Nearly every liberal and conservative country is following the Keynesian formula to get out of recession, doc: spend when times are bad, cut when they're good. Investing in public (and private) capital and infrastructure projects are a more effective means of economic stimulation than cutting taxes.

A few of our members remember the Great Depression, as I do, when a generation benefitted from social programs which were expanded by post-war governments. People then thought of paying taxes as a gift we give to each other (doctrine drum-roll to keep on thread) but now for good reasons (paying more and getting less) most people consider taxes as something taken from us.


Last edited by King Brown; 08/14/13 10:24 PM.