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Hoodafan
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You lefties love regressive taxes. You dislike this one because you see it
as a way to bash Trump. You guys aren't so complex that you're tough to understand.
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Trump promised to shrink the trade deficit. Instead it exploded. (link)
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WaxHoo
03/06/2019 08:37AM
On the bright side, maybe this well help convince him that trade deficits
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southdenverhoo
03/06/2019 2:48PM
Well, he DOES like taking credit for the biggest things EVER, especially
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Hoo TV
03/06/2019 4:26PM
This administration's fixation bashing trade deficits in general
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fishhoo
03/06/2019 09:50AM
The guy who made the Scrooge McDuck statement...
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PBCHoo
03/06/2019 3:09PM
I know -- a double 'Hoo actually and an outstanding voice on trade imo
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fishhoo
03/06/2019 3:27PM
Between this and the NATO payments, it's hard not to believe President ...
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HowieT3
03/06/2019 12:42PM
This is a great post and an excellent article. I have read accounts where
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Seattle .Hoo
03/06/2019 11:35AM
The thing is, it doesn't matter who in his administration may disagree with
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Hoo TV
03/06/2019 11:21AM
That first sentence is golden. **
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WahooMatt05
03/06/2019 10:12AM
Thank you. I've always been baffled by Trump & Co's fixation with the trade
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 10:07AM
But wait....isn't it all about "filling our coffers?" ;) **
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Seattle .Hoo
03/06/2019 11:44AM
It isn't all about "getting Trump" either with a nonsensical talking point.
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 11:52AM
I don't know what your post means. Are you saying I support tariffs? **
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Seattle .Hoo
03/06/2019 12:10PM
The opposite. That you finally managed to find a tax you didn't like, even
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 12:17PM
Why do you do that. Just admit you didn't understand his post and ask **
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111Balz
03/06/2019 1:56PM
You lefties love regressive taxes. You dislike this one because you see it
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 2:00PM
Are you even trying to follow along? Have you read the linked article and
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111Balz
03/06/2019 2:02PM
This is where he accuses you of engaging in childish personal attacks that
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WahooRQ
03/06/2019 2:25PM
Childish personal attacks? What was that tomsmom?
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hoothat
03/06/2019 2:37PM
Yeah that must be it. Why don't you just admit that Trump is full of crap? **
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Seattle .Hoo
03/06/2019 1:52PM
Trump is often full of crap. But that doesn't make him wrong on trade, nor
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 1:58PM
But you understand, increasing the deficit is the OPPOSITE of what he said
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111Balz
03/06/2019 2:22PM
Yes. But it's not because of what he's done. It's because we have one of
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 2:33PM
Even if what you said was true, that his trade policy has been so
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111Balz
03/06/2019 3:22PM
I didn't say that at all. Our economic growth has been despite his trade
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 3:32PM
Then the fact that the economy continues to do pretty well should not
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111Balz
03/06/2019 3:45PM
He's not very good at much of anything except praising himself. Deficit to
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Lazarus
03/06/2019 08:45AM
The OP was about the trade deficit. You seem to be referring to the
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Late 80s Hokie
03/06/2019 09:53AM
Thanks Gobbler. The two problems are inter-connected as you not. The link
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Lazarus
03/06/2019 10:09AM
Maybe England will intentionally lose a $1 trillion blackjack hand for us. **
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WahooMatt05
03/06/2019 09:30AM
Through January, the deficit is up year to year (first 4 fiscal months) by
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Shenhoo
03/06/2019 08:46AM
We need more tax cuts **
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81_Hokie
03/06/2019 09:33AM
If by "we" you mean the middle class, maybe. If you mean the wealthy or
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Lazarus
03/06/2019 10:13AM
You seriously think the middle class needs more tax cuts
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BocaHoo91
03/06/2019 1:41PM
Exactly. A nice populist talking point about cutting middle class taxes
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 1:53PM
44% pay no taxes but that is HARDLY all middle class. It is mostly
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111Balz
03/06/2019 2:16PM
First, if true (and I'm not doubting you) that's down from the 47% it was
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 2:25PM
Yes it has changed, apparently by the new tax law. I'm still not convinced
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111Balz
03/06/2019 3:18PM
Here's a link from the CBO that gets you directionally there on the
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BocaHoo91
03/06/2019 6:43PM
He said half the middle class **
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111Balz
03/06/2019 7:56PM
Well if you define middle class by percentiles, it should be roughly
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BocaHoo91
03/06/2019 8:01PM
By definition it would be the 50th percentile +or- whatever % you want to
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 3:27PM
Google both topics. I read a really good article this morning on the latter
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111Balz
03/06/2019 3:31PM
FTR I have little doubt someone would define middle class like that. But
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 3:34PM
Middle can be defined in terms of buying power, or by
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111Balz
03/06/2019 3:43PM
Couple of points. Hopefully it would be "medicare for all", not "medicaid
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BocaHoo91
03/06/2019 2:04PM
I won't call it Medicare because that's a misnomer. Medicare gets away with
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Hoodafan
03/06/2019 2:19PM
Well your second paragraph was maybe your best ever here.
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111Balz
03/06/2019 3:27PM
...and "medicare" should be "medicaid" in the example of means tested
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BocaHoo91
03/06/2019 1:43PM
I thought the sarcasm was obvious **
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81_Hokie
03/06/2019 10:34AM
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