We need more tax cuts....

[weaselsan]

enough said....

US Treasury Sets New 1-Day Tax Receipt Record Of $85.8 Billion
Tuesday September 19th, 2006 / 0h04
 
 
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. government recorded record-high overall and corporate tax receipts on Sept. 15, which was a quarterly deadline for tax payments, the Treasury said Monday.
Total tax receipts were $85.8 billion on Friday, compared with the previous one-day record of $71 billion on Sept. 15 of last year, the Treasury said.
Within the overall figure, corporate tax receipts Friday were $71.8 billion, up from $63 billion in September of last year.
Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Randal Quarles said Friday's numbers provided a "continuing demonstration of the strength of the U.S. economy."
"In fact, Friday's gross receipts were the largest in a single day in the nation's history - 20% higher than receipts on the same quarterly tax payment date last year," Quarles said in a statement.
-By Benton Ives-Halperin, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-9255; Benton.Ives-Halperin@dowjones.com  
 
Tuesday September 19th, 2006 / 0h04

[Gunslinger]

Yet we are going to hear time and again how bad the economy is up until after the elections.

[FUNKED1]

http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock

[Mickey1992]

How much of that $85.8 Billion is Social Security pre-payments?

[Mickey1992]

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/09/20/opinion/119231.txt

Things in Congress will be a lot clearer when The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act passes and the average tax payer is able to easily discover where the tax $$$ is going by searching the DB on the web.

Stevens(R) and Byrd(D) are a disgrace to this nation.

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by Mickey1992
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/09/20/opinion/119231.txt

Things in Congress will be a lot clearer when The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act passes and the average tax payer is able to easily discover where the tax $$$ is going by searching the DB on the web.

Stevens(R) and Byrd(D) are a disgrace to this nation.

Yup I did a post about this a couple of weeks ago.  Seems like one of the best bills to reach the floor in a while.  A searchable database that shows all expendatures and earmarks......wow what a concept, govt accountability on how taxpayer dollars are spent.

[lasersailor184]

Gunslinger, you know that we can't hold teachers accountable for the success of their teaching, why should we hold legislators accountable for the success of their spending?

[T0J0]

Originally posted by FUNKED1
http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock

Bet thats on your favorites list on your browser right below Lunchroom socialist...

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by lasersailor184
Gunslinger, you know that we can't hold teachers accountable for the success of their teaching, why should we hold legislators accountable for the success of their spending?

That's true.  Funk's union balks anytime they are told to show somthing for the amount of money we give them.

[RedRadr]

Originally posted by FUNKED1
http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock

tax cuts are good for bidness

    why is that so hard to understand?

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by RedRadr
tax cuts are good for bidness

    why is that so hard to understand?

because he's a converted Liberal socialist.  His union propaganda tells him that all those taxes that are cut do nothing for the economy, and that they could be better spent on social programs like free health care.

[Rameusb5]

Originally posted by RedRadr
tax cuts are good for bidness

    why is that so hard to understand?

"Bidness" isn't always good for the economy.

Why is THAT so hard to understand?


Corporations have shown time and again that they are more than willing to screw over the US economy in order to save a buck and impress their stock holders (who may not even be US citizens).

If corporations have no loyalties to the government, why should the government do them any favors?

I'm not saying corporations are "evil," but they certainly aren't "good" either...

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by Rameusb5
"Bidness" isn't always good for the economy.

Why is THAT so hard to understand?


Corporations have shown time and again that they are more than willing to screw over the US economy in order to save a buck and impress their stock holders (who may not even be US citizens).

If corporations have no loyalties to the government, why should the government do them any favors?

I'm not saying corporations are "evil," but they certainly aren't "good" either...

I think coorporations are smarter than you think evil.  A bad economy is bad for them.  Contributing to the downfall of the economy is not in their best of intrests.  Saving a buck or two now when it will cost them millions later isn't good business.  You don't need an MBA to figure that out.

Certain recent corporate scandels are the exception and not the rule.

[Urchin]

Lol... certain recent scandals are the rule, not the exception.  

"Big Bidness" just got careless.

[lasersailor184]

Originally posted by Rameusb5
"Bidness" isn't always good for the economy.

Why is THAT so hard to understand?


Corporations have shown time and again that they are more than willing to screw over the US economy in order to save a buck and impress their stock holders (who may not even be US citizens).

If corporations have no loyalties to the government, why should the government do them any favors?

I'm not saying corporations are "evil," but they certainly aren't "good" either...

And economic analysis ain't for you.  

That'd be like me trying to do brain surgery with my non-dominant hand.