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To: TimF who wrote (220756)	2/25/2005 12:20:59 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573432

"and yes Bush has been a big part of it but it existed long before he was elected and will unfortunately probably continue after he is gone." While it might be similar in kind, the degree is totally disproportionate.

To: TimF who wrote (220756)	2/25/2005 10:44:18 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573432

re: Now increasing spending got us in to the mess, and yes Bush has been a big part of it but it existed long before he was elected and will unfortunately probably continue after he is gone. Both lowering revenue and increasing spending has got us in this mess. I know you love Bush, but really, you can't support his fiscal management. He's the worst. re: I might go for all sorts of tinkering with the cap as long as the rates are lowered and the additional amount brought in is zero or close to zero. From the current tax levels I would oppose any tax increase. Scrap all sorts of corporate and agricultural subsidies, change the indexing on the growth of SS, throw in some medicare reform (and real reform, not something like Bush's adding to the entitlement), find some other place to cut (including over the next few years at least a big chunk of the money we are spending in Iraq) and than we can talk about if we still need a tax increase. Starving the beast isn't working, not with a profligate President and Congress. The Bush revenue cuts have to be reversed, and probably much more to make up for the Bush budget black hole and to quickly relieve the international imbalances. I hate to say this, but what we may then need is another Newt/Contract with America. John