[finnman69]

The title of this thread is misleading. I expected to see ana rticle stating that Bush as in favor of abortion, raising taxes, taking your guns away or expanding welfare.

I did not see any of those things mentioned here.

[jackbill]

The title of this thread is misleading. I expected to see ana rticle stating that Bush as in favor of abortion, raising taxes, taking your guns away or expanding welfare. .

Perhaps you didn't hear the President in Chicago TODAY asking for more welfare spending, as the Welfare Reform bill is "reauthorized".

[TN Republican]

This farm bill is like expanding welfare. Newt's Republicans managed to decrease this kind of spending in 1996. This bill raises it back to historical levels and then adds some more pork in for good measure.

Another commonality between price subsidies and subsidies to the poor is that they both set a lower price limit for a commodity such as sugar, mohair, or labor. They cost us money in taxes paid to the federal government (so some farmers won't grow, or so some people won't work), and in higher prices for the affected commodity (sugar and all of its derivatives will cost more due to price supports, just as unskilled labor will cost more due to minimum wage laws).

[RamsNo1]

I bet he really is in favor of all the things you mentioned. He is merely playing one group over another right now.

[biblewonk]

The title of this thread is misleading. I expected to see ana rticle stating that Bush as in favor of abortion, raising taxes, taking your guns away or expanding welfare.

That and allowing gays to be boy scout leaders and same sex marriages and lowering the age of consent and stopping the WOD