See which one you think is most likely:. Obama quite sharply over his policies and practices. This commercial offered people a week of free access to their credit scores and then required them to pay for further such access. Seems pretty obvious to us. Already a subscriber? Log in or link your magazine subscription. Account Profile. I know I have often lost my temper with my wife and the cats, but that's not a crime, yet. I tried to be successful, which is what I thought I was supposed to do.
When did it turn out that was a crime to be punished? Maybe when the economy recovers, raising my taxes makes sense,but for now, it's just punishment, and I can't figure out what for. But guess what? It turns out that Stein was being truthful when he said it may one day make sense to raise taxes. He favors it now, along with spending cuts, to balance the budget, which is his priority because he thinks prudence demands it.
This used to be known as fiscal conservatism. Stein articulates his reasoning at greater length in this CBS video commentary. Save for exaggerating the degree to which raising taxes on multimillionaires alone can solve our budget problems, his analysis is sound. But what I don't get is this: There is no known economic theory under which raising my taxes in the midst of a severe recession will help the economy recover.
It isn't part of any well known monetarist or Keynesian theory. So if it does no good to raise our taxes, I assume we are being punished. But for what? I don't own slaves. I employ a lot of people full- and part-time and they are all happy with their pay. When charity calls, I almost always write out a check. I don't have a yacht or ponies or a plane. My wife doesn't wear a tiara. I don't gamble.
What did I do wrong? I know I have often lost my temper with my wife and the cats, but that's not a crime, yet. I tried to be successful, which is what I thought I was supposed to do.
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