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The Lone Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:07 PM
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President Bush promises his tax-cut plan will create 1.4 million new jobs
President Bush promises his tax-cut plan will create 1.4 million new jobs in 2003 and 2004

To move his tax cuts for the rich plan through Congress that is what he promised. No equivocating by saying the “British Intelligence Service” thinks that many jobs will be added, no, say it was Bill Clinton’s fault and since we were already in a war against terrorism and Iraq and the Axis of Evil he must stand by that promise.

And if he does not then we should make him eat those words every day next year. Sort of like “Read My Lips.”
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:09 PM
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1. Still makes him worse than Hoover.
There would be a negative job gain over his term. He has to make up over 3 million jobs. They are practically admitting that it it's not going to happen.
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tokenlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:09 PM
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2. At Walmart??
The man is scary.
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Jacobin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:10 PM
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3. So, since he's lost 3 million jobs, he'll only be down 1.6 million?
Gee, thanks a lot Mr. Smirk.

Now, go away back to your pig farm.
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hedda_foil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:11 PM
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4. Is that another tax cut for the rich or the previous three?
Just wondering if he's rolling out another one.
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:24 PM
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14. You bet your ass there will be
He will cut taxes for the rich again, and they won't have to pay stock dividends. So the "economy" (stock market, CEO profits) will be on the rise. Employment will go up, but only for the lowest-paying jobs. Plus, people will be so desperate for work that they won't care if they work sixty hour weeks without overtime pay (thank you, Mr. Bush).


But, next time some FReeper psycho sychophantic dittohead moron tells you that Bush's tax cut helped stimulate the economy, remind him that the President doesn't influence the economy. That was, afterall, their battle cry after Bush made the economy take a dive.
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:11 PM
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5. There is no way in hell
Edited on Mon Sep-01-03 06:22 PM by ixion
that those tax cuts are going to create that many jobs, if any at all. By 2003? Uh, got news for ol' Whistle Ass, it is fourth quarter of 2003, and to date we still have a jobloss 'recovery'. And given the speed at which government moves, I don't see anything improving soon.

On Edit:
If you need something to benchmark against, look at how many jobs were created during the internet 'gold rush'. It started in '95 and took three years to really reach a peak where there were ample jobs for anyone who wanted one. The other thing (aside from the fact that Bush said he is going to worry about the 'needs of manufacturers', rather than the needs of those people looking for a job) is that Manufacturing is no longer the dominant industry in America. We've become light industry, technical and service oriented, while many manufacturing jobs have been moved to developing nations. Also, manufacturing jobs are going to do nothing to aid the hundreds of thousands of unemployed software engineers and professionals.
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southern democrat Donating Member (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:15 PM
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7. He probably
is going to reinstate the draft and draft unemployed workers to fight in Iraq and Afganistan.
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Bluzmann57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:12 PM
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6. Well of course it will create 1.4 million new jobs
In Mexico, China, India... but not the USA.
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:17 PM
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9. That's sort of the point
You have to watch everey word this man says because he parses his words so carefully. It could be 1.4 million gardeners for mansions or 1.4 million domestic workers for the folks he gave the biggest tax refun to.
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shirlden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:16 PM
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8. I am not good at math
How many new Wal-Mart stores would that be ?
Read the other day that W-M is now the largest employer in 17 states. Btw....did Whistle Ass happen to mention if those jobs would be in this country or India ? Just a thought.

:think:
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tokenlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:19 PM
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11. They are the largest private employer in the US
And what an example they set..
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alcuno Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:18 PM
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10. I think it's this Friday when we'll know if he "created" even one.
I'm pretty sure that is when the next round of unemployment figures come out.
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:20 PM
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12. Who is this "President Bush" you refer to????
Ah, he'll ultimately blame it all on Clinton's penis.
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Tennessee Gal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:21 PM
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13. He also promised to get Osama "Dead or Alive"
Where is Osama? Where is Bin Laden? Who sent the anthrax?

Keep on pounding!


:kick:
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janx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:41 PM
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15. This guy is desperate! He'll say anything!
When will this hell end?
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Festivito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-01-03 06:47 PM
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16. FUTURE: No jobs created, Bush receives record untaxed inheiritance.
He's on a scortch and burn mission.

The PROMISE of jobs will work for election time, then fail.
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