# Cap and Trade

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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [July 1, 2009, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cap-and-trade/203084 "2009-07-01T04:37:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cap-and-trade/203084/46 "2009-07-02T21:08:56Z")

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> [@heh, girl gets flamed joining Homemadeturbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-girl-gets-flamed-joining-homemadeturbo/40530/70):
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> Ahh, we have to cut taxes to make more tax revenue. K. Let’s actually _THINK_ about this concept.
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> I save $200 every paycheck under the new Quik83Z Superduper Fix America Economic Agenda.
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> I spend that $200 on hookers and cocaine.
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> The drug dealer and pimp then take that money and buy $200 worth of fur coats.
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> Jamal’s House o’ Furz then reports $200 extra worth of taxable income that they would not have, without your plan.
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> The fur coat cost Jamal $100, so he profited $100. After operating cost deductions, he’s actually paying taxes on $50 …for the sake of argument… 20%
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> Therefore, the government is getting back $10.
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> You’re telling me that this is going to INCREASE tax revenues?
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> Perhaps you can explain this math a little better to be. Cause I’m not getting it.
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> Not to mention that so many Americans are in debt right now that a LARGE percentage of any tax cut would be used to pay down debt, which does nothing to stimulate the economy.

that is the most irrevelant post on any topic on pittspeed. It makes no sense at all.

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