Blogcritics: Comments on When does deceit become pathological?

Comment by Hal Pawluk

Sun, 28 Mar 2004 12:13:10 EST

"Kind of like free money!" This post wasn't about taxes so I don't want ot go on and on about it here, but I do have to say that your logic simply doesn't exist. Your refund is an expenditure that is included in the deficit by definition. The lack of statistical correlation refers to the question of whether this contribution to the deficit (and your improved lifestyle) will or will not generate revenues to overcome that loss. Is that the kind of fuzzy math that the White House is using?

Comment by Dan

Sun, 28 Mar 2004 11:59:31 EST

"No, I said what I said and what I wanted to say." Great, since you said the effects of tax cuts are: "Sometimes revenues do increase; sometimes they don't." then I can enjoy my extra $1000.00 refund in good conscience knowing there is no correlated effect on rising deficits. Kind of like free money!

Comment by Shark

Sun, 28 Mar 2004 01:19:11 EST

Brought to you by the same people who wanted a Constitutional Amendment to ban deficits. LIARS AND HYPOCRITES.

Comment by Hal Pawluk

Sun, 28 Mar 2004 00:51:08 EST

No, I said what I said and what I wanted to say. This administration still lies and lies and lies.

Comment by Dan

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 21:24:59 EST

"Here's the real truth: in the history of the Untied States, there is no statistical correlation between tax cuts and revenues. Sometimes revenues do increase; sometimes they don't." This ain't in agreement with your argument Hal. If revenue is unpredictably correlated with tax cuts or benign, then we might as well try em' and see what we get. You just don't want to go so far as to say that tax cuts are statistically correlated to decrease revenue, (which would be a lie), so you just say that it is unproven, or that the increases in revenue were caused by external forces.

Comment by Hal Pawluk

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 20:41:16 EST

"Untied" is fortuitous, but I meant "United" :-)

Comment by Hal Pawluk

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 20:39:59 EST

Here's the real truth: in the history of the Untied States, there is no statistical correlation between tax cuts and revenues. Sometimes revenues do increase; sometimes they don't. Now let's look at today's reality, rather than the taxes/revenues myth: this time, they don't.

Comment by Dan

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 20:34:19 EST

I love the graph. It actually shows things looking good until about 2025 or so. Do you think that a projection that far in the future is dependable? The graph looks like something from a political cartoon. Here is a truth: Tax cuts increase revenue. Not always. There is a point at which tax increases are the way to grow revenue. It's like a pendulum. But we're not at that point in the arc yet.

Comment by Hal Pawluk

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 20:05:18 EST

Except I'd say "extra-constitutionally" - what they're doing just can't be what the framers had in mind.

Comment by Winston Smith

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 19:48:52 EST

Nice job Hal. Jeez, these PEOPLE... It's like they are constitutionally incapable of telling the truth...