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Stevendsmith

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Tue Dec-16-03 04:08 PM
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Bill O'Reilly Just Told Me....

That Bush's tax cuts for the rich worked, so the liberal argument against them is "out of play."

Well, okay, thanks Bill.

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spotbird

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Tue Dec-16-03 04:10 PM
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1. But who is going to pay the bill?

I guess that question is out of play also.

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library_max

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Tue Dec-16-03 04:12 PM
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2. "Worked"? How did they "work"?

The economy has grown percentage-wise because it was so far down in the toilet last quarter that it had nowhere to go but up. It's still nowhere near as strong as it was before the idiotic tax cuts.

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tom_paine

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Tue Dec-16-03 04:33 PM
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5. Do not ask "how", Traitor.

Report to Heinrich ASScroft Memorial Re-Education and Re-Christianization Camp.

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library_max

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Tue Dec-16-03 04:45 PM
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9. LMAO.

Thanks.

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kcwayne

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Tue Dec-16-03 04:22 PM
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3. Wow, that is incredibly stupid

The issue with the tax cut is that the growing deficits must be paid for IN THE FUTURE. I guess as long as we don't care how messed up of an economy that we pass along to those that are going to wind up paying the interest costs on the deficit, then sure, why worry.

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wysimdnwyg

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Tue Dec-16-03 04:26 PM
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4. Well of COURSE they worked!

All of the rich people got a boat-load of money, while us poor and middle class slobs get stuck with the bill.

(OK, so technically it will be our children who get stuck with that bill.)

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William Seger

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Tue Dec-16-03 04:35 PM
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6. Oh, yeah, it "worked" great

The Wall Street Casino is all bells and whistles and flashing lights again, thanks to the influx of tax-cut cash, and as "everyone knows," that's the definition of a healthy economy. :eyes:

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SCantiGOP

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Tue Dec-16-03 04:37 PM
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7. they did work

as short term stimulus, and long term disasterous fiscal policy. But, nobody in this Administration is looking at anything beyond the 04 election. This was just like taking out the maximum cash advance on your credit card: you'll live a lot better in the short term, but the bills will surely come due soon.

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stevedeshazer

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Tue Dec-16-03 04:43 PM
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8. Sure they worked

Ever run up a credit card bill? An extra 5-10 grand is great for a while, until you 'discover' that it's been your 'visa' to unsustainable interest rates, and that you have to pay off your Master(card) at a humongous interest rate. It's the American(express) way, you shilly sit.

Seriously, this is just like writing a hot check, payable by YOU and YOUR CHILDREN with the interest gobbling up your pay. And, guess who profits?

Ross Perot was right. Once, anyway.

I wish some Libertarian would run for President and get some conservative traction on this issue of national debt.

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