What if a panel of the top 100 economists in America went to Barack Obama and said: “Raising taxes on the so-called rich is not a good idea. Not now, anyway. The money you would get from them will not put a dent in the defict ... and it won't stimulate the economy. In fact, it will hurt the economy. The money they would give to the government will no longer be there to hire new employees. In fact, increasing the taxes on the very people who create jobs might result in higher, not lower, unemployment in this country."
It's NOT the Economy Stupid, It's Theology
It's NOT the Economy Stupid, It's Theology
It's NOT the Economy Stupid, It's Theology
What if a panel of the top 100 economists in America went to Barack Obama and said: “Raising taxes on the so-called rich is not a good idea. Not now, anyway. The money you would get from them will not put a dent in the defict ... and it won't stimulate the economy. In fact, it will hurt the economy. The money they would give to the government will no longer be there to hire new employees. In fact, increasing the taxes on the very people who create jobs might result in higher, not lower, unemployment in this country."
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