[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Danzig

real banking reform for one. the tightening of credit has been a huge hamper on the economy. the banks got scalded, now they've gone too far in the other direction. quit trying to encourage debt for everyone, but a 180 degree change isn't any better.
the tax shelters/breaks should be for those rich who invest in new businesses, growth, jobs, etc. tax the crap out of those who don't use their wealth to grow the economy. same for dividends. the point of a business should be growth, not paying out huge amounts to shareholders. reward your shareholders-but not at the expense of the working class. tax breaks for businesses who hire-they should be rewarded with lowered ss matching payments if they reach a certain number of employees, breaks for healthcare, etc. anything to encourage more hiring. many companies find that it's cheaper for them to work tons of overtime with the few they have than it is to hire more employees.

one drag on the economy is the huge deficit. spending cuts must be found and done. ss is in real trouble-the lowering of ss witholding is a joke. get us out of the three wars NOW. defense must be cut. we could cut defense in half and still spend 1/4 of the worlds military spending. we must attack medicare/medicaid/social security. that and defense are the two huge budget issues, it's where most of the fed dollars are spent, and our spending is unsustainable.

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