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

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (290445)	8/26/2002 2:54:20 PM
From: Steve Dietrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<W was counting on those same surpluses when he gave the 300$ tax cut and when he proposed the huge 1.3 trillion dollar tax cut. Are his guys stupid?>> In fact here's exactly what Bush himself had to say about it (picture a con man dressed as Santa Claus): "My budget has funded a responsible increase in our ongoing operations, it has funded our Nation's important priorities, it has protected Social Security and Medicare, and our surpluses are big enough that there is still money left over. Many of you have talked about the need to pay down our national debt. I have listened, and I agree. My budget proposal pays down an unprecedented amount of public debt. We owe it to our children and grandchildren to act now, and I hope you will join me to pay down $2 trillion in debt during the next 10 years. At the end of those 10 years, we will have paid down all the debt that is available to retire. That is more debt repaid more quickly than has ever been repaid by any nation at any time in history. We should also prepare for the unexpected, for the uncertainties of the future. We should approach our Nation's budget as any prudent family would, with a contingency fund for emergencies or additional spending needs. For example, after a strategic review, we may need to increase defense spending, we may need additional money for our farmers, or additional money to reform Medicare And so my budget sets aside almost a trillion dollars over 10 years for additional needs -- that is one trillion additional reasons you can feel comfortable supporting this budget. We have increased our budget at a responsible 4 percent, we have funded our priorities, we have paid down all the available debt, we have prepared for contingencies -- and we still have money left over." Steve

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (290445)	8/26/2002 7:32:11 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Every citizen can count their own money and they saw vastly improved numbers when they did. But money fosters greed and where there is lots of money there will be scammers,thieves, and crooks that will try and get more illegally. Metaphorically, the biggest crowds draw the most pickpockets IMO most of this so called 'wealth' was on paper only. The pickpockets, crooks, scammers and thieves like McAuliff, Lay, Martha and other corporate and government insiders (like Hillary) were the ones laughing at the gullibility of the average American investor. Lino found the article I was referencing. (Thanks Lino) I'm surprised that you missed it. Of course we can all be selective in our choice of reading material can't we? Try reading it this time around. Message 17920061 Tax breaks in an economic climate such as the one handed to our current President are just what this country needed considering the circumstances. That is another positive about our President. He understands that the majority of Americans (the ones you and liberals like to call rich) are overtaxed, and I for one appreciate the fact that he understands government bloat, and is willing to do something. Democrats in congress also understand that he is demanding fiscal responsibility and have attacked him relentlessly because of that fact. Fiscal responsibility is something those losers have been putting off since Roosevelt. It is a well known fact that Dems tax and spend at the expense of hard working Americans. Well, those hard working Americans, through their elected representatives are now demanding accountability. Get used to it. The "Legacy" your clown for a President left grows ever larger. And you are proud. You should be ashamed. M