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

To: Skywatcher who wrote (190767)	10/10/2001 6:01:49 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

BUCHANAN is a Democrat.

To: Skywatcher who wrote (190767)	10/10/2001 6:14:35 PM
From: Srexley	Respond to of 769670

"the hatred comes from the ROBERTSONS...THE BUCHANANS..." How do you feel about them?

To: Skywatcher who wrote (190767)	10/10/2001 6:34:07 PM
From: d.taggart	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

SEEMS THAT THE FLAWS IN OUR SOCIETY HAVE RESULTED IN FOLKS LIKE YOU WHO BOLSTER THOSE THAT WOULD CAUSE DIVISION AND CASTIGATE THOSE WHO TEACH THE WORDS OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST,BEFORE YOU SPEAK THINK AND STUDY....YEAH RIGHT!

To: Skywatcher who wrote (190767)	10/10/2001 6:51:15 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Corporate Welfare is already well in excess of $250 B. per year. This was one of the more interesting themes to come out of the Forbes campaign... and a few others. Why is it necessary for US consumers to pay 5 times the world price for sugar to benefit a few dozen multi-millionaire farmers? Or subsidize the production of mohair? Why do the taxpayers pay Boeing and McDonalds to advertise overseas? If it were in their own best interests, wouldn't they do it anyway? Eliminate ALL the tax loopholes and special preference items (except a reasonable home mortgage deduction, and charity deduction... and I'm willing to be convinced on R & D deductions), and then slash all tax rates to make sure the changes are revenue neutral, not accretive. The EXCESS (comprised of the immense compliance & paperwork costs which all citizens and corporations currently are forced to bear) is returned directly to the economy.... The other great benefit of such a change, is that it gets the US government out of the "industrial policy" business. By putting corporations on an even playing field... not a tilted, preferential one shaped mostly by decades of campaign contributions... we allow the best economic ideas to flourish. This (remember Adam Smith's 'Invisible Hand'? A highest, best use for every input?) naturally produces a stronger, smoother functioning economy, with a higher natural rate of productivity. We all get richer (well, maybe not the US mohair producers), and in a fairer system that strengthens our democracy, too.