To: TimF who wrote (290206 ) 6/6/2006 8:50:35 PM From: Road Walker Read Replies (1) | Respond to re: 1 - If Republicans are also tax and spenders, even if the where bigger taxers and spenders than the Democrats, that would not make "tax and spend Democrats" a myth. It would just mean that "tax and spend Republicans" is also true. Reagan was a net tax cutter. Kennedy did indeed cut taxes, and it was a good thing, but not to <sic: too> many other 20th century Democratic presidents followed that pattern. Clinton moved the growth of government from taxes to regulation, but new regulation still makes for a larger more intrusive government, and he increased taxes. Also Clinton was able to cut military spending so much because of the end of the cold war which Reagan's spending increases helped bring about. "One of the things was a historic reforming welfare." - Largely a child of the Republican congress. Technically true because there haven't been many new entitlements since Roosevelt. Also I would say the pragmatic side of the politicians isn't as much "what benefits the people", as much as it is "what can get me votes and or money". Its pragmatic for the politician, not necessarily for the country.
