• @some_guy
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    354 months ago

    “The Constitution Party’s economic policy is simple: less regulation, lower taxes,” he said. “Stop putting a gun to people’s head to pay for your favorite giveaway. America had averaged a 1% tax on the entire populace up until 1913, with the exception of the Civil War when they were retiring war debt. When we had incredibly low taxes, low government regulations, we became the economic wonder of the world,” he said.

    Stupid fucking idiot. We became an economic power when most of Europe was destroyed and had to rebuild.