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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jttmab who wrote (9798)	1/24/2002 2:45:58 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

1. How much did tax cuts decrease revenue in this years budget forecast? 2. What decrease in revenue is due to the events of 9/11? 3. How much have we increased spending due to the events of 9/11 and how did that additional spending effect the budget? 4. How much would you like to raise taxes? Most Americans spend nearly 50% of their income in various taxes. How much is enough? 5. Define rich as used in Democrat rhetoric. 6. If you're so concerned about the budget being balanced. Why did Al Gore want free prescription drugs for his mother? Why did he want free prescription drugs for Warren Buffet? Can't they both afford a decent health care plan on their own, without the help of a hard working mechanic with three kids financially supporting them?

To: jttmab who wrote (9798)	1/25/2002 12:48:30 AM
From: Selectric II	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

You can be guaranteed that forecasts, whether they are from the CBO or the White House Budget Office will be wrong. That's an absolute guarantee. We can't even forecast a quarter let alone ten years. Which is exactly why the Democrats didn't want to commit to long term tax cuts, when no one actually could predict the economy. I am literally choking with tears of laughter. Clinton and the demolibs made long term budget surpluses and long term forecasts of the "good" things they'd brought us like never before. All of which have proven to be absolutely fictitious, so far.

To: jttmab who wrote (9798)	1/26/2002 1:42:58 PM
From: bearshark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93284

You can be guaranteed that forecasts, whether they are from the CBO or the White House Budget Office will be wrong. That's an absolute guarantee. If you were present for reaganomics, or "voodoo economics" as President Bush called it, you will remember the bad-mouthing of CBO's deficit estimates by President Reagan. CBO laid out the projected deficits for everyone to see and they were proved correct. On the other hand, I wouldn't trust any president's White House projections. The books on federal outlays don't close until five years after the end of the fiscal year. Up until that point, contractors can submit billings adjustments to contracts that were "ended" five years earlier. Hmmmm. You probably remember "m" accounts too.