Nah
On tax, the Republican party is split roughly into two factions: the "end the fed!" Ron Paul/Tea Party no taxes, no gub'mint crowd; and the "actually we still need taxes so we can fund our bombing small desert nations, let's just cut them for billionaires" crowd. The latter are still - just - in control of the party.

I don't actually think Romney personally belongs to either faction, I think he's a man completely without scruple who will say and do anything to try to get into power. Bit like Nixon in that regard - he doesn't seem to have an ideology other than that he should be in charge.
( Mushroom, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 10:35, Reply)

just to throw in my farthing about the fed, the U.S would be better of with out a privatised fed reserve
and give monetary controll back to the govermenat so they can print money with no debt , we should do the same in this country aswell
(fluffybunnykiller see you later alligater in a while peadophile, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 10:41, Reply)

printing money to inflate debt away is generally a bad idea

( Moon Girl Technologies don't take my word for anything, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 10:56, Reply)

Quantative easing
sounds so much better, almost sensual.
( smaggers Like a gibbon on helium, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 11:28, Reply)

it would make more sense if they at least gave the fresh mint
to people who will spend it on something worthwhile that will help the economy, for instance, most of us. Instead of on the banks, who have just spent it all on gold.
( Moon Girl Technologies don't take my word for anything, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 11:36, Reply)

it does sound rather good doesnt it?
but the gov borrows the money from the old lady and thery chatge the interest to us , if the gov owned the mint and had the balls to print the money then it would be done at face value and debt free so the billiuons already quantatively eased in to our economy would have no debt unlike that stuff that here already
(fluffybunnykiller see you later alligater in a while peadophile, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 11:44, Reply)

Are you really an economist?

( Moon Girl Technologies don't take my word for anything, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 11:50, Reply)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic

John Maynard Keynes described the situation in The Economic Consequences of the Peace: "The inflationism of the currency systems of Europe has proceeded to extraordinary lengths. The various belligerent Governments, unable, or too timid or too short-sighted to secure from loans or taxes the resources they required, have printed notes for the balance."
( Moon Girl Technologies don't take my word for anything, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 12:14, Reply)

I think you've hit Romney's nail right on the head there,
but to be honest I'd rather Ron Paul were president than either him or Obama.
( Moon Girl Technologies don't take my word for anything, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 10:55, Reply)