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Posted on: July 29, 2016 at 10:50:24 CT

Ferg MU

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corporate tax rates over the past two decades. Now the US has the highest marginal rates on the planet. We are not competitive. The marginal rates need to be cut in half just to stay competitive with the rest of the world.

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2nd quarter GDP roars in at 1.2%. That essentially is - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 7/29 09:53:06

Anemic growth is the Obama legacy - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/29 10:00:32

Correct, this is what we get with Obamanomics - Ferg STL - 7/29 10:08:44

If the fed rate went 4 % about 25% of federal tax collection - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 7/29 10:27:07

as a consequence of irresponsible spending - Ferg STL - 7/29 10:30:31

The last time to national debt decreased in real dollars - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 7/29 10:35:07

nope. correlation vs cause and effect - Ferg STL - 7/29 10:40:19

Well it appears whatever measure you want to apply is - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 7/29 12:07:28

it's a ticking time bomb with a long fuse - Ferg STL - 7/29 12:22:35

Military spending is over half - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 7/29 11:46:36

Military spending is 21% of total federal spending - Ferg STL - 7/29 11:57:19

Discretionary is over 50% - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 7/29 12:31:44

the tax rates are still - meatiger MU - 7/29 10:14:53

I don't know why you would think interest - Ferg STL - 7/29 10:27:54

Higher energy rates - meatiger MU - 7/29 10:45:20

sorry..I meant tax rates(nm) - meatiger MU - 7/29 10:43:56

Around the globe, countries have reduced - Ferg STL - 7/29 10:50:24

RE: Around the globe, countries have reduced - meatiger MU - 7/29 10:56:17

The prime rate was never this low in the Clinton years - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 7/29 10:25:06

sorry..I meant tax rates(nm) - meatiger MU - 7/29 10:43:40

yeah but govt spending has grown 9%+ per year - tiger4real MU - 7/29 09:54:53

Investments.. Gov't investments - Spanky KU - 7/29 10:03:38

RE: Investments.. Gov't investments - MUDude MU - 7/29 10:04:41

and shovel ready jobs is obamaspeak for - Ferg STL - 7/29 10:10:23