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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I am often puzzled when I try to figure out what straw man you think you're arguing against, but this time moreso than others.
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Maybe I am.
1) Do you agree that the Bush tax cuts brought growth?
2) Do you agree that the Bush tax cuts were good for the economy and were therefore the right thing to do?
If you answer yes to both of those then I am creating a straw man and I am sorry. I am not sure that Gattigap would agree with number one, but I am sure he would disagree with number two. So I am not creating a straw man there. Since you gave Gattigap "your proxy" I assume that you were agreeing with everything he said.
If Gattigap agrees with one and not two, he is an economic moron (beccause he doesn't understand the importance of growth). If he disagrees with number one, than he is in a small economic minority, and he disagrees with all those guys he quoted, including that guy from AEI, and making the assertion from his original posting wrong (that what these guys were saying disputed Supply Side Economics). In other words, if the Bush tax cuts have not paid for themselves yet that does not mean Supply Side economic is wrong. If they in fact brought any growth that shows that the tax cuts were definitely the right move from an economic perspective.
