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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: The Philosopher who wrote (7780)	3/16/2004 8:01:41 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (1) of 81568

Federalism. When I first joined the Republican Party, my main issue was fiscal responsibility. A corollary issue was the size of the Federal Government. Although I understand the importance of government in a variety of areas (like pollution or civil liberties), I felt we must 1) lean against the growth in government and 2) move as much of government as possible to the local area. These are classic Republican principles. I used to think “tax and spend” was the worst policy. I was wrong. “Tax cut and spend” is far worse! Bush is growing the Federal Government substantially (In McCain’s words, Bush is spending like a "drunken sailor"). At the same time, Bush is cutting taxes and allowing the deficit to explode. This is fiscally irresponsible. Taking a step back, when Reagan became President, I believe he tried to adhere to these core Republican principles. He started with a terrible situation: double digit inflation and high unemployment (the unemployment rate reached double digits early in his first term). Reagan started by cutting taxes AND government spending, but when the deficit exploded, Reagan changed course and raised taxes in 1983. Bush has made no effort to change course. Every year he promises to restrain government spending and every year he fails. Bush has made no serious effort to cut government spending and is creating a financial time bomb. The "tax cut and spend" policy is reckless and irresponsible. But what about John Kerry? If you are looking for him to be a champion of smaller government, I think you will be disappointed. However, I do believe he will 1) be more fiscally responsible than Bush (not hard) and 2) have smaller increases in government spending. With regards to legislation, Kerry supported Clinton’s fiscally responsible economic program. For a Republican like me, that at least gives me hope.

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