{"id":30721,"date":"2017-04-28T05:07:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T09:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=30721"},"modified":"2017-04-28T05:07:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T09:07:40","slug":"what-tax-reform-can-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=30721","title":{"rendered":"What Tax Reform Can Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Truman<\/a> is quoted as saying, “It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” He also said, “You can’t get rich in politics unless you’re a crook.” We are seeing the truth in both of those observations in the current tax debate.<\/p>\n

This is a picture of America<\/a>‘s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)<\/a> in recent years from the balance<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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You might remember that 2012 was the year the tax increases to pay for ObamaCare<\/a> began. In 2013 the Capital Gains tax<\/a> increased for high income earners, and the increase in the medicare payroll tax also began in 2013. Obviously raising taxes did not help the economy.<\/p>\n

This is the laffer curve:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As you can see, there is a point where tax increases no longer generate revenue.<\/p>\n

I am going to assume that Democrats are going to try to block President Trump’s tax reform. I think that is rather obvious. So the question becomes, “Do Democrats not understand economic principles and economic growth<\/a> (e.g. the Laffer curve<\/a>) or do they simply want to enslave the American worker?” At this point it is a valid question.<\/p>\n

I can understand high-tax states not wanting to give up the benefit they reap in the current tax code. I can also understand all the lobbyists tearing their hair out because their special interest will no longer get a tax break, but at some point Congress<\/a> needs to do what is best for the country and for the American people<\/a>. Economic growth is struggling under the current tax burden. Every American who works is giving the government a higher percentage of what they earn than the Medieval surfs paid their lords. That is a scary thought. At the same time, many people who choose not to work are driving expensive cars and living better than the people who do work. The poverty in America that the government is now supporting currently owns a nice car, a big-screen television, an ipad, a smart phones, and central air conditioning. I am all for helping people in time of need, but I think we have lost our way.<\/p>\n

Congress needs to pass President Trump’s tax plan. Every Congressman who does not support the plan needs to be voted out of office as soon as possible. Unless the American voters begin to hold their representatives accountable for what they do, the swamp will never get drained. The problem is in both political parties. It is time to take note of the people whose votes help America and the people whose votes hurt America.<\/p>\n

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