more on ] Grover Norquist, Estate tax vs. Holocaust

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: John Levine <johnl () iecc com>
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 01:48:39 
To:dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Grover Norquist, Estate tax vs. Holocaust

> The Bush administration has mindlessly applied this doctrine. It has
> three times reduced taxes -- mostly on the rich -- careening the
> federal budget from a surplus to a deficit without end.

Yes indeed, and Grover's not done.  Read his op-ed piece in yesterday's
Wall Street Journal:

 Bush Tax Cuts, Act IV

 George W. Bush has proposed, fought for, and won a tax cut each and
 every year of his presidency. This has been good economic policy and
 good politics. The tax cuts of 200l, 2002 and 2003 have spurred
 economic growth, job creation and a rising stock market. The annual
 tax cut has reminded Bush voters why they benefit from his presidency,
 and cutting taxes each year has taught the traditionally myopic
 business community to think long term -- to support this year's tax
 cut so their particular concerns may move to the head of the list for
 subsequent years' tax cuts. ...

http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=801765218&pt=Y

In case you were wondering, the words "deficit" and "debt" don't
appear in the article.  I gather that his long-term plan is to roll
the Federal government back to about where it was in 1930 and get rid
of frills like Social Security, Medicare, the FDA, and all of those
other pesky regulators and programs that get in the way of the
deserving rich doing and getting whatever they want.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl () iecc com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://iecc.com/johnl, Sewer Commissioner
"I dropped the toothpaste", said Tom, crestfallenly.


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