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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever?
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To: Doughboy who wrote (3056)8/25/1998 10:37:00 AM
From: j_b  Read Replies (2) of 13994
 
I am having some trouble with your comments - did the Democrats control the Congress after the 1992 elections? What happened to the Republican victories? If the Republicans had control of the Congress after the 1992 elections, how could the Democrats have passed the 1993 stimulus package?

<<By your argument, Ronald Reagan cannot take credit for the tax cut in the early 1980s that he always crowed about as his greatest achievement.>>

I agree - I don't give Reagan credit for the tax cut. Personally, I think Reagan's greatest achievement was in restoring the prestige of the Presidency and of the U.S. - in effect, he was a figurehead and a role model, not a legislator.

As to your comments regarding the government shutdown - that was definitely part of the Congressional attempt to lower spending and balance the budget. It helped provide the impetus needed for both sides to compromise and come to a balanced budget. Not everyone blamed Congress for the shutdown, or there would have been no compromise.

<<Tax increases (love 'em or hate 'em) do that. >>

When the "Reagan tax cut" <g> was proposed, and when the "JFK tax cut" was discussed, it was noted that tax cuts increase revenues and tax increases decrease revenues, because they change the way people do business. I wonder which is correct?
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