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110 economists back Bush tax plan
Washington Times ^
| 1/18/03
| James G. Lakely
Posted on 01/17/2003 9:58:12 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:00:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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A letter signed by 110 economists, including three Nobel Prize winners, urges Congress to support the main elements of President Bush's $647 billion tax-cut plan, make his 2001 tax cut permanent and restrain federal spending to spur the sluggish economy.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: taxreform
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posted on
01/17/2003 9:58:12 PM PST
by
kattracks
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posted on
01/17/2003 9:59:14 PM PST
by
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To: kattracks
Sure, government could limit spending and eliminate programs that are no longer valid, but we have a RINO President, a RINO Senate and a RINO House of Representatives.
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posted on
01/17/2003 10:02:03 PM PST
by
xrp
To: kattracks
Zooooowie, I can't wait to hear the networks report this big news....tapping my fingers....looking at my watch.....hummmming......looking at my shoes.......leaning my head on the monitor.....Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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posted on
01/17/2003 10:05:30 PM PST
by
carlo3b
(Tell your kids you love them today, tomorrow may be too late....)
To: *Taxreform
bump
To: kattracks
BTTT
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posted on
01/17/2003 10:11:13 PM PST
by
EdReform
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/581234/posts)
To: xrp
"Sure, government could limit spending and eliminate programs that are no longer valid, but we have a RINO President, a RINO Senate and a RINO House of Representatives. "
What was reagan then if 7 out of 8 budgets he signed grew the Gov't with an over increase of almost 50% over his 8 years?
Was Reagan a RINO ?
To: america-rules
Was Reagan a RINO ? One thing's for sure- no liberal will ever say he was ;-)
To: kattracks
Could we get these guy's to send the same letter to Gay Davis, out here in CA?
To: xrp
You must be under the impression that the GOP just has to snap their fingers and all of a sudden we've got a budget & tax bill that Adam Smith would envy.
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posted on
01/17/2003 11:42:47 PM PST
by
jla
To: kattracks
110 economists, plus one economic historian. :)
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posted on
01/18/2003 5:28:24 AM PST
by
LS
To: kattracks
The economists, including Nobel laureates Milton Friedman, James Buchanan and 2002 winner Vernon Smith, said increased spending to combat terrorism is warranted but that "excessive federal spending has a dampening effect on the American economy." To remedy that, Congress should "end programs that outlive their usefulness and roll back government's share of the Gross Domestic Product."
It seems they are knocking the "the new tone in Washington" more than they are backing the president's economic plan.
To: america-rules
Was Reagan a RINO ? Reagan was more of a libertarian (small "l"), limited government Republican. In that sense, compared to today's Republican leadership, he would be a RINO.
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