tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681728520550391451.post3236360498817801745..comments2023-04-26T06:32:38.630-07:00Comments on Liberty: Conservative Side of the ConversationLynnaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717761180835909042noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681728520550391451.post-43224433886535371462012-09-16T04:25:12.196-07:002012-09-16T04:25:12.196-07:00I would add to this list that we want a federal go...I would add to this list that we want a federal government that respects its constitutional bounds. There was a reason why the founders put the 10th amendment in there to start with; a reason why the list of powers to the executive and legislative branches is so explicitly spelled out in the articles of the constitution itself. <br />With regard to social safety nets, education, health care, etc. - there should be 50 experiments going on the country right now. 50 opportunities to find what works for a given population and for other states to borrow and adapt based on that. We are a very large and very diverse nation. What works in Mississippi may not work at all in Washington. <br /><br />Another thing I'd say regarding corporate tax rates... <br />The US has about the HIGHEST corporate tax rates in the world right now. Higher than Germany. Higher than Japan. <br />Corporations don't "pay taxes" in the traditional sense as we would think about it. A tax is just another cost, like raw materials, wages, and utilities. It all gets passed on to the consumer of their products. How else could it work?<br /><br />Finally, trickle down economics. I think that most Conservatives would acknowledge that this is not a theory - rather it is the ONLY way an economy can actually function and grow. This is easier to see in a small economy than a large one, but if you look at Botswana or Rwanda right now, you see very forward looking economic policies that make it easier for the "few" at the top to expand and employ more workers. Those workers wages can then result in increased consumption, expanding the set of working people to those in stores, and wholesalers, and importers, etc, etc. <br />There's really no other model that works. Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11638247256991934630noreply@blogger.com