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Non-Tech : The ENRON Scandal

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To: Mephisto who wrote (4493)9/23/2002 9:10:11 AM
From: Mephisto  Read Replies (1) of 5185
 
Iraq and the Economy
Washington Post Editorial
Friday, September 20, 2002; Page A28

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The following is an excerpt:

" The administration has therefore been right to play down the economic side of the
Iraq decision. But it has failed to face up to the economic consequences of its
longer-term struggle against terrorism. The burden of a bigger defense budget, an
ambitious homeland security agenda and expanded commitments in areas such as
intelligence and foreign aid imposes a clear strain on the budget; unlike the
one-time cost of fighting an Iraq war, it represents new expenses that stretch out
indefinitely.
The administration ought to accept that this burden requires
rethinking its promised but not yet implemented tax cuts. Instead it pretends that
the nation can afford to fight terrorism and cut taxes at the same time; it is even
proposing a new wave of cuts on top of the huge package it secured from Congress
last year."


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