Comments on: Politicians Again Raising Taxes On Your Children

By: The Long-Term USA Federal Budget Outlook at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:26:54 +0000

[...] Saying you cut taxes when all you actually do is postpone them is dishonest. However, many people go along with such false statements so politicians have learned to buy votes today by raising taxes on the future. Since the public [...]

By: RebelliousVanilla

RebelliousVanilla — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:17:29 +0000

The problem aren’t even tax cuts and how to finance those, it’s how to finance entitlement programs like Medicaid and Social Security. If you think 9 trillion is a lot, those two programs, combined with Medicare have an unfunded obligations sum of 55 trillion. Then you have 16 trillion in US insurance guarantees and then the debt. It all goes to around 80 trillion USD. Peachy. This is why I am unsure on if I will stay in the USA after I will graduate there. I’m not willing to pick up the bill.

By: mik

mik — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:15:29 +0000

yea what is going on have payed 50%+ in taxes and “fees” most every year that does include everything. But now my 10yearold kid looks at 66% – 80%+ that is indentured servitude no way around it we have been bought and now sell out our children not my America!

By: National Debt Down Almost $1 Billion Yesterday at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:20:34 +0000

[...] the politicians increasing taxes on our grandchildren (with massive spending they chose to fund by huge tax increases on our grandchildren) have been doing the last 5 years. In the last year they have spent $1.46 Trillion more than they [...]

By: 401(k)s are a Great Way to Save for Retirement at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:05:59 +0000

[...] The tax deferral is a huge benefit. That benefit will only increase as tax rates rise (given the huge debt we have built up it is logical to believe taxes will go up to pay off spending today with the tax increases passed to the future to pay for our current spending). [...]

By: Inflation Up 1.1% in USA Last Month at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Inflation Up 1.1% in USA Last Month at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:20:46 +0000

The continued increase of inflation is a serious problem. Eventually the federal reserve needs to take serious action (raising the discount rate). And the politicians need to stop raising taxes on the future to spend more and more every year…

By: Curious Cat: True Level of USA Federal Deficiet

Curious Cat: True Level of USA Federal Deficiet — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:54:33 +0000

The continued attempts by politicians to distract from the huge taxes they are voting to place on our children and grandchildren is disheartening…

By: What Should You Do With Your Government “Stimulus” Check? at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:46:45 +0000

[...] those that promote the spend your government check on new toys, even though the consumer debt is now $2.54 trillion in the USA, are fools (and not the [...]

By: Curious Cat: Stimulus Options Should be Tested

Curious Cat: Stimulus Options Should be Tested — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:18:35 +0000

I think a country that is more than $500,000 in debt per household should not send out checks to taxpayers to try pretend they are doing something to help the economy…

By: scott bittle

scott bittle — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:57:10 +0000

It’s true in both politics and business — there’s a lot of pressure to take the short-term view, and much less to look at the long run. But we’re going to have to take the long view to get out of our fiscal mess. thanks for the post.