was education spending increased 25%?
compared to what?
Many industrialising countries are rapidly surpassing the US, and states are cutting budgets
supassing us in what?
Like I said, we have one of the most expensive education system in the world, with the lowest paid teachers. Administrative costs eat up too much. This isn't really addressed in Ryan's budget.
What is addressed, is decreasing Pell grants to pre stimulus levels. It seems, the more Pell grant money thats out there, the more higher education charges.
Then, eliminating duplication of job-training education, make them work, and track how well they do so you know what works and what doesn't.
Focus more on career training than sending everyone to a four year college for a liberal arts degree with Pell grants. Target spending to the people who need it most. Help the poor get an education they can use to get a job and get themselves out of poverty and become self sufficient... not just pump money blindly into any and every program, then claim the other side "hates kids" if they try to make it help more people and target it to those that need it.
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Can you Explain 70%?? of course its partially a "bailout" to ghe big three - other countries do the same
Remember what Bush did?
yeah I can explain 70%, its a ratio, expressing a number as a factor of 100. What 70% are you talking about?
Somehow related to the auto bailout? Or bank bailouts?
If GM when out of business, I'm sure there would be some enterprising investors waiting to fill that market void... why didn't Ford need a bail out?
The bank bailouts are a little different, I can accept some of that. If we were on the door step of a liquidity crisis, bank bailouts might have stopped it. But I think with the auto companies, it went too far... and REALLY too far with the 800 billion stimulus.
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Reagan's economic bubble was built on BORROWED MONEY -.-
Can you elaborate, or do you only think in catch phrases and talking points?
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the plan is to give back healthcare to the states (IMO that would be good)... but that is a federal cut and state increase
Did you bother to read anything? Do you know what "block grant" means?
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but what about your previous tax cuts... if you need to hire staff you will (otherwise your company is in trouble) if you pay 10% tax you aren't gonna hire a dancing troupe to spend the excess... you'll hoarde it [generalistion]
What "previous tax cuts?" This is part of the problem. Bush lowered ALL tax brackets when in office, but to get it passed, had to agree to make it temporary (10 years I think it was). When the time was up, taxes were set to automatically raise back to pre bush levels, in the middle of a huge economic recession. The top bracket before was 39.6%, Bush lowered it to 35% (Lowest bracket 15% was lowered to 10%). In 2010 they were set to jump back to 39.6%. Obama called extending the brackets that had been in place for 10 years a tax cut, Republicans called letting the top rate go back up to 39.6% a tax hike.
Lets say you own a restaurant, it's an LLC (Limited Liability Company)
Single-Owner LLCs
The IRS treats one-member LLCs as sole proprietorships for tax purposes. This means that the LLC itself does not pay taxes and does not have to file a return with the IRS.
As the sole owner of your LLC, you must report all profits (or losses) of the LLC on Schedule C and submit it with your 1040 tax return. Even if you leave profits in the company's bank account at the end of the year -- for instance, to cover future expenses or expand the business -- you must pay income tax on that money.
Now, Lets say you did $250,000 last year in profit. You have that much sitting in your companies bank account. You, of course will want to have some in there for unforeseen issues. Oven explodes and you need a new one, someone slips in the bathroom and sues you etc... If your taxed at 39.6% you owe the government, $99,000 and now have 151,000 left for rainy days. At 35% thats $87,500 you owe, and are left with $162,500 . A difference of $11,500. That 11,500 could have hired a couple new full time waiters... waiters make ~2.50, plus tips.
This is a general example, but you get the idea. Raising taxes takes money out of the economy, meaning less money business have to hire and expand.
When they talk about raising taxes on the "rich" making over $200,000, their talking not about fat cat millionaires, but small business owners, who make up the majority of that group.
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the waiting times isnt a big deal - if you need urgent care you'll get it - if not depending on the conditions you'll have to wait a few days
Not what I read on this side of the pond.
A 9-month wait for arthritis treatment: Delay can mean a lifetime of agony for victims | Mail Online
BBC NEWS | Health | NHS waiting time 'underestimated'
The poll of 1,000 people, by TNS on behalf of Norwich Union Healthcare, showed most expect to wait five months for a hip operation.
Most wait nearer 11 months, independent medical researchers Dr Fosters said.
Patients also had unrealistic expectations for other operations and many said they did not know where to go to find out waiting times.
Guide to waiting times
What this means for patients
You have the right to start your consultant-led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from referral.
You have the right to be seen by a specialist within a maximum of two weeks from GP referral for urgent referrals where cancer is suspected.
If this is not possible, the primary care trust (PCT) or strategic health authority (SHA) that commissions your treatment must investigate, offering you a range of suitable alternative providers that would be able to see or treat you more quickly than the original provider.
If I had an issue, and had to wait 18 weeks for treatment, I would be pissed...
Cancer sufferers refused life-extending drugs despite Government pledge - Telegraph
Patients forced to live in agony after NHS refuses to pay for painkilling injections - Telegraph
Stafford Hospital caused ‘unimaginable suffering’ - Times Online
Patients were routinely neglected or left