Socialism always fails because it kills enlightened self interest which is the most important driver for value creation. No one will work hard to create value if it is given away to someone else who does not work to create value.

We perpetuate poverty by confusing it with the deprivation it causes. Deprivation is need, want, or loss. Poverty is the inability to create value for yourself and for others. To be enabled to create value the individual must have everyone of five resources: 1. A strong sense of positive persistence, 2. Knowledge of ways to create legitimate value, 3. Enterprises to provide the tools with which to create value, 4. Health and Hygiene, and 5. Security of rewards and security of person.

Corporate income tax used to be a major percentage of Federal revenue. Now it is less than 12% because of tax lawyers and off-shoring of manufacturing. We have little revenue to loose by reducing the corporate income tax rate from the world high of 35% down to 15%. This will bring back job creating business to the U.S.

The 2015 trade deficit was 50% China, 10% Germany, 9% Japan, 8% Mexico, and 23% other nations. By commodity it was 43% apparel, 23% automotive, 19% energy, 11% electronics, and 4% steel.

Our national economy is in a death spiral right now because of the trade deficit. Tariff free trade is only free when it is balanced. The trade deficit sucks half a trillion dollars out of our banks every year and eliminates the demand for at least 50 million jobs which makes our taxable economy too small to support Federal spending. The only effective solution is to enact indexed tariffs over three to five years on imports by nation that exceed our exports to them. Since 1998 and renewal of China Most Favored Nation, the trade deficit has been driving the Federal deficit and the trajectory is now almost straight down. If we do not balance our trade accounts soon we will have a worldwide economic disaster caused by frozen liquidity.

A perfect example of how f'ed up the democrat party is.

Take your pick.

http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/new-york/clinton-blames-misogyny-fb...

Ou812 (#28): "You washed up lefties lost most of the rank and file union members in the last election."

True or untrue?

@#15 & 16

The topic is President Trumps tax reform and how bad it is in the mind leftie/socialists. Trump got elected on a very few points. Tax reform was one of them. His voter base knew that was a priority, so my comments that you and other leftie/socialists are out of touch with mainstream voters are very well founded.

I don't give a red rats ass if Trump makes billions more after he leaves office. I, unlike you, do not harbor animosity for the wealthy. I see no reason for the government to confiscate money from them and Hartmann's comments that nobody should be allowed to keep more than a certain amount that he deens accepatble, tells me he sits far left of socialism.

President Trump praising Fox is very reminiscent of Obama telling us deplorables not to watch Fox News. How quickly you forget that little tidbit. I will watch them all and determine for myself what my position will be.

Your belief that because a name is frequently mentioned in the media, that alone will propel them to victory is a joke. If that gives you solice, good on you but to the best of knowledge, it was no help for Anthony Weiner.

Again, watch the evening news and get back to us with any positive comments about President Trump from a source other than Fox.

I anxiously await tomorrows report.

The topic was Trumps Tax Reform. You were off topic. Now you have a POTUS telling you to listen to Fox News and that MSNBC and CNN are Fake News. Eat it up. Now you explain to me why the billionaire CEO's of ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CBS and Iheart radio would broadcast liberal media when they are ultra conservatives? MSNBC your idea of a liberal station was a leader in getting Trump elected.

About my Financial status your assumptions are exactly that, assumptions.

About Trumps Tax Reform, who do you think will benefit the most from it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campa...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign...

There is no doubt that many male blue collar workers did not want Hillary and would vote even against their own best interest for anyone else. They ignored her experience. They did not like the fact that she was a woman and most important did not like her cackle. But the Union Organizations endorsed her dramatically as can be seen in the above links. When Union members vote against their Union you might as well shut it down and go home. You have destroyed what Unions are for. What really got Trump elected is the 1% owned and operated mainstream media putting him on the air almost constantly. Way more press coverage than any other candiadate.

Diane, Your post, although off subject, shows the lack of education in America and the brainwashing by the right wing 1% owned and operated mainstream media. The Republican Party has many voters that should be Democrats. Blue collar Male voters hated Hillary. They ignored her experience. It was the fact that she was female and they did not like her cackle. Women like you voted to receive 75% for the rest of their career. You should only vote Republican if you are in the 1%. That is all that they care about. Throughout the Obama Administration ignorant voters blamed him for virtually everything and ignored what Congress and the Senate was doing to obstruct everything. With this current administration your type will get their payback. Hope that you enjoy it.

This is going to be worse than Reagan, Bush, and Bush combined. I want real tax reform where the cap is removed Social Security and the poor pay no taxes.

#50:

OMG!!! The "Moonie" Times? Richard Berman (AKA Dr. Evil)? "Employee Rights Act?" "Right to Work" legislation?

Aha, it all adds up now. Get thee behind me, troll!

Aye, matey -- s'cuse me whilst I pick at me scabs...

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/The_Washington_Times

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Berman_%26_Co.

http://bermanexposed.org/

Mr. Hartmann,

What can we expect from number 45 ? I call him 45, because I can't bear

to address this charlatan by his name. Anyway, I didn't think it could get

any worse, after Reagans horrible eight years of deregulation and tax

benefits for the wealthy. But here we go again ! I often wonder if

republicans ever get tired of sitting on their hands. Talk about the

do nothing party. Oh, except when it comes to lining the pockets

of the rich. Like a good friend of mine said; if you're not appalled,

you're not paying attention. Unfortunately, the other camp is

sickened by these incredible missteps by number 45 and his band

of not so merry men.

Respectfully.

Mike D. Marlowe

having witnessed the effect of the reagan era tax cuts as a cpa, i can tell you the positive effect on the wealthy was significant, and the removal of deductions for the working classes was equally destructive. the tax rate cuts along with inheritance tax cuts was a reagan era wealth transfer pure and simple. but the largest transfer of wealth in history occurred during the george w bush years, when the world war 2 generation began to die off, and temporary inheritance tax cuts allowed billions upon billions to move tax free to the baby boomer generation. and now we have trump tax cuts and most americans are scratching their heads not knowing what to think about it. there has to be a way to educate the electorate on what they are giving away. and yes, thom is right on, reverting to the pre reagan tax codes would swing the pendulum back from plutocrat wealth building to america's backbone, the working men and women who deserve a break and aren't getting it.