Davis: Bush turning blind eye to ailing economy

CNN ^ | 8/16/03 | Reuters

[MatthewViti]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Democrats accused President Bush on Saturday of refusing to recognize that his fiscal policies are weakening the economy.

"President Bush's misguided economic policies of huge tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and spiraling budget deficits have been a failure," U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama said in delivering the Democrats' weekly radio address.

[facedown]

...U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama...

He needs to buy either an "h" or a brain though neither will probably help.

[summer]

Re posts #9 and #14 - I hear ya! :)

[Sir Charles]

"President Bush's misguided economic policies of huge tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and spiraling budget deficits have been a failure," U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama said in delivering the Democrats' weekly radio address.

I get so tired of seeing this. If this claim is not true, why can't someone with concrete information refute it each and every time it comes up. Pretty soon I'm going to believe it!

[xrp]

I've noticed this too...yet government CONTINUES to grow. Obviously, the Republicans have abandoned the ideals of conservatism.

[Jorge]

If I recall, Bush wanted a 676(?) Billion dollar tax cut, they whittled it down to 350 Billion and then the dems insisted on another 40 Billion 'Tax cut' for the non-paying populace. Bush wanted a budget with a 4% increase...what happened?

He had to bargain with a big spending Congress run by spineless Republicans.

[zchip]

My question is essentially the same. Why is it that so many people (the blame-bush-crowd) keep insisting that the President is responsible for job creation (or lack thereof) in the United States?

It is a fact that there is little or nothing that POTUS can do about job creation. Jobs are moving to other countries where there is an abundance of labor and smart people who are willing to work for MUCH MUCH LESS! There is not one policy of George Bush that caused this to happen. Lowering taxes for his friends and giving away government money to people who don't work isn't going to change that basic fact.

[Normal4me]

Look at this way....93.8% of the people have jobs. The last tax cuts only kicked in a few weeks ago, give it some time. If it doesn't work we still paid less money into the govenment and with less money to spend, they are bound to cut spending.

Ok, I am drunk...LOL

[F.J. Mitchell]

First off: Balancing the budget is never the number one priority while a Country is involved in a war for it's survival, if we lose the war against world wide terrorism, the state of the budget would be the least of our worries.

Any tax cuts made by Bush regardless of whom ever they allegedly favor, have been so watered down by the liberal democrats and moderate republicans, that their effectiveness has been limited at best.

The economy in reality is a whole hell of a lot better than the liberal media and liberal blabbering heads will ever allow us to know about.

Wal'Mart became the exclusive Outlet Store in America, for Chinese made goods, during the Clinton Administration.

Buying American made goods, just meant a long search and paying considerably more, before Clinton-Now the search for American made merchandise is more futile than looking for a needle in a hay stack.

It's time to stop bashing Bush and start blocking Hill-the worse than Bill, Clinton, or just resign ourselves to becoming another proverance of Communist China.

[Batrachian]

Then imagine if that money stayed with the people who earned it instead of going to the government. Is that overrated too? How about all of those liberal spending programs growing day by day, year by year?

I'd prefer to spend the money myself, or maybe even save it, instead of the government doing it for me. Are you really happy with the federal government spending $2.3 trillion this year, most of which simply disappears with nothing to show for it? Deficits are not empty numbers like you seem to think.

[xrp]

Why has G W Bush failed to use his veto even once?

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

This pack of treasonous devils are really in a panic now.

Q3 GDP growth will top 5% and the unemployment rate will sink below 6% by New Years.

By election, 2004, the only concern that had a chance of diminishing Bush's chances of reelection, the economy, will be his strongest asset!!

My prediction........unemployment 5.5%......Dow........11,000.......and more tax cuts in the pipeline!!

[KCmark]

We've got to quit writing off third parties. I wish Pat wouldn't have hi-jacked Pero's party. That could have been worked into something. (Tinfoil) I believe it was a concerted effort by both parties to kill it. They couldn't afford to take the chance of losing power. (/Tinfoil)

Tax and spend/borrow and spend. I guess not spending what you don't have never occured to either of the parties.

Oh yeah, GO CHIEFS!

[summer]

FL tax info can be found HERE.

For more info about FL, check out www.myflorida.com Try the "Get Answers" link on the left of this home page to see commonly asked questions about taxes, etc.

[xrp]

What are you basing your estimates on? Just wondering.

[xrp]

Wow...here in Cherokee County, GA it is 6% county sales tax, 6% Georgia state tax and my 2002 Honda Accord tag cost me $250. My property taxes were $1300.

[Jorge]

Why has G W Bush failed to use his veto even once?

I think it's the "new tone". (gag)

[xrp]

I think it shows lack of a spine.

[F.J. Mitchell]

"Blow job Bill".

Right, the whole world knows that Bill Clinton created more blow job positions for moon lighting Interns, than any other President in history.

The wages sucked, but the tips were a bonus.

[God luvs America]

The wages sucked... and the interns followed suit!

[xzins]

The economy grew at 2.4%, unemployment claims were down, Bush's approval was at 60%.

If this were a Democrat, the media would be blaring trumpets proclaiming the Millenarian Kingdom on Earth.