“Taxes…Whether Democrat or a Republican you will find these statistics enlightening and amazing.”
Doonrookie, you fail to take into account the inflation tax. I’m no fan of Clinton either, but what Bush did was particularly sleezy. Do the politically popular thing of cutting taxes, even dropping rebates from the sky, while deficit spending and debasing the currency. It works to win approval from the unsophisticated. For those of us who understand inflation and realize that it is an insidious tax, the shell game is glaringly obvious. So, no, those statistics are not enlightening at all since they are only part of the picture.
Sadly, both parties are tax and spend. Much as I dislike the democrats and would prefer a true “republican” that respects the constitution like Ron Paul, at least Obama is candid about his desire to tax and spend. McCain promises more of the dishonest dollar-debasing shenanigans and warmongering. And McCain is too much in bed with the Bush camp that has allowed the 3 biggest disasters in US history to occur on their watch (9/11, the Katrina aftermath, and now the housing and credit bubble/bust). Obama, whatever the sins of Clinton might have been, is clearly the less bad choice by a long shot. Let’s just hope there really is an election….
