tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post3587589746280046791..comments2024-03-28T11:13:05.893-07:00Comments on The Rap Sheet: Bullet Points: Waiting for Halloween EditionJ. Kingston Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-82725328761288837982011-10-24T17:46:20.271-07:002011-10-24T17:46:20.271-07:00Thanks for the link to those posts on the Factory ...Thanks for the link to those posts on the Factory novels.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-41820064775202312102011-10-24T12:56:48.964-07:002011-10-24T12:56:48.964-07:00David Greenberg points out in this Slate piece tha...David Greenberg points out in this <i>Slate</i> piece that Kennedy’s demand-side tax cuts were <i>not the same thing</i> as the Big Business-enriching, supply-side tax cuts being pushed today by Republicans:<br /><br />http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/<br />history_lesson/2004/01/tax_cuts_in_camelot.html<br /><br />“A demand-side cut,” explains Greenberg, “rests on the Keynesian theory that public consumption spurs economic activity. Government puts money in people's hands, as a temporary measure, so that they'll spend it. A supply-side cut sees business investment as the key to growth. Government gives money to businesses and wealthy individuals to invest, ultimately benefiting all Americans. Back in the early 1960s, tax cutting was as contentious as it is today, but it was liberal demand-siders who were calling for the cuts and generating the controversy.”<br /><br />To enlist Kennedy as a defender of Republican tax-slashers does an injustice to the late president’s intent.J. Kingston Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-86352475490227048692011-10-24T11:25:55.454-07:002011-10-24T11:25:55.454-07:00John F. Kennedy, our 35th President and icon of li...John F. Kennedy, our 35th President and icon of liberals everywhere, had this (and much more) to say about cutting federal taxes: “In short, it is a paradoxical truth that … the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the rates now. The experience of a number of European countries and Japan have borne this out. This country’s own experience with tax reduction in 1954 has borne this out. And the reason is that only full employment can balance the budget, and tax reduction can pave the way to that employment. The purpose of cutting taxes now is not to incur a budget deficit, but to achieve the more prosperous, expanding economy which can bring a budget surplus.” – John F. Kennedy, Nov. 20, 1962,Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-21055498428269797962011-10-24T10:06:37.129-07:002011-10-24T10:06:37.129-07:00Great links here, Jeff. I read the punctuation sto...Great links here, Jeff. I read the punctuation story with amusement, trepidation and interest, and the trailer for the new Sherlock was the first I've heard of it. It looks even better than the first one. Thanks for the post.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826516162985790518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-54323689066041866912011-10-24T08:23:40.860-07:002011-10-24T08:23:40.860-07:00Thanks for the mention, Jeff!
BethThanks for the mention, Jeff!<br />BethElizabeth Foxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151714538393844565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-47798691647956194102011-10-24T07:37:18.055-07:002011-10-24T07:37:18.055-07:00I have no problem with Cooper as Napoleon Solo. Wh...I have no problem with Cooper as Napoleon Solo. When he was on ALIAS he proved to be pretty good wiht action scenes and I like him better in serious roles than those garbage frat boy comedies he was making for the past year and a half. I just hope they cast a genuine Eastern European actor to play Ilya instead of some Brit doing an accent.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com