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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ Feb 17

    The U.S. cuts taxes even as deficits soar; in Germany, with coffers overflowing, that's a taboohttp://on.wsj.com/2Ctauiu 

    10:40 PM - 17 Feb 2018
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      2. Sydney‏ @Lyra3141 Feb 17
        Replying to @WSJ

        Germany does not spend 2 trillion dollars a year on failed military operations. Without that, every American would have health care, college, and this country would soar with creative solutions, a powerful economy and a bright, clean future.

        2 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
      3. FredMarcano 🌊 SystemAnalyst 💻 Vote Blue 💙 #Resist‏ @fmarcanojr Feb 17
        Replying to @Lyra3141 @WSJ

        Agreed. Similarly, Norway has free education and free healthcare.

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      2. Neil Drewitt‏ @neildrewitt Feb 17
        Replying to @WSJ

        Germany is a sensible well - run country. The US isn't.

        3 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Nick Papageorgio‏ @mrpapageorg1o Feb 17
        Replying to @neildrewitt @WSJ

        It's easy to run a surplus when you don't have to spend money on a military.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Joe Shool‏ @joe_shool Feb 17
        Replying to @WSJ

        Germany benefitted for years with low corp tax rate of 15% while US had 35%-45% tax rates. Similarly Germany had cannibalized on other EU businesses with their low tax rates. Germany is a fine example of how low tax rates grow its coffers!

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. New Jack City‏ @AggieJack4 Feb 17
        Replying to @joe_shool @WSJ

        That's an absurdly specious misunderstanding of German taxes. That's their bottom line corp rate. Their combined rates are about 33%. The effective tax rate in the US was about 29%, and few corps paid that. Now it's even lower, and we're already seeing the effects of shortfalls

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      1. every day is a week long‏ @Knitlife Feb 17
        Replying to @WSJ

        Because Germany, unlike the US, is run by grownups.

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      2. Pat Krueger‏ @patkrueger Feb 17
        Replying to @WSJ

        We seem to think that it's a bad thing to use our tax dollars in order to provide what is good for our country. Instead we divert our tax dollars to private sector profits. We don't get good accessible Healthcare, roadways, or education. But all sorts of companies get profits.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. New Jack City‏ @AggieJack4 Feb 17
        Replying to @patkrueger @WSJ

        It's going to catch up, eventually. You either have to fund the government properly or cut programs. Boomers were never willing to sacrifice losing their programs or paying taxes, so younger people are going to hurt for it eventually.

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      1. Jeanne Gehring  🧚🏻‍♀️‏ @JeanneGehring Feb 17
        Replying to @WSJ

        Got to save in times of plenty for those times when things are tough.

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      2. ModestyBlaise‏ @A_w_H_i_u Feb 17
        Replying to @WSJ

        That's why they have trouble forming a government

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      3. Katja Rammer‏ @KatjaRammer Feb 17
        Replying to @A_w_H_i_u @WSJ

        Bullshit.

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      4. ModestyBlaise‏ @A_w_H_i_u Feb 18
        Replying to @KatjaRammer @WSJ

        You mean they have to build impossible coalitions no one really voted for because they all have such flaming majorities of vote?And why is that so?Because instead of easing the tax burden for working families and middle class, they're destroying it.

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      5. Katja Rammer‏ @KatjaRammer Feb 18
        Replying to @A_w_H_i_u @WSJ

        No. That's not what I mean. And thats bull because if they can form a majority, people obviously voted for it, didn't they? The votes aren't divided because of taxes, but because of fears the far right neo-nazi AFD spreads to further their agenda

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      6. ModestyBlaise‏ @A_w_H_i_u Feb 18
        Replying to @KatjaRammer @WSJ

        True all of that.But the coalition has become necessary (again)in the first place bc it has had "austerity"policy of "zero debt" which is completely bonkers, retained an impossible tax burden on families, SMEs and middle class in general. This has cost both of them voters.

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      7. Katja Rammer‏ @KatjaRammer Feb 18
        Replying to @A_w_H_i_u @WSJ

        I'd consider myself middle class and I do not agree with your assessment. Taxes have been the same for years. Govmt. going for "no dept" isn't a bad idea per se & has been a goal for some time. I don't think that's the reason for the bad turnout and the rise for extreme parties.

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      8. Katja Rammer‏ @KatjaRammer Feb 18
        Replying to @KatjaRammer @WSJ

        Instead, I'd see the problem with greed on one hand and envy on the others. Corporations (with few exceptions) serve their shareholders only. If they do well, they don't share with their workforce in a way that should follow. Wealth isn't distributed and that hits the poor 2/

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      9. Katja Rammer‏ @KatjaRammer Feb 18
        Replying to @KatjaRammer @WSJ

        even harder than the middle class. With refugees arriving in great numbers, the far right saw the potential to orchestrate a fear campaign directed at those people's worries and exploit their fears for their gain. This has set up a climate of uncertainty that's not necessarily 3/

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