[AntiGuv]

It's true that I have a fairly pessimistic outlook - though I wouldn't go so far as doom'n'gloom. I don't see meaningful evidence of robust economic growth on the horizon (keep in mind 1999 was 'only' 3.6%), and I think Kim Jong Il is hellbent on a showdown (time is on his side), and I think this new Medicare benefit will be at least twice as expensive as projected (when those seniors figure out just how many more prescriptions they can then afford). However, I'll compromise and say 21% from now on, since I've been called on the 22-23% estimate in three different threads now. I think it'll prove accurate, but I'm all for compromise! ;^)

[Reagan Man]

>>>It's true that I have a fairly pessimistic outlook ...

And it's true, I have a fairly optimistic outlook.

>>> ... I'm all for compromise! ;^)

Fair enough.

I think we agree, the federal government taxes too much and spends too much. And something must be done to slow down the advance of the federal bureaucracy.