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

To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (557791)	3/30/2004 7:02:34 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Anyone think the Bushies have lied...??????????????????????? ON THE ECONOMY: GEORGE BUSH: "... we will not pass along our problems to ... other generations." THE TRUTH: $1.9 trillion in new debt over 5 years, with deficits continuing thereafter. Office of Management and Budget-Mid-Session Report. July 15, 2000 whitehouse.gov ON TAX CUTS: GEORGE BUSH: "The tax relief is for everyone who pays income taxes ... Americans will keep, this year, and average of almost $1,000 more of their own money." THE TRUTH: More than half of all taxpayers get less than $100. And 31% of all taxpayers get nothing at all Citizens for Tax Justice, "Bush 2003 Tax Plan a Big Fat Zero for a Third of Nation's Taxpayers," January 27,2003 ctj.org ON SOCIAL SECURITY: GEORGE BUSH: "... we continue to work together to keep Social Security sound and reliable ..." THE TRUTH: The costs of the Bush tax cuts exceed by three times the entire projected shortfall in Social Security Center for Budget and Policy Priorities-"The Administration's Tax Cuts and the Long-Term Budget Outlook" March 19, 2003 cbpp.org ON JOBS: GEORGE BUSH: "Our first goal is ... an economy that grows fast enough to employ every man and woman who seeks a job." THE TRUTH: Bush is the first president since Hoover to preside over an economy that has lost jobs, not created them - more than 2.9 million since 2001. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Data Query-seasonally civilian unemployment; Feb. '01 (5.99 million), Aug '03 (8.905 million)-net unemployment is 2.915 million. data.bls.gov ON THE ENVIRONMENT: GEORGE BUSH: Environment: "[My] Clear Skies legislation that mandates a 70% cut in air pollution form power plants over the next 15 years." THE TRUTH: The Bush plan will allow more than 100,000 additional premature deaths by 2020 than alternative legislation developed by theEnvironmental Protection Agency. The plan does not regulate carbon emissions and allows far more sulfur and mercury emissions. National Resources Defense Council-"Clean Air & Energy: Air Pollution: In Depth: Testimony Hearings on S. 485. 'Clear Skies Act of 2003.'" April 8, 2003. nrdc.org ON EDUCATION: GEORGE BUSH: "... we achieved historic education reform - which must now be carried out in every school and in every classroom ..." THE TRUTH: Bush cut $8 billion from the promised funds for education. House Committee on Education and the Workforce-"Broken Promise: the GOP Record on Education. August 2003 edworkforce.house.gov