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Making "poor choices" domestically
Published on January 28, 2004 By Draginol In Politics

Right Wing News has some outstanding articles about the situation that Bush is in. One that I particularly agree with is that Bush is losing conservatives through his pandering. While I support Bush on his foreign policy, for the most part, I am strongly against some of the domestic choices he's made:

The Tax Cut. I favor tax cuts. We are over-taxed. But a payroll tax would have been more effective I think for stimulating the economy.

Deficits. I care about deficits. I care about them a lot. We had a freaking surplus 4 years ago and now we're running record deficits? You know why? It's not the tax cuts primarily, it's the incredible domestic spending increases. And this is under a Republican congress. We've seen massive increases across the board in spending.

Immigration. Sure Bush hopes to win New Mexico this Fall. But he's liable to lose some red states by making us less safe. He should be securing that border not granting quasi-amnesty for illegal aliens.

Prescription Drug Benefits. Explain again why one group of Americans effectively ends up having to pay for another group of American's pills? Why not insist more showings of the ant and the grasshopper movies to teach the concept of saving for winter instead?

Anyway, more of this on Right Wing News.


Comments (Page 4)
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on Jan 31, 2004
Wahkonta Anathema  : You are apparently not familiar with the fact that veterans of foreign wars already get the kinds of medical benefits you are currently advocating for everyone else.
on Feb 01, 2004
I highly doubt that Howard Zinn knows more about the Revoluntionary War than those who fought in it


Ahhah! So, we have with us in this honored assemblage a genuine veteran of the Revolutionary War!

Thanks Messy Buu for clearing that up

Cheers
on Feb 01, 2004
I just think the words of those who actually lived during those times carry more weight than a historian born centuries later, just like somebody in the Holocaust probably knows more about it than someone born after it was all over, even if that someone had a PhD.
on Feb 01, 2004
I concur, how many first hand accounts have you read about the revolutionary war? and how many do you think Howard Zinn has read? We historians, even those of us with PhDs do read primary sources. If all you've done is read history books that cite these primary sources, then you do no better than someone who's read Dr. Zinn. You've actually done worse than Dr. Zinn however, so think about it.

Cheers
on Feb 01, 2004
Even those woth PhDs can have biases, which is why I'm highly suspicious of these claims that the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence weren't the real reasons for the war. This is also the first time I've heard it in my life, and it's not as if those other sources I've read were glorifying our founding fathers, what with mentioning their love for slavery and love for slave mistresses. Until I see some evidence of this, it sounds like another conspiracy theory to me.
on Feb 01, 2004
Alright then, read Howard Zinn, and then look at the biases of these other books you're reading. Make up your own mind, that's the only thing you can do after all. And don't assume that someone who has a different opinion then you hasn't read something in their life. I believe your opinion is wrong, and you believe mine is wrong, but once again don't insult me and others by thinking we haven't thought about it. Besides, books about Jefferson's affairs are sensationalized, or pulp, history. Read books that deal with important issues.
on Feb 01, 2004

You're getting a little off topic. The indisputable fact is that Americans have always disliked taxes. The American culture is fundamentally different than that of Europe. So someone saying "Our taxes are lower than country X's" is meaningless.

on Feb 01, 2004
Absolutely right Brad, I think Messy and I can stop beating a dead horse
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