"Finally, the stupidest thing said about tax cuts is the often-repeated claim that "they ought to be paid for." How absurd! Tax cuts merely let people keep money they rightfully own. It's government programs, not tax cuts, that must be paid for. The tax-hungry politicians' demand that cuts be "paid for" implies the federal budget isn't $3 trillion, but $15 trillion - the whole GDP - with anything mercifully left in our pockets being some form of government spending. How monstrous!
If cutting taxes leaves less money for government programs, the answer is simple: Ax the programs!"
Read more: http://stossel.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2010/08/11/this-week%E2%80%99s-column-alan-greenspan-be-quiet/#ixzz0wn5ujVvX
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