“Bush let your dumbass keep more of your paycheck.”
While spending our great-grandchildren into the poor house.
I’m sure they’ll thank him.
The problem with avacado's statement is that it implicitly accepts the notion that the Government has first claim on the fruits of one's labor, above the individual's own claim.
It smacks of arrogance to say that the Government "let" an individual "keep more of [his] paycheck," as if that paycheck was the Government's to begin with. That sort of attitude is distinctly foreign to the American Republic and to the American values of individualism and respect for life, liberty, and property; in fact, it's the same sort of attitude that prevailed in Eastern Bloc societies (according to my dad, who grew up in such a society and finally got out nearly thirty years ago) where all property belonged to the State, and individuals were allowed to "keep" only certain amounts.
And how much exactly did he spend? Or are you just blurting out talking points? So how much?