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Why Not Blame Obama?
The media favorite has a very poor grasp of basic economic principles.
By Larry Kudlow
Its rather amusing watching the liberal media launch a full-scale attack on George Stephanopoulos and Charles Gibson, with General Tom Shales of the Washington Post leading the charge. ABCs Stephanopoulos and Gibson had the audacity to ask Obama some tough questions during the Democratic debate Tuesday night.Challenge Obama with well-informed questions on tax policy and politics? Wound the media favorite? How dare they?
The fallout is fascinating. With members of the mainstream liberal media lunging at each others throats, its kind of like watching Hillary and Obama go at it.
But heres the deal: During the debate, Obama bungled his answers on tax policy, big time. Period. End of sentence. End of story. To my liberal friends in the media, all I can say is: Get over it. Your guy has a very poor grasp of basic economic principles.
First off, you dont raise taxes during a recession. Thats a no-brainer. Second, doubling the capital-gains tax rate will affect Americans up and down the income ladder, not just rich hedge-fund managers. In addition, capital-gains tax cuts are self-financing, and they stimulate jobs and the economy. You want to raise budget revenues and spark economic growth? Cut the cap-gains tax rate. Thats what history shows.
The Wall Street Journals Steve Moore points out that in 2005, almost half of all tax returns reporting capital gains came from households with incomes under $50,000, while more than three-quarters came from households earning less than $100,000.
Obama also proposed uncapping the payroll tax, another blunder that will hit people up and down the income ladder. While Obama pledges tax hikes only for folks earning more that $200,000 a year, his tax hike on payrolls would actually slam middle-income earners. The cap on wages subject to the payroll tax is presently $102,000. By eliminating that cap Obama will be soaking veteran firemen, cops, teachers, and health-service workers, along with a variety of other occupations.
In fact, in Americas largest cities, a firefighter married to a school teacher can earn close to $200,000 filing jointly. So not only will each spouse separately pay more for Social Security and health care under Obamas plan, together theyll also be slammed by Obamas cap-gains tax increase.
This is more than just a failure to understand the Laffer curve. Its another cultural misstep by Obama. I cant help but wonder if the senator knows any cops or firemen. His appeal is to well-educated latte liberals. That remark about middle-income folks having turned to God, faith, and guns because of economic setbacks? Not only was it ill-advised, it illustrates the wide cultural chasm that exists between the candidate and the rest of America.
In effect, Obamas economics are bad and his social circle is very limited. This is one of the many reasons why a quarter of the Hillary Democrats are telling pollsters theyll likely move to John McCain in the general election.
Obamas real agenda is far-liberal left. Its an ideology that places income redistribution above economic growth. Thats his real message. And its the same one that sunk Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, and Kerry. Bill Clinton? He was a growth Democrat. So he won twice. But Obama is aligning himself with the Democratic losers. And that will make him a loser as well.
The Gallup poll taken after the Democratic debate reveals that Hillarys pit-bull routine may have worked. Well learn more on that front come Tuesday when Pennsylvanians head to the voting booths. But thats a different issue. What Im saying is that liberals need to quit blaming Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos for Obamas shortcomings. Instead, they need to blame Obama for failing to grasp how tax penalties on upward mobility will hurt the very people he thinks hes going to help.Jack Kemp has effectively made the point that African American communities desperately need capital in order to create new businesses and jobs. Yet as Obama takes the capital out of capitalism, all those who are not rich will be hurt when the rich folks with capital have less of it after tax to invest in those new businesses and new jobs.
Thats exactly why wealth-redistribution plans always backfire. Robbing Peter to pay Paul is a surefire economic loser. So is putting government in charge of the economy, which is what Mr. Obama is proselytizing.
This marks the third mistake for the Illinois senator. Not only does he not understand economics; not only is he set apart from middle-class values and beliefs; he apparently hasnt read much history either.
Did someone say inexperience?
The media favorite has a very poor grasp of basic economic principles.
