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Conservatives Angered by Environmental Provision [Bush pulls another Al Gore]
The Washington Times ^ | June 18, 2002 | Audrey Hudson and Amy Fagan

Posted on 06/18/2002 9:35:38 AM PDT by Spiff

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

A tax break for environmental groups is being added to part of President Bush's faith-based initiative, angering some conservatives.

The provision gives a 25 percent discount on capital-gains tax to private property owners who sell their land to environmental groups or the government, instead of to other private parties.


(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush; enviralists; environment; gop; green; klamathbasincrisis; landgrab; rino; socialism
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There he goes again.

If conservatism was a crime and Bush was charged with it - the case would get thrown out of court on lack of evidence.

1 posted on 06/18/2002 9:35:38 AM PDT by Spiff
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To: madfly
bump for your ping list!
2 posted on 06/18/2002 9:37:03 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Lazamataz; oldvike
over here!
3 posted on 06/18/2002 9:38:10 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Black Agnes; christine11
Thanks for the ping. Christine has a pretty good ping list as well. Maybe should could work a little of her magic on this thread.....
4 posted on 06/18/2002 9:40:24 AM PDT by oldvike
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To: Spiff
Forget it. I give up on this guy. McCain would have been more conservative.
5 posted on 06/18/2002 9:40:56 AM PDT by Lazamataz
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To: Lazamataz
Forget it. I give up on this guy. McCain would have been more conservative.

Slow down there, Turbo. I think you're pushing it a little too far on that one. McCain is so liberal - so leftist -even the Democrats are embarassed to have his support. I'll call Bush a lot of things, but I'll never say he's worse than McCain.

6 posted on 06/18/2002 9:44:47 AM PDT by Spiff
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To: Lazamataz
Don't get goofy on us now.
7 posted on 06/18/2002 9:44:58 AM PDT by justshutupandtakeit
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To: justshutupandtakeit; Spiff
Okay, okay -- maybe McCain is an overreach. But between yesterdays Socialist Housing Proposal and todays Tax Credit for PETA Proposal, I'm not seeing the conservative I was hoping for. In fact, I'm seeing pretty much a Gore-lite neo-socialist.
8 posted on 06/18/2002 9:46:39 AM PDT by Lazamataz
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To: Spiff
What a crock, This was added to the original bill by Max Baucus ("A tax break for environmental groups is being added to part of President Bush's faith-based initiative") but somehow this reporter wants to say it was Bush who came up with it. Another example of how the left is trying to stir up the right
9 posted on 06/18/2002 9:47:44 AM PDT by MJY1288
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To: *landgrab; *Green; *Enviralists
bump
10 posted on 06/18/2002 9:50:48 AM PDT by niki
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To: MJY1288
The tax cut is supported by the Bush administration and sponsored by Max Baucus,
11 posted on 06/18/2002 9:52:03 AM PDT by niki
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To: MJY1288
What a crock, This was added to the original bill by Max Baucus ("A tax break for environmental groups is being added to part of President Bush's faith-based initiative") but somehow this reporter wants to say it was Bush who came up with it. Another example of how the left is trying to stir up the right

The exact wording is: "The tax cut is supported by the Bush administration," and if that's not the case, it certainly seems that the opponents of the tax cut who are quoted believe the administration is backing it. BTW, this is from the Washington Times -- not exactly "the left."

12 posted on 06/18/2002 9:57:36 AM PDT by browardchad
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To: niki
If it wasn't in the Bill to begin with, and the Bush Administration isn't quoted in this article, I can hardly jump the gun like everyone did over the Enviromental Report that turned out to be nothing. But by all means take don't let that stop you from trashing the President
13 posted on 06/18/2002 9:59:40 AM PDT by MJY1288
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To: browardchad
The Washington Times has a few lefties
14 posted on 06/18/2002 10:01:29 AM PDT by MJY1288
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To: Spiff
Private-property-rights groups are fighting the tax cut, which first appeared as a 50 percent break in Mr. Bush's budget.

It's getting to the place where you not only have to hold your nose and vote, you have to hold your bowels as well!

Where's Gary Cooper when you need him?  I hear Fox is going to do a movie about Bush called Gungha Dim!

When Jeoffards threw the Senate to the Dems, I never imaged someone else would be throwing the White House to them as well.

Why vote for a Democrat these days?  Republicans can pass their agenda much faster than they ever could.

Let me see, support for Kennedy's $300 billion dollar nationalized health care plan, support for a medication addition to Medicare, $40 billion more for the revered Department of Education, the destruction of 75% of our nuclear deterence, abandonment of the two theater military concept, amnesty for illegals, gifted down payments for special interest groups, tax breaks for environmental whacko orgs... I love it what a conservative plan comes together!

If I'd have only known, I'd have voted McGovern in '72.  We didn't have to wait thirty years to implement his platform?

Coombayaaa, coombayaaa, coombayaaa, coombayaaa...

Turn your lights on, you are now entering RINO hell!

Warning!  37% decline next 6.5 years... use lower gears!

15 posted on 06/18/2002 10:01:41 AM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: Spiff
This is disgusting.

Well, anything to get more land in the hands of bureaucrats, eh?

16 posted on 06/18/2002 10:03:28 AM PDT by B Knotts
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To: MJY1288
Yeah, most of them are on this forum supporting Bush.
17 posted on 06/18/2002 10:05:20 AM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: MJY1288
Exactly. But I am still angry about it.

Unless the Republicans take back over the Senate - THESE KINDS OF OUTRAGES WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND ONLY GET WORSE!

18 posted on 06/18/2002 10:11:57 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Black Agnes; freefly, .30Carbine;68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; Ace2U; Alas; alphadog; amom...
Thanks, Agnes. This is too much.
19 posted on 06/18/2002 10:14:25 AM PDT by madfly
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To: Spiff
I don't really see a big problem here. It's a tax break for selling land to charities. We already give tax breaks for charity donations, so what's new?? What Am I missing??

There he goes again.

If conservatism was a crime and Bush was charged with it - the case would get thrown out of court on lack of evidence.

And as far as there he goes again. Let's keep in mind that Bush is suspending Clinton enviromental regs that harms coal energy plants. And Bush did disavow the epa study that was pro-global warming. Let's remember everything that Bush does, before we declare that there is no evidence for conservatism.

20 posted on 06/18/2002 10:15:08 AM PDT by Sci Fi Guy
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