We need to start actively DISCOURAGING major corporations from moving their operations to other countries. We could do this by slapping them with HUGE penalities for, say, moving their factories to China, while offering major concessions if they hire people here at home.

We need to start FORCING them to play by OUR rules. We have been far to kind to the CEOs and major stockholders here in the United States. If you are such a person and are reading this message, you had better get ready — because we are coming for your WEALTH.

Wealth is BAD. Wealth is EVIL. GREED IS WRONG, and should be actively PUNISHED.

It’s important to analyze the assumption put forth above – that less taxes means consumers will spend more. That effect would, at most, also be very limited – some jobs would be created, but not to the extent that supporters of tax cuts might claim:

1) There’s the time factor. Even if consumer demand directly and significantly increased as a result of having more spending money (which is not guaranteed to begin with), it would still take time for the market to respond to that demand. Hiring people doesn’t happen over night – you have to advertise and look for prospectives, interview them, check their credentials, train them, and incorporate them into your work force. That’s a lot of time and work that may not necessarily be equal in value to the amount of additional money businesses would have as a result of tax cuts. And even then, as it’s already been said, if there is no extra demand, tax cuts don’t mean that more workers will be hired. It depends on the conditions of the market.

2) Did we forget that a substantial portion of consumer products are made overseas now? So having more spending cash to buy products doesn’t necessarily mean that the money will be used to hire more American workers.

3) When taxes do get cut, it’s not important what the AVERAGE amount of money goes back to the tax payer, but the RANGE of amounts, as well as the MODE – i.e., what amounts were most frequently saved by people in the population because of tax cuts. True, if you make more money, you get taxed more, and so with tax cuts, you would get more money back. Well, exactly how much on average for people in the upper income brackets? And has anyone ever surveyed people in these tax brackets and asked what they may tend to do with the money they save from tax cuts? I agree that just having extra money doesn’t mean that it will be spent or reinvested – it depends on the market conditions – that’s managing your money smartly.

Also, again in terms of the range of money saved from tax cuts, what about for people in the middle and lower class? Taxes get cut, so depending on how much money they are saving, how likely are they to spend it if times are hard? If most tax payers are only getting an extra $300 or $600 from tax cuts, and the economy isn’t doing too well, then I would think the wisest thing to do would be to save that money – in these hard times, I would.

If my taxes are cut and there is no extra demand, I wouldn’t even consider hiring additional employees. When I hear politicians say that tax cuts for biz = new jobs, I wonder if they are basing that on actual experience or if they are just mindlessly repeating some talking points.