Thursday, November 13, 2008

Taxing the rich is not the solution

We saw even before the election how afraid of an Obama presidency the markets were. And it has only worsened. You can't say we weren't warned. You can't just blame out right subsidies for the poor and low income, lo these many years, a gravy train Obama wants to enlarge. For many, many years partnerships of private industry, city and state governments and the federal government have been encouraged at every level, especially in construction of housing stock and rebuilding the inner core of cities. Even churches got in the game with their non-profits. So what happens when all levels are struggling? Private businesses lay off workers, the state then gets less tax revenues, runs low on unemployment funds (scraping the bottom in Ohio), the church tithes are cut back and the federal government is bailing out the banks, insurance companies and Detroit who are calling in their markers and favors. It's not unlike when a married couple both work for the same company, living well in a nice house, SUVs and big vacations, and have all their retirement assets in company stock. When the company goes belly up, there's no plan B. Mr. Obama, you can't get blood from a turnip. Time to reject all your lefty buddies and do what's right. Keep the Bush tax cuts, and cut government spending to reinvigorate the economy.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I know a family in that situation--not same company but same industry in same town, so all their neighbors are in the same boat. They weren't living a lavish life style, but credit certainly helped. Now mortgage, car loans, vacation loans etc., and no paychecks and the unemployment won't be extended.

Norma said...

Not to worry. I'll be paying their bills. My mortgage has been paid for 20 years, and I never charged anything except big ticket things, then paid those in 30 days. Not sure I ever had a late charge or interest on my credit card. Never had a student loan. Paid cash for my 2002 van. But "Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. on Wednesday announced another major change in the $700 billion bailout program, saying he will use the funds to aid consumer finance companies that are not banks to try to revive collapsed markets for auto loans, student loans and credit cards." And Barney Frank still hasn't had to answer for what he and the Democrats did to the housing market which came tumbling down.

Anonymous said...

Murray sez:
Barney Frank has done more damage to our economy than any depression. He is a depression all by himself or is that herself?
Between him, Pelosi, Reid and Dodd, this country is in for big trouble for years to come.

Norma said...

I wish they'd stop asking us poor retirees with deflated retirement accounts to bail out the companies with uniona labor contracts driving them into the ground. If the unions want a piece of the pie from management when they're doing well, let them tighten their belts and eat crumbs when their profits go south.

Barney will never be on the other side of the interogation desk answering the questions.