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- From: roby@chopin.udel.edu (Scott W Roby)
- Subject: Re: Was Clinton's victory America's message to the Anti-Choice?
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- Organization: University of Delaware
- References: <1992Nov18.152714.7722@nmsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:57:44 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.152714.7722@nmsu.edu> usenet@nmsu.edu writes:
- >In article <Bxqsvz.6Dv@news.udel.edu> roby@chopin.udel.edu (Scott W Roby) writes:
- >>In article <DSTEINBE.92Nov12082825@grace.nmsu.edu> dsteinbe@nmsu.edu (David Steinberg) writes:
- ( >>>=David Steinberg >>=Scott Roby >=David Steinberg)
- >>>I would hope so. Lowered taxes and little spending is a cornerstone
- >>>of the Libertarian Party...
-
- >>The Libertarian Party is for little or no taxes for EVERYONE, as I understand
- >>it. That is NOT the idea behind trickle-down economics(T-D E). In T-D E,
- >>the idea is to give as many tax breaks as possible to the RICH, so that they
- >>will naturally and nobly invest in more business and jobs. They didn't, and
- >>T-D E failed as method of promoting employment.
-
- >>Spending is separate from T-D E, IMHO. And besides, Republicans are quite
- >>good at spending -- look at Reagan's defense budget and his deficit.
- >>Although I think Democrats have abandoned their old habits of "tax and spend"
- >>I must still admit that it makes more fiscal sense than "DON'T tax and spend"
- >>which is what Reagan did -- hence our deficit.
-
- >O.K., we have different def.'s of T-D-E. I always thought it meant
- >that if you lower taxes in general (including those on the rich) then
- >the economy will improve...
-
- Well, at least mine explains the phrase "trickle-down"... :-)
-
- >>You'll have to do better to convince me that the Libertarians are for T-D E.
-
- >Again, different def.'s Perhaps you're right. I'm not a huge fan of
- >the Repub.'s; it wouldn't suprise me if I got their propagandra wrong...
-
- Okie doke.
-
- > (Stuff deleted)
- >>I don't see the connection. Bush has been fairly strong on Capital
- >>Gains tax cuts, which is more T-D E, consistent with Reagan. I don't
- >>think that single tax increase had profound effects, except for Bush's
- >>credibility on campaign promises.
- >
- > You could be right, but economics is much more of a religion than a
- >science.
-
- Agreed!!
-
- >You believe in your liberalism, I'll believe in my
- >libertarianism, and we should both be able to find economists who
- >agree with us...
-
- Maybe we should have separation of state and economics? :-)
-
- >> [initial discussion of my examples of 80's Republican rhetoric deleted]
-
- >>Hmmm... Yeah, you're right... (no sarcasm here)
- >>I was definitely writing to the already converted, wasn't I?
- >>Oh, well. I hope someone enjoyed it.
-
- >Ah, glad you agree :@)
-
- >>Well, If you can make any of those issues I mentioned sound worthy
- >>of defending, I will be willing to try to give them serious argument.
- >>I didn't state them in a positive light, because I don't see them
- >>as positive things. Good luck.
-
- >Maybe, but I don't know if these newsgroups are the forum to do so...
- > E-mail maybe?
-
- To be perfectly honest, my political interest is beginning to wind
- down, now that the elections are over. Can't say how much time
- I would put into such discussions now. Sorry.
-
- [deletia]
- >>Of course, maybe we can both spend our times more wisely on other things,
- >>since these Republican administrative positions are going to be academic
- >>for at least four years. :-)
-
- >That's true. Who's to say change is bad. I'm sick of mocking
- >Republicans; let's mock Democrats now :@)
-
- Well, that did strike me as funny. :-) But, I'll wait til they
- do something really stupid.
-
-
-
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