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

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (475192)	10/12/2003 7:47:57 PM
From: Peter O'Brien	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Bush's tax cuts proportionally favored the middle class, not the wealthy. Yes, the high-earners received more absolute dollars, but they received less of a percentage. The percentage of the budget dedicated to the military is near an all-time low, even with Iraq. As recently as just a few decades ago, the military was over 50% of the federal budget. It is now only about 20% of the federal budget. If the deficit is "mounting", you can hardly blame it on defense spending if our historical federal budget precedents mean anything to you. I sometimes really think I'm a fool for working so hard. Maybe I should just kick back all weekend, drink a six-pack, and watch trash on cable TV all day. Maybe then the liberals will like me?