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    What economic policies would you propose?

    Many agree that right now, the economy and the government that controls it are a mess. What economic and fiscal policies would you propose if you were running for office or advising government officials?

    Mine:

    1. Eliminate Corporate Income Tax: Just get rid of it.

    2. Stop taxing the states: The Federal government gives a lot of money in the form of grants to states. Meanwhile, it taxes the income of state workers. I would propose the government stop giving out grants to states for arbitrary reasons and instead only give back to the states what it collects from state workers. In the long term, this helps states fund pension promises they've made or allows them to make the cuts they desperately need to make.

    3. Cut entitlements: Another no brainer. Giving people the chance to privately invest and save their money instead of taking it in order to fund social security will also provide more opportunity for investment and growth. If people don't want the perceived risk of markets, they can always invest in Treasury bonds, and they'll still get a higher return than if they would with Social Security.

    4. Freeze regulation: Regulation should never grow during a recession. Regulation ultimately should fall under the jurisdiction of the states, but the most immediate task for the government is to freeze regulation and prevent the uncertainty.

    5. Create new opportunities for investment: The US is the only post industrial nation that prohibits industrialized use of hemp. Ending prohibition and the drug wars at the federal level should create opportunities for growth. If the US was in the business of industrialized hemp, we'd do it better than any of the other nations that currently allow its production.

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    Seriously.

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    80% of the public is going to see tax increases. We'll see if it hits obama supporters. Get back to me then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calypso Jones View Post
    Seriously.
    Yes. What's the issue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calypso Jones View Post
    80% of the public is going to see tax increases. We'll see if it hits obama supporters. Get back to me then.
    Why is this relevant?

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    I'll address this more later. In general I'm a noninterventionist: the business of government is not business. I would go along with those policies proposed in the OP that steer us in that direction.

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    well i really think you guys are just talking to hear your own voices.. I don't think it's gonna matter what you think should be done or conservatives for that matter.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Calypso Jones View Post
    well i really think you guys are just talking to hear your own voices.. I don't think it's gonna matter what you think should be done or conservatives for that matter.


    For me, the fun of politics isn't discovering what is going to be done. I already know that we're in deep doo doo. For me, the fun is trying to learn what ought to be done.

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    Agree, politics is not about what is but what ought to be. It's, in a sense, not factual but moral.

    But let's get back to topic as required by http://thepoliticalforums.com/thread...litical-Forums.



    So, now, as for "1. Eliminate Corporate Income Tax: Just get rid of it."

    Agree, but also get rid of corporate personhood, limited liability, and earnings guidance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kathaariancode View Post
    For me, the fun of politics isn't discovering what is going to be done. I already know that we're in deep doo doo. For me, the fun is trying to learn what ought to be done.
    What ought to be done is never done. It is really simple and would end problems in DC. Never elect the same person twice. As for the current economy, someone has to ensure and reassure small business owners that they aren't going to go belly-up in a year with stiff taxes. Small business is 70% of our nation.



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