Comments on: WSJ: We Should Be Talking About Another Tax Cut http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/09/10/wsj-we-should-be-talking-about-another-tax-cut/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:02:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/09/10/wsj-we-should-be-talking-about-another-tax-cut/#comment-116761 TBlumer Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:50:24 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/09/10/wsj-we-should-be-talking-about-another-tax-cut/#comment-116761 #3 Joe C -- I get the WSJ daily e-mail (received today at 7:25 a.m.), and had read the editorial by the time I saw your comment, which was not until about 9 AM. I would have given you credit if I hadn't seen the editorial first myself, and am more than glad to give credit when appropriate. Thanks for the thoughts. Don't be a stranger. #3 Joe C — I get the WSJ daily e-mail (received today at 7:25 a.m.), and had read the editorial by the time I saw your comment, which was not until about 9 AM.

I would have given you credit if I hadn’t seen the editorial first myself, and am more than glad to give credit when appropriate.

Thanks for the thoughts. Don’t be a stranger.

]]> By: Joe C. http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/09/10/wsj-we-should-be-talking-about-another-tax-cut/#comment-116755 Joe C. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:46:21 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/09/10/wsj-we-should-be-talking-about-another-tax-cut/#comment-116755 You're welcome ( http://www.bizzyblog.com/?comments_popup=5772 ). You’re welcome ( http://www.bizzyblog.com/?comments_popup=5772 ).

]]> By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/09/10/wsj-we-should-be-talking-about-another-tax-cut/#comment-116752 TBlumer Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:20:31 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/09/10/wsj-we-should-be-talking-about-another-tax-cut/#comment-116752 #1, Year to year comparisons are more meaningful, because receipts are so seasonal (2Q has two big collection months for estimated taxes, 1Q has one). I'll have a post on the situation through 11 months of the current fiscal year on Thursday evening or Friday morning after the Monthly Treasury Statement comes out. #1, Year to year comparisons are more meaningful, because receipts are so seasonal (2Q has two big collection months for estimated taxes, 1Q has one).

I’ll have a post on the situation through 11 months of the current fiscal year on Thursday evening or Friday morning after the Monthly Treasury Statement comes out.

]]> By: dscott http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/09/10/wsj-we-should-be-talking-about-another-tax-cut/#comment-116751 dscott Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:37:54 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/09/10/wsj-we-should-be-talking-about-another-tax-cut/#comment-116751 Tom, On the BEA site did you notice the rapid decline of annual federal debt from the 2007 first to the second quarter? http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/TableView.asp?SelectedTable=84&FirstYear=2004&LastYear=2006&Freq=Qtr&3Place=Y When compared to the previous year, this looks very interesting. The tax receipts jumped by $77 billion in the 2nd quarter. Tom, On the BEA site did you notice the rapid decline of annual federal debt from the 2007 first to the second quarter? http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/TableView.asp?SelectedTable=84&FirstYear=2004&LastYear=2006&Freq=Qtr&3Place=Y When compared to the previous year, this looks very interesting. The tax receipts jumped by $77 billion in the 2nd quarter.

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