RE: Comparing where the candidates stand on religion.
September 23, 2012 at 12:40 pm
(September 23, 2012 at 12:21 pm)TaraJo Wrote: I do understand, but I still think Norquist is a major douchebag and if Penn is in agreement with him, he's douchebag too.
With all due respect, that's an unreasonable policy for determining if someone is a douchebag or not. Agreeing with a douchebag does not necessarily make someone a douchebag. I'm not sure why you seem to think this Norquist guy is a douchebag anyway; he seems to be trying to get lower taxes for everyone by encouraging small government. That seems like a good move to me.
Quote:Making politicians promise not to raise taxes is an unreasonable policy.
Why? Taxes are already too high. If the government needs extra money, it should first try to cut spending on areas that are completely irrelevant, whilst simultaneously closing loopholes that people use to pay less tax than they owe.
Quote:For the record, I do think the tax code is a bit too complicated, but I'd suggest we balance things out: eliminate a bunch of those tax loopholes that complicate things and even things out by lowering the base tax rate.
By your own argument, aren't you now a douchebag?
