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Offline mietla

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Darn - another tax cut!
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2003, 02:57:36 PM »
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And the Republitheifs continue to erode the surplus that Clinton worked so hard to create. Sad really.


Yeah right. Clinton "created" a surplus and put it right next to the Social Security Lock Box.
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Offline H. Godwineson

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« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2003, 03:00:34 PM »
MT,

Republicans controlled Congress for six of the eight years Clinton was in office, which is the only reason he didn't run naked through our tax money.  Don't they deserve some of the credit for that budget surplus?

Some of the current deficit results from the increased spending necessitated by the crisis that began on 9/11.  Since that event, which devastated one of the world's leading financial centers, the U.S. economy has been in a steadily deepening recession.  Recovery is not going to be easy because much of the western world is also in a recession, reducing markets for American goods overseas.  In addition, we have fought a war and drastically increased our security forces.  All of that has taken money out of an already weak economy.  

Events beyond the control of either Republicans or Democrats have eroded the surplus.  Do you honestly believe that Democratic leadership could have prevented the deficits?

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Offline Mickey1992

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« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2003, 03:00:44 PM »
Don't get me wrong, I am all for getting rid of stupid taxes like the "marriage penalty", but federal spending continues to rise virtually unchecked.

"You and I as individuals can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. Why, then, should we think that collectively, as a nation, we are not bound by that same limitation?"
-- Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address, 1981
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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2003, 03:12:52 PM »
"You and I as individuals can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. Why, then, should we think that collectively, as a nation, we are not bound by that same limitation?"
-- Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address, 1981


LOL... now that is funny!
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Offline AKIron

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« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2003, 04:58:31 PM »
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And the Republitheifs continue to erode the surplus that Clinton worked so hard to create. Sad really.


Why is it thievery to give back money to those from which it was taken?

Robin Hood and Vladimir Lenin were thieves and probably both liberals.
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« Reply #20 on: January 07, 2003, 05:02:00 PM »
Local radio was bashing the tax cut saying that it only gives a break to 98 million tax payers... implying that only the upper crust get the break.

I found that humorous.

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« Reply #21 on: January 07, 2003, 05:10:27 PM »
I simply can't understand how Bush can yell "War!" out of one side of his mouth and "Tax Cut!" from the other.

It doesn't make sense.
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« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2003, 05:20:36 PM »
Yeah, I don't see how the budget can work out either, Sandman. I'd love a tax cut, but I don't see it being possible without deficit spending.
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Bush is good at talking out both sides of his mouth Sandman.
« Reply #23 on: January 07, 2003, 05:22:11 PM »
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I simply can't understand how Bush can yell "War!" out of one side of his mouth and "Tax Cut!" from the other.

It doesn't make sense.
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Offline mietla

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« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2003, 06:04:01 PM »
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Robin Hood and Vladimir Lenin were thieves and probably both liberals.



Robin Hood was a Republican. He stole from the tax collectors and gave money back to the taxpayers.
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Offline mietla

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« Reply #25 on: January 07, 2003, 06:07:51 PM »
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Yeah, I don't see how the budget can work out either, Sandman. I'd love a tax cut, but I don't see it being possible without deficit spending.


Cut the wasteful redistribution of wealth. The deficit does not mean that we tax to little. It means that we spend\waste too much. And the military is the only expense where we do not spend enough.
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Offline Kieran

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« Reply #26 on: January 07, 2003, 06:09:03 PM »
Start picking your cuts. What would you take out?
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Offline VFJACKAL

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« Reply #27 on: January 07, 2003, 06:45:42 PM »
Flat Tax!!!!!!!!!!!!!      Be so glad when this is in place someday when I'm really OLD and can't do crap with my lil Social Security and retirment from the state..and My wifes 401k will be just enuff to eat on...As long as it's only Bolongna. We'll live in a small camper just outside town with all the alchies and have rabbit ears for local tv since we won't even be able to afford cable. We'll have a big time on Friday Nights tho...We'll have Soup with our Bologna and Maybe just Maybe if we saved enuff thru the month....We'll get to have crackers to. Oh those will be the days!!!
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Offline Toad

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« Reply #28 on: January 07, 2003, 10:18:03 PM »
Seems like only yesterday one side was lambasting the other for offering everyone a $600 tax cut. It was too big, then it was too small to do any good.

Now that same side is offering a $300 tax cut.

Gotta love politics.
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« Reply #29 on: January 08, 2003, 07:45:22 AM »
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Seems like only yesterday one side was lambasting the other for offering everyone a $600 tax cut. It was too big, then it was too small to do any good.

Now that same side is offering a $300 tax cut.

Gotta love politics.


I was ROFTLOL when I heard that from the Democrats!  Not only that, but folks who do NOT work or contribute would also get a check.
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