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By forcing competition you get a better product. For example, my neighbor's always screaming "buy American" and brags about his "great" Cadillac. The reason Cadillac is a much improved car is because they're FORCED to compete against Mercedes, Lexus and BMW. Otherwise they'd still be selling the...

Sounds like a good idea, but how do we know we won't end up with a 1988 Chrysler? Most American companies are corrupt and will deliver the lowest quality piece of crap they can get away with. The only way to keep them in check is to force them to compete against the whole world.

Giving money to charities is very different than paying higher taxes. My wife and I give a lot to charities, too. But we carefully select organizations that have a proven track record of helping people improve their lives. That's very different than giving money to the governnment where much of...

I don't know how those individuals came into their money, but my experience is that those who earned their money tend to be more resistant to higher taxes. There are exceptions to every rule, but that's just my experience. People that I know that have done well financially are resistent to...

A more interesting question than how many are Democrats and how many are Republicans is: How many earned their wealth vs. how many married their money or inherited it?

My state of California is a classic example. We're now facing a $500B unfunded public employee pension liability and the union's response is always the same: "Take money away from other people and give it to us" (raise taxes). California is no longer a democracy. It's a kleptocracy where the...

Once taxes get raised, they will continue to be raised. There's no stopping the politicians. If you want to deny that the aftermath of WWII created the large American middle class, that's your perogative, but you're denying history, economics and mountains of evidence against you. After...

If I wasn't in the top 2% I wouldn't be paying at the current rates. It's my taxes you want to raise and I'm already paying well over 40% of my income in taxes. Let me be clear that I'm not against paying taxes. We need a way to finance government. I don't mind paying taxes for public...

For starters, let's bring all our troops home and put them on our borders where they belong. Instant saving of 30%. But I'm not sure how much higher you want my taxes to be. I currently pay over 40% of my income in taxes when you include Federal income taxes, California state income taxes...

Exactly... The only people who obey gun laws are law abiding citizens. Criminals do whatever the hell they want to do -- including carrying guns anywhere they want to take them.

The collapse of the US economy began in 1999 when Congress passed (overwhelmingly by Democrats and Republicans) the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act that had, since 1933, separated legitimate banking activities from risky investment activities. On top of that, both Democrats and Republicans...

I can't speak for what's going on in other states, but in California legislators hand out benefits to the unions and then, at election time, the unions deliver money and votes to get the politicians re-elected. The politicians then raise taxes and give more benefits to the unions and then, come...

Will international mergers of large exchanges influence the debate over the FTT? http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/13/us-nyse-deutscheboerse-schumer-idUSTRE71C1V420110213

Name calling? Yes. You try to dismiss every argument as a "straw man" or a "logical fallacy," when it is simply an opposing point of view. Being dismissive of all opposing points of view is an ineffective debating strategy.

You're the one who used the the word "balanced," not me. What is "balanced" about quoting one person from one group? Anyone in possesion of a thinking cap knows that presenting one person's point of view is "unbalanced." That is your logical fallacy. You have presented an unbalanced point...

How is it balanced to pick out one group for an example of extremism? Balance would imply giving varying examples representing different points of view. You can call "straw man" all you want, but it won't work. Name calling is only effective on the playground.

You are an expert at name calling, but weak at defending your own argument. Your premise was that Santorum is "ignorant." Your words, not mine. My response is that ignorance is common among politicians irrespective of political party. Therefore, we should not be surprised when politicans of...

If your point was to illustrate that extremism is not unique to any one race, religion or political party, why not give examples from each category? Instead, you chose only one group which gives the appearance that you believe only Jews are extremist. Was that your intention?

It's not a straw man at all. You said that the "GOP Senator shows ignorance." I responded directly to your statement. No straw man involved. Democrats show plenty of ignorance, too; as exemplified by Chuck Schumer. And there are more. “To leftist intellectuals, it's okay to have a...

Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer claims that the Judiciary isn't even one of the three branches of government. He eliminates it entirely. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/sen-schumers-three-branches-of-government-no-longer-includes-judiciary/