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12-21-2005, 03:08 AM
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Re: Aren\'t taxes just too high?
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1) He said he is fiscally Republican. He never mentioned that he subscribed to Bush's fiscal policies. [/ QUOTE ] Look at the graph again. The deficit increases significantly during the Ford, Reagan and both Bush terms. The deficit decreases during Carter's and Clinton's. Fiscally Republican seems to mean that you like to run up a huge deficit, then a Democrat comes along and fixes the mess. Maybe Republicans are not as conservative as they advertise. 
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12-21-2005, 06:15 PM
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Re: Aren\'t taxes just too high?
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[ QUOTE ] 1) He said he is fiscally Republican. He never mentioned that he subscribed to Bush's fiscal policies. [/ QUOTE ] Look at the graph again. The deficit increases significantly during the Ford, Reagan and both Bush terms. The deficit decreases during Carter's and Clinton's. Fiscally Republican seems to mean that you like to run up a huge deficit, then a Democrat comes along and fixes the mess. Maybe Republicans are not as conservative as they advertise. [/ QUOTE ] That's over-simplifying things. You have to consider who controls Congress. Congress is who actually passes appropriations and tax laws. During Ford's, most of Reagan's and Daddy Bush's terms, Democrats controlled Congress. During most of Clinton's term, Republicans controlled the HR, Democrats the Senate. During Dubbya's term, Republicans cotrolled the Presidency and both houses of Congress. It would seem that a Democratic president and a Republican Congress might be the best combination for promoting fical responsibility. Besides, I don't know what the Republican Party stands for any more, but fiscal responsibility doesn't seem to be something they are much concerned with. It seems they can say no to a Democratic president, but not to a Republican who can outspend any liberal Democrat.
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12-21-2005, 09:25 PM
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Re: Aren\'t taxes just too high?
The President may not pass legislation, but presidents still play a very large role in the deficit and in what gets passed in Congress. The President submits a budget, and in the grand scheme of things, is the originator of most major programs that later get passed in Congress. Republicans are suppossed to be the party that cuts taxes and cuts spending, but in reality, they cut taxes and increase spending. Most of those cuts in taxes and increases in spending comes from the President.
You may be right that Republican Congress + Democratic President = less deficit. On the other hand, I do remember balancing the budget and eliminating the deficit was one of Clinton's main issues.
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#7
12-22-2005, 01:20 AM
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Re: Aren\'t taxes just too high?
didn't we also have some war during the Republican's terms in office? Seems like that might have something to do with it.
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#8
12-22-2005, 07:24 AM
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Re: Aren\'t taxes just too high?
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didn't we also have some war during the Republican's terms in office? Seems like that might have something to do with it. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, lately it seems there's always "some war" when Republicans are running the White House.
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