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It's called supply side economics. I'm no economics major, but basically it's a theory that involves cutting taxes across the board, to include the rich, so that more goods can be bought, thus increasing tax revenue.
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But then you would cut spending too, which is what conservatives are supposed to do.
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An example: A well-off guy buys himself a boat. He was able to afford it because he doesn't pay a crap load of taxes. Well, the people who made that boat, the people who made the materials for the boat, the company that sold the boat, all make money from this one purchase. To sum it up, people who have lots of money will put more money into the economy, which in turn "trickles down" to the middle and lower class citizens in one way or another.
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Well I'm no economist either, but that sounds like BS to me. (:
It's the middle and lower classes who must spend every penny they earn and have nothing left over to save. Some people are rich partly because they don't go out and massively consume, they save and reinvest. Also, in all likelihood the materials for the boat were produced elsewhere anyway, so it's just corporations and companies benefitting, not the average American.
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As far as America being involved in Africa. Whether it be aid or priming the economies by investing in Africa's resources, it helps.
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I mean direct aid - a non-reciprocal economic deal. If people, even the government, think they can get a return by investing in Africa's resources, by all means.
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Would you rather the US not be involved at all? Like I've said before, not being involved has proven to be worse for Africa.
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Yes, I would rather America not involve itself on the government level. Call it what you will, but I want what's best for
America, not other nations.