tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373131336974671914.post7368163320691743977..comments2023-10-31T04:51:07.590-04:00Comments on Potomac Fever: The tax on blue statesTJEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658864498584155557noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373131336974671914.post-74317488355719069082011-04-11T10:35:56.463-04:002011-04-11T10:35:56.463-04:00and what would you use to "pay-for" the ...and what would you use to "pay-for" the AMT? (i.e. compensate for eliminating the AMT)<br /><br />a) Keep equivalent progressivity in the tax system through different tax measures than the AMT.<br />b) Increase progressivity through different tax measures<br />c) Reduce progressivity and increase taxes on the actual middle-class or working-class through different tax measures (You are always complaining about the EITC...)<br />d) reduce government spending (which largely consists of progressive measures benefiting the poor, elderly, disabled, working-class, and the actual middle-class.) You're not going to find much government spending that heavily favors the rich- that's done through the tax code. Spending programs are either means-tested (food stamps- you want cuts there), equally beneficial to the public (water safety), or programs for the elderly (Social Security, Medicare) that have been extremely effective at reducing elderly poverty. <br /><br />Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.<br /><br />Hmm... I wonder what Paul Ryan would do?PLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192623386934104687noreply@blogger.com