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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (29780)	8/17/2000 1:31:34 PM
From: J.B.C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

I give Clinton a lot of credit for the economy as well, by his lack of ability to be able to get his policies passed. Really the answer in a robust economy now lies in a lot of areas, including the government getting out of the way. No one party can take full responsibility for it, and no group can take credit for the technology growth that we're experiencing today, which I give a lot of credit to William Shockly , see how long it for something to have a full impact. If it was taxing that makes the economy grow, why doesn't Europe enjoy our same level of expansion? This I believe: Less government, less government spending, less government intrusion, less government trying to make my decisions is good. Less government taking my money and using to build entitlement programs is good (wealth redistribution). Looking at party platforms, that leans me right. Jim

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (29780)	8/17/2000 2:54:01 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

First, the Reagan expansion continued through most of Bush's term. Second, the recession took 7 months, and was already over with by October of 92. The Commerce Department revised the figures after the election. Resumed growth was robust. Third, the first Clinton term was about the same as the overall growth rate during the 80s, the take- off was in the second term, and had to do with the market more than any single governmental action, primarily the digital revolution, the conditions of which were set up by Republicans, insofar as government influences such things.........