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

To: George Coyne who wrote (484753)	10/31/2003 7:52:45 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

The Bushie lies about the tax codes are legion. He said they were for everyone. False. He said they were not weighted toward the rich. False. He said they would create jobs. False. He said they would fix the economy. Jury still out. He said they were good economic policy. Only if you like deficits for as far as the eye can see. He said "its your money" but didn't also tell us "it's your debt". He said the estate tax cuts were for family farmers and small businessmen. LOL. More like Archer-Midland-Daniels and Walmart heirs. He said he cares about average Americans, but his policies are skewed toward the richest only. I agree with middle-class tax cuts to stimulate the economy. But the rich needed no help, especially in war time with deficits going to the moon. It's all about bankrupting the Treasury, isn't it? Privatizing everything and doing away with SS and Medicare even though they've already been paid for by workers. That's the longterm goal.

To: George Coyne who wrote (484753)	10/31/2003 8:17:30 PM
From: Peter O'Brien	Respond to of 769670

Yes, you are right, the tax cuts are proportionally most at the LOW END. However, that is also part of the political problem. We are getting to the point where more than 50% of the people in the U.S. have no income tax liability. Thus, "the majority" has no problem voting for more and more taxes on the evil "rich" minority. Our democracy in the United States will not survive such a situation over time. Only a constitutional amendment forbidding progressive taxation as "unequal treatment under the law" will save our current system of government in the long-run.