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First, cook the books - largely by deferring maintenance on infrastructure - to create the illusion of a surplus. Then cut taxes for your donors. Even Republicans think that Walker's plan is irresponsible ...
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And Walker would do well to listen to himbecause if hes truly eying a run in 2016, hes badly misreading the mood of the national electorate and even of congressional Republicans. The salience of revenue-reducing tax cuts as a plank in the national Republican platform has diminished over the years, as gains in income have been concentrated among a small cohort of already-wealthy voters. Recall: Mitt Romney, if only vaguely, promised to pay for lower tax rates by limiting deductions. Rep. Paul Ryans most recent budget proposal also was revenue neutral. Sen. Mike Lees barebones tax reform proposal is possibly revenue-negative, but it hasnt been scored and, as written, wont see the light of day.
The bottom line is that the GOP isnt anxious to return to the playbook of the Aughts. In his first presidential campaign, Gov. George W. Bush warned against letting Washington get its hands on projected budget surplusesthe peoples moneyso he promised to cut taxes instead. In office, Bush drained federal coffers of the surplusesand then some.
Governor Walker is foolish to think Republicans, let alone the electorate in general, want to see that movie again.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Yipes.
gopiscrap
(23,762 posts)wearing an orange jumpsuit
Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)You said "Governor Walker is foolish to think Republicans, let alone the electorate in general, want to see that movie again"; you erroneously gave him credit for some ability of non-foolish thought.
I see as a more articulate incarnation of a Louie Gohmert type. A 71 IQ armed with an expanded vocabulary.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)I do not believe he is very smart. He certainly lacks imagination and compassion. I have yet to see him deviate from script too far. Which could mean supreme focus or the inability to intellectually dance. I had a professor at UW who had spoken to him and wasn't impressed by him. A large part of my assessment comes from the professor.
But, I've never met him in person, so, I very well could be too judgmental.
Tokorodei, sorry about the misquote.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)You could well be right about his intellect.
Gothmog
(145,479 posts)I really hope that he is defeated in 2014 because otherwise he may be the GOP nominee