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To: michael97123 who wrote (16830)	4/9/2008 9:00:48 AM
From: Travis_Bickle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

but during the clinton years we did not tax and spend to death ...

To: michael97123 who wrote (16830)	4/9/2008 9:16:35 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

That is the biggest problem. They lower their definition of rich down to the point that they are really increasing the taxes on the middle class albeit the upper middle class. But the thing that really torches me is no increase is going to go to paying off the deficit, they will just increase spending. Then when the economy slows and their revenue falls even more due to the tax increases the deficit can really spiral out of control. And all 3 of the candidates left have drank the kool aid of global warming. I can't wait to see what kind of damage they can do to the economy over a non issue.

To: michael97123 who wrote (16830)	4/9/2008 10:07:46 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

I doubt it, Michael. Bush has so tainted the Republicans that come 2009, we're going to have an even greater majority of Dems in Congress and a Dem President. I too think that one party owning two branches of government is a recipe for disaster. However, you can thank Bush for that. The Clinton years were good years, because we had a fiscally conservative true Republican Congress lead by Dem President. In the Bush years, we had a fiscally irresponsible President and a rubber stamp Republican Congress and it lead the country straight over the cliff. I'd love for us to get back to a balance budget. If I were President, I wouldn't do these stupid half measures. I'd tell the Congress that effective immediately, I would veto every budget that came to me with a projected deficit. End of story. We'd cut pork like you wouldn't believe and we'd raise taxes a bit on the rich to pay for an elimination of the AMT to help the middle class. And we'd tax the shit out of the oil companies and use half the proceeds to shore up the Treasury and the other half to provide incentives for alternative energy. You bet. I'd make some pretty big changes.