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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (81913)	3/17/2001 10:49:51 AM
From: Logain Ablar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

Just wonder wen people who voted for Bush will realize how much he is hurting us all to promote his own agenda of energy, oil related and smoke stack industries. First he talked down the economy so he will be able to push his irresponsible tax cut. Now he supports high energy prices to make all people poorer and his own oil buddies richer. Hiam: I voted for Bush. With the government taxes now @ record levels over 24% of GDP someone has to shut off the spigott to Washington. This excludes the state and municiple taxes which are also at record levels. Politicans always have it wrong in that the time to cut government expenditures is when the economy is growing not shrinking. Since they always have it backwards there is always pain. On the oil we'll I guess it all depends on your position for opening up the Alaskan oil fields. Granted its only the 2nd largest find in the US and represents only 6months of us consumption but it would ease the cost of oil. As for talking down the economy it was dropping well before he started pointing it out.

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (81913)	3/17/2001 11:30:28 AM
From: Ralph W.	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

Haim, thank you for your rebuttal to stratfor's article. Economic theory is not my bailiwick, but I was hoping to get a critique of their POV. I was struck, however, by your comment that Bush "talked down the economy." I recall that he was criticized in some corners when he spoke about the slowing economy, but wasn't that already occurring when he made those remarks? I also noticed that soon thereafter everyone else began (correctly) to agree with him. R