can't just say anything and get away with it.
[quote]Adding to the point that libertarians claim only one interpretation of the constitution, when, obviously, there are more.[quote]
There is only one
correct interpretation of the Constitution. I will have nothing to do with any doublethink liberals saying that every interpretation is equally valid.
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Ask not what your country can do for you...
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I wonder if he was high when he said that, seeing as he was high during most of his presidency.
