Bush Backs Tax-Cut Plan in Radio Address

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President Bush used the upcoming income tax-filing deadline and his weekly radio address to promote tax-cut proposals and set up an election-year debate with Democrats over the issue. In the broadcast Saturday, Bush urged Congress to permanently extend tax cuts that he pushed into law during his first term, which are set to expire in coming years.

"Some Democrats in Washington are insisting that we let that happen, or even repeal the tax cuts now," Bush said as he spent the weekend at his Texas ranch. "In either case, that would weaken our economy and would leave American families with a big tax hike that they do not expect and will not welcome."

Democrats argue Bush's emphasis on sweeping tax cuts is driving up the deficit. They say his tax relief primarily benefits the wealthy. The president argued that he can meet his goal of cutting the deficit in half by the end of his time in office through pro-growth economic policies and spending restraint. "The evidence is overwhelming: The opponents of tax cuts were wrong," he said. "Tax relief has helped to create jobs and opportunities for American families, and it's helped our economy grow."

Bush is down in the polls, which find most Americans objecting to the war in Iraq, and has said he recognizes that midterm election politics is making Republicans in Congress nervous. He used the popular GOP call for tax relief to appeal to Americans' pocketbooks with the April 15 filing deadline approaching. "As tax day approaches later this month, many American families are now finishing their tax returns," Bush said. "And as you do, an important debate is taking place in Washington that will affect the amount you will pay in the years ahead."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060401/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_taxes

[acmavm]

1. Holy crap. Does this jackass still think we're all stupid enough to

his 'tax cuts' help anyone but the rich?

[tatertop]

2. The message appeals to the stupid and the hateful

it appeals to republicans

[WhiteTara]

8. Even they have parents!

Are they so craven as to not care. Or as in the case of Levitt's parents, think they won't be hurt by this and then get the big shock? Greed is be criminalized and punished.

[tatertop]

12. Absolute tunnel vision: unabating hatred and brute strength.

[BlueEyedSon]

4. Who cares who they "help", the cuts are destroying the US economy!

[Virginia Dare]

3. Wow, another pack of lies coming from Bushy boy,

I tell you I'm really shocked.

[jschurchin]

5. Is it really possible that his head is truly.......

that far up his ass that he believes what he is saying. He wants tax cut's, cut the tax's on our labor income, not investment income.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. The same old song and dance. We can all see how well this

has worked out so far.

[BiggJawn]

7. Usually, I listen to the whole pile of shit.

Today, I had to shut it off after "Letcha Keep Moren'n Yer OWN MUNNY!(tm)" and "Th' Conny-me growed a hole THREE p'cent last yar!"

And people wonder why we curse more in this modern "culture". It's because we're presented fucking fish-fuck bloody-tampax BULLSHIT like THIS and told it's "Wonderful Governmental Policy".

The only people who believe this fucking fermenting sack of iguana feces-infested LIES are the Robber Barons who play with E-trade-Dot-Com for a living, and the incredibly fuckingly inbred moronic mouthbreathers with every radio in their rat-infested, mouldy, leaky 1962 PMC single-wide tuned to Gush Pfleghmball.

Oh, wait, I just described Il Douche's "Base", didn't I?

[rodeodance]

9. i so so so despise the little man

[sakabatou]

10. Actually Bush, YOUR tax cuts have weakened the economy, asshat

[adigal]

11. Yup. That's just what we need. More tax cuts for the richest

Americans in the country.

Now get back to work, slaves, and stop asking for a lunch break. We don't give no stinkin' lunch breaks in Bush's America.

(Same old selfish motivations: we think you know how to spend your money better than we do. Yes, like on a new Tahoe, ruining the environment more!!!)

[deadparrot]

13. Bush Pushes Case for Permanent Tax Cuts

WACO, Texas - President Bush used the upcoming income tax-filing deadline and his weekly radio address to promote tax-cut proposals and set up an election-year debate with Democrats over the issue.

In the broadcast Saturday, Bush urged Congress to permanently extend tax cuts that he pushed into law during his first term, which are set to expire in coming years.

"Some Democrats in Washington are insisting that we let that happen, or even repeal the tax cuts now," Bush said as he spent the weekend at his Texas ranch. "In either case, that would weaken our economy and would leave American families with a big tax hike that they do not expect and will not welcome."

Democrats argue Bush's emphasis on sweeping tax cuts is driving up the deficit. They say his tax relief primarily benefits the wealthy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060402/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_taxes

[Skink]

14. Nero emerges from vacation...

[Erika]

16. yes, indeed

Our poverty rate climbs, our uninsured climbs, but let's just keep on giving the rich tax cuts. Keep on pushing for the U.S. to become a third world nation. W is close to wiping out the middle class.

[neoblues]

15. And, since we get to pay interest on the debt....

I don't know why, but almost everybody seems to forget... We pay taxes to pay for many things, but among those things is the interest on our existing debt! If that goes up precipitously (and it already has), we are going to HAVE TO pay more taxes at some point down the line. We, means the common people far more than the wealthy who are profiting from the tax cuts.

The words "Tax Cuts" are synonymous with "Increased Debt", the end result of which is... Higher Taxes (and a host of other serious problems).

[Elwood P Dowd]

17. IRS receipts at 2.2 trillion and Bush spending up to 2.7 trillion

Helluva' way to run a country.

[efhmc]

18. Is there no one in this administration that understands basic economics,

or cares about regular people or even had a really good history/civics teacher to show them the basic tenets of democracy?? Perhaps some had these concepts at one time but greed and the lust for power overcame any and all of these ideas.

[Robeson]

20. Sure they know, but they don't care. They're lining their pockets....

...before the house of cards collapses. As for us, they could care less.

[JohnnyRingo]

19. Reagan's "trickle down" tax cuts didn't work

Then when the Clinton years brought prosperity, the cons claimed it was "Reagan's tax cuts taking effect". It bypassed HWBuxh's term presumably because he raised taxes in the final year. :eyes:

Now during the 1st recession of the new millenium...Now the cons say it's a retro-effect of the Clinton years. It can only be cured by tax cuts.

I say let's get a Democrat in office in '08 so this "Buxh economy" can finally kick in.
Heh heh

[William Seger]

21. I'd like to tell him where to "push his case"

[LynnTheDem]

22. There he goes AGAIN with his own strawman!

"Some Democrats..."

He just doesn't quit with that shit!

And bush, you're a lying douchebag.

[pinniped]

23. The Iran invasion is scheduled to take place very soon.

I guess the extra tax revenue is unnecessary.

[genieroze]

24. OMG!

:puke:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

25. The evidence IS overwhelming.

If you consider $3,000,000,000,000.00+ in additional debt, since this moron has taken over as President, as overwhelming.