By Larry Kudlow
Its rather amusing watching the liberal media launch a full-scale attack on George Stephanopoulos and Charles Gibson, with General Tom Shales of the Washington Post leading the charge. ABCs Stephanopoulos and Gibson had the audacity to ask Obama some tough questions during the Democratic debate Tuesday night.Challenge Obama with well-informed questions on tax policy and politics? Wound the media favorite? How dare they?
The fallout is fascinating. With members of the mainstream liberal media lunging at each others throats, its kind of like watching Hillary and Obama go at it.
But heres the deal: During the debate, Obama bungled his answers on tax policy, big time. Period. End of sentence. End of story. To my liberal friends in the media, all I can say is: Get over it. Your guy has a very poor grasp of basic economic principles.
First off, you dont raise taxes during a recession. Thats a no-brainer. Second, doubling the capital-gains tax rate will affect Americans up and down the income ladder, not just rich hedge-fund managers. In addition, capital-gains tax cuts are self-financing, and they stimulate jobs and the economy. You want to raise budget revenues and spark economic growth? Cut the cap-gains tax rate. Thats what history shows.
The Wall Street Journals Steve Moore points out that in 2005, almost half of all tax returns reporting capital gains came from households with incomes under $50,000, while more than three-quarters came from households earning less than $100,000.
Obama also proposed uncapping the payroll tax, another blunder that will hit people up and down the income ladder. While Obama pledges tax hikes only for folks earning more that $200,000 a year, his tax hike on payrolls would actually slam middle-income earners. The cap on wages subject to the payroll tax is presently $102,000. By eliminating that cap Obama will be soaking veteran firemen, cops, teachers, and health-service workers, along with a variety of other occupations.
In fact, in Americas largest cities, a firefighter married to a school teacher can earn close to $200,000 filing jointly. So not only will each spouse separately pay more for Social Security and health care under Obamas plan, together theyll also be slammed by Obamas cap-gains tax increase.
This is more than just a failure to understand the Laffer curve. Its another cultural misstep by Obama. I cant help but wonder if the senator knows any cops or firemen. His appeal is to well-educated latte liberals. That remark about middle-income folks having turned to God, faith, and guns because of economic setbacks? Not only was it ill-advised, it illustrates the wide cultural chasm that exists between the candidate and the rest of America.
In effect, Obamas economics are bad and his social circle is very limited. This is one of the many reasons why a quarter of the Hillary Democrats are telling pollsters theyll likely move to John McCain in the general election.
Obamas real agenda is far-liberal left. Its an ideology that places income redistribution above economic growth. Thats his real message. And its the same one that sunk Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, and Kerry. Bill Clinton? He was a growth Democrat. So he won twice. But Obama is aligning himself with the Democratic losers. And that will make him a loser as well.
The Gallup poll taken after the Democratic debate reveals that Hillarys pit-bull routine may have worked. Well learn more on that front come Tuesday when Pennsylvanians head to the voting booths. But thats a different issue. What Im saying is that liberals need to quit blaming Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos for Obamas shortcomings. Instead, they need to blame Obama for failing to grasp how tax penalties on upward mobility will hurt the very people he thinks hes going to help.Jack Kemp has effectively made the point that African American communities desperately need capital in order to create new businesses and jobs. Yet as Obama takes the capital out of capitalism, all those who are not rich will be hurt when the rich folks with capital have less of it after tax to invest in those new businesses and new jobs.
Thats exactly why wealth-redistribution plans always backfire. Robbing Peter to pay Paul is a surefire economic loser. So is putting government in charge of the economy, which is what Mr. Obama is proselytizing.
This marks the third mistake for the Illinois senator. Not only does he not understand economics; not only is he set apart from middle-class values and beliefs; he apparently hasnt read much history either.
Did someone say inexperience?
........................God forbid we have a Prez that is smarter than the average Joe. Oh my god he went to Harvard, he might be more intelligent than me, just call him Elitest right?
