Posted on 10/31/2003 7:51:05 AM PST by PhiKapMom
“[The] Bush tax cuts have stimulated venture capital investment, mergers and acquisition activity, and the stock market. … [P]artisans will continue to produce pessimistic analyses, [but] there should be no doubt that this economy is gathering momentum. The strength … will surprise many … George W. Bush should get credit ...” (Brian S. Wesbury, Op-Ed, “The Bush Boom,” The Wall Street Journal, 9/15/03)
Dean: “Tax Cuts To Individuals Do Not Stimulate The Economy.’’ (Kevin Landrigan, “Dean Touts Anti-War Stand,” The [Nashua] Telegraph, 9/19/03)
Lieberman: Bush Tax Cuts “Ineffective.” (Jonathan Weisman, “White House Forsees 5-Year Debt Increase Of $1.9 Trillion,” The Washington Post, 7/16/03)
“Kerry: [S]tanding Up And Opposing George Bush’s … Job-Destroying Tax Cut Of 2001 And Saying No.” (Sen. John Kerry, Remarks At Democrat National Committee Fall Meeting, 10/3/03)
Gephardt: President Bush’s Tax Cuts “Haven’t Worked.” (Jerry Miller, “Gephardt Would Trade Tax Cut For Insurance,” The [Manchester] Union Leader, 6/14/03)
“Powered By Tax Cuts And Low Interest Rates, The U.S. Economy Expanded At A 7.2 Percent Annual Rate In The Third Quarter, The Fastest Growth In More Than 19 Years …” (Rex Nutting, “GDP Surges 7.2%, Fastest In 19 Years,” CBSMarketWatch.com, 10/30/03)
Bush Tax Cuts Spur Consumer Spending, Drive Economic Growth. “Some analysts said the federal personal income tax cut that took effect July 1 was partially responsible for the jump in spending.” (John M. Berry, “Sales Feed Optimism On Growth,” The Washington Post, 10/16/03)
Goldman Sachs Economist Convinced: Tax Cuts Worked. “Edward McKelvey, an economist at Goldman Sachs who was extremely dubious about the Bush tax cuts, now says they played a central role in the new expansion.” ( Edmund L. Andrews, “Spotted: Evidence That Tax Cut Worked,” The New York Times, 10/19/03)
History Shows Democrat Approach Doesn’t Work. “Bush and all Democratic candidates say that spurring economic growth is the way out of the nation’s fiscal woes. Bush’s formula is tax cuts. The Democrats’ answer is tax increases. History suggests that Bush’s solution … is more likely to work …” (Morton M. Kondracke, Op-Ed, “Will Any Democrat Dare To Propose Entitlement Reform?” Roll Call, 10/27/03)
Democrat Plans Will Tax And Spend But Won’t Create Jobs. “You can call their plans spending increases, you can call their plans tax increases, but you can’t call them jobs packages,” said Marc Sumerlin, former deputy director of the National Economic Council . . .” (David Jackson, “Dean Takes Brunt Of Criticism In Debate Focusing On Economic Issues,” The Dallas Morning News, 9/26/03)
The Chart shows that PRESIDENT BUSH is "FOR TAX RELIEF"
The DemocRAT candidates CLARK, DEAN, EDWARDS, GEPHARDT, KERRY, KUCINICH, LIEBERMAN, MOSELEY BRAUN, SHARPTON are all "FOR TAX HIKES"
President Bush is for Tax Relief while the "ALL" the DemocRAT candidates are for Tax Hikes!
But just think of all the new jobs that would be created with the administration of any new Government entitlement program.
Rut-Roh ! You beat me to it ! I love that pic ...
Dean: “Tax Cuts To Individuals Do Not Stimulate The Economy.’’ (Kevin Landrigan, “Dean Touts Anti-War Stand,” The [Nashua] Telegraph, 9/19/03)hehe ! Front page headline in the paper edition this morning in The Dallas Morning News:
Economy posts surprising gains
Hey ! I posted these yesterday on another thread and someone told me that Dean is a 'Metrosexual'. That was the first I recalled that term before ...
I guess from now on, I'll have to post this as:
Listen http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2002/07/20020703_a_main.asp
hehe ! Go, Dubya ! Go !! :O)
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