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Originally Posted by Crawford
Who? Name one. Who says higher taxes, all things equal, are better?
People who want higher taxes aren't saying "paying more is better" they're saying "we want to pay x to invest in y".
I've never heard a single person make such an absurd argument. You're mischaracterizing the message, which is that high taxes don't necessarily stifle strong economies.
But even the looniest leftist wouldn't argue that economic growth would be higher if you paid more in taxes and flushed the extra $ down the toilet. They want high taxes to pay for stuff.
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Barrack Obama from the 2008 debates with Clinton. He stated, after the moderator mentioned that lowering the Capital Gains taxes actually increases revenue, that its not a matter of revenue, its a matter of fairness. So he doesn't see taxes as a means to fund government. He would actually prefer less money in order to punish some people.
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