| Debate Arithmetic, Round Two | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 18 2012, 07:51 PM (1,936 Views) | |
| catdaddy25 | Oct 18 2012, 07:51 PM Post #1 |
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Mitt Romney’s most glaring arithmetic falsehoods from the first debate reappeared last night, along with some new ones. It’s still impossible to spend more and take in less without increasing the deficit. It’s also impossible to cut domestic spending drastically without increasing unemployment, and most people realize that claiming four years is the same as 10 years just doesn’t work when it comes to job creation. For me, the most interesting Romneyism was the use of percentages to change the meaning of the word “same.” He said the top earners would pay the same – 60%. The problem for our national deficit is that when you lower the total taxes collected, it increases the deficit. It would be great for the richest among us, since they’ll enjoy 60% of that total tax cut as extra money to put into their Cayman Islands accounts. Unfortunately, it will hasten the day when America goes broke, and can’t borrow the money to pay for Social Security and Medicare benefits. Maybe that’s the plan, after all. In the meantime, Romney thinks that America is stupid enough to believe that 60% of less money is somehow the same amount of revenue, as long as the percentage is still 60%. He may claim that the loss in revenue will be offset by spending cuts, but certainly not by cutting out PBS and Planned Parenthood. Let’s not forget the plan to increase military spending by $2 trillion above the Joint Chiefs’ requested budgets and the promise to reinstate $716 billion of Medicare corporate welfare. And there was the promise not to cut the education budget. That only leaves the Veterans’ Administration, Medicaid, agriculture and some odds and ends like the CDC, the National Weather Service or the Air Traffic Control system. But who among us believes he will keep his GOP supporters in line if he proposes to cut every dime out of agriculture? The VA? The federal prison system? Who thinks even the smaller federal programs like drug safety, air traffic, etc. will actually be cut out? The bottom line: Last night Romney proposed that we double the deficit, and make sure the richest get yet another round of lower absolute taxes. Such a deal. And now we can enjoy using a new definition for the word “same.” http://www.nationalmemo.com/debate-arithmetic-round-two/trackback/ |
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| Brodanny | Oct 21 2012, 05:28 PM Post #2 |
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You could say this goes BOTH ways. Obama (who is desperately trying to hold on to his female voters) blatantly lied during this 2nd debate when he said that if Planned Parenthood was defunded, women would not be able to get their mammograms. PLANNED PARENTHOOD DOESN'T EVEN OFFER MAMMOGRAMS. I think the only winner in this election will be Goldman Sachs. ** And the reason that both candidates were so agitated and aggressive that night was because they had heard that the moderator would eat the loser, lol. |
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| VoiceofReason | Oct 21 2012, 05:58 PM Post #3 |
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Goldman's? Why? |
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| VoiceofReason | Oct 21 2012, 06:01 PM Post #4 |
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The point, as you know, is that Planned Parenthood is a resource that provides various services. But, ok, true - not Mammograms directly. |
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| catdaddy25 | Oct 21 2012, 08:09 PM Post #5 |
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Iam not too sure about that but I do know that everything that Romney now purpose isn't the way he is going to govern.If we go by his experience as a governor then his state rank 47th when it comes to employment is really sad.If we go by his experience as CEO of Bain Capital then he will miss no sleep leaving the 99ers hanging. I think his truest moment was when he mention the 47% as a write off behind close doors. |
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| Whozthatgurl | Oct 22 2012, 02:41 AM Post #6 |
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#ITISWHATITIS
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This is a flat out damn lie.....
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