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Haha! I even paid Harry a compliment and he completely missed it.
See Ya'll around election time. -- Keith __ "Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers "Gary Warner" wrote in message ... "Dave Hall" wrote in message ... Clinton is no more responsible for the increases in jobs during his watch, than Bush is responsible for their loss. The economy is an entity in and of itself, which operates outside of the political machine. ... To some extent I agree. Economies go in cycles and are dependent on hundreds of thousands of variables, most of which are not controllable by the political parties or administrations of the US. On the other hand, you make it sound like a president and his administration has almost no effect on the US economy. I submit that while the Clinton administration was lucky to reign over a prosperous time, they also made many right decisions that helped that time continue and helped the US economy. Some examples are that instead of spending all the revenue they ren surpluses. (And this goes counter to the line the Democrats just spend spend spend on social programs.) I also believe that Clinton's efforts of diplomacy and as well as his general "calm" and his aligning the US with the world gave many people both inside and outside the US a calm & secure feeling. And that this helped lead to prosperous times. ~ Compare that with Bush who, even as the ecomomy was tanking gave tax cuts and continued to spend like there was no problem. Yes, I do understand that tax-cuts might stimulate business & the economy. And Yes I understand and agree that in some cases government spending can be a way to revive an economy. I just think President Bush didn't use these tools well. Also, I feel that from the moment George Bush took office he started creating a feeling of unease in the US and all around the world. When people feel that a war could break out at any minute and the the future is uncertain, business and economies tend not to thrive. (Unless there is huge spending on war, which can create jobs & technological advances, but has huge "costs" of it's own.) |
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