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

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (521066)	1/7/2004 8:07:42 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769668

Samuelson is right. Boomers are in denial. They should be screaming about the budget deficit because their retirement is being damaged.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (521066)	1/7/2004 9:18:46 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Respond to of 769668

Samuelson was debunked when you were a kid...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (521066)	1/7/2004 9:21:19 PM
From: Peter O'Brien	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769668

Given the choice of "unprecedented tax increases" or "huge deficits"... I prefer (BY FAR) huge deficits!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (521066)	1/7/2004 9:35:13 PM
From: Peter O'Brien	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769668

Given that U.S. politicians have absolutely no credibility on this issue, why on earth would you trust them to raise your taxes? Samuelson claims that federal taxation would need to rise from 17.8% of GDP to 24.5% of GDP to supposedly "bail us out" of this current mess. But, do you really think that the politicians would act responsibly and "bail us out" with the increased taxes? Hell no! They would promise EVEN MORE fraudulent and actuarially unsound benefits to the voters, and then in a few more years they would be whining that taxes need to be raised to 30% of GDP! Well, I say HELL NO to any more tax increases! The politicians have no credibility on this issue. Their whole fraudulent system can go broke as far as I'm concerned... just like Enron... The sooner it goes broke the better... Only then can true reform be achieved.