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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (172089)	7/20/2003 9:40:39 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1576887

Jim, The "Clinton bubble" - LOL. I suppose that implies the "Bush bust"? re: Why was Congress so h$ll bent on free prescription drugs? How many billions that gonna cost. The conservative Congress, and Bush. Then again, it's going to be less expensive ($5B per month, just for the current adventures) than policing the world, and less kids will die. re: Only to inform TED that Clinton gave one heck of a gift to the rich. The "rich" are prospering just fine under Bush. Frankly, the real estate tax breaks benefit everyone that can afford a home, upper low income on up. Bush tax cuts are weighted to "the rich". re: I'd say that deficit spending is a better alternative than raising taxes and cutting spending. Another damn deficit bull, run up those credit cards. The kids won't mind paying it back. When did "conservatives" lose their sense of being fiscally "conservative"? What do you think of our local Dem Pres Candidate? John

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (172089)	7/20/2003 10:07:38 PM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1576887

I really don't want to point fingers at any President. Only to inform TED that Clinton gave one heck of a gift to the rich. The Congress raises spending and cuts taxes and guess who votes for them? Again, you are oversimplifying and focusing on a single tax initiative rather than the whole picture...Clinton raised overall taxes, particularly for the rich. In 1992, the top five percent of taxpayers had an effective tax rate of 21.15 percent. By 1996, this figure had increased to 23.88 percent. Al