What Are They Thinking?

It never fails. When I watch politicians (ok, democrats) on a debate show, I invariable wonder if these guys really believe what they are saying. I see politicians taking a position that does not make sense when you look at the empirical evidence. Take tax increases for example. Historically, every time a U.S. president reduces the tax rate, tax revenue increases following an increase in GDP and productivity. Globally, industrialized countries with lower tax rates have lower unemployment rates. To take the position that we must raise taxes to support spending on some social program does not make sense.

The conclusion I come to is that democrats put self interest above country whether they are bought and paid for or just to position themselves for the next election. Although sometimes, there are others that just have no clue.