In theory, I agree with about of 75% of Bush's New Deal style plan

[Zuni]

of course, I am highly skeptical about how it will work in practice. I do not trust this admin at all.

Of course, I would set wages high for the region. That will put more money in pockets of people devestated by the storm. Labor regs should NOT be lowered by any means

I would also raise federal taxes on the highest brackets to help fund the recovery
I would also instruct the IRS to aggressively shut down tax shelters, and cut loopholes from the tax code that help only massive corporations

I would cut rates paid by small business trying to start in the area, and cut taxes for all working people in the gulf coast recovery area

[...of J.Temperance]

1. So do I, however WILL the Monkey FOLLOW through and do it?

Or is it just MORE lies and will it be MORE broken promises?

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. Do you really have to ask?

Okay then.....MORE LIES AND MORE BROKEN PROMISES!

[LSK]

2. yes, i would agree with the spending if you repeal the tax cuts.

[jsamuel]

3. Not a plan, but throwing money at the problem, except for what Kerry plan

ed

[H2O Man]

4. It was his LBJ speech.

Joe Scarborough compared it to an LBJ speech. LBJ found he couldn't fund his war and his Great Society. Bush probably has no more plans to fund it than he did his "no child left behind" school program. He will say that he asked congress, but they refused to do it. Either way, it simply cannot be done .... not by Bush, or any other mainstream politician.

[jayfish]

5. Why?

He is already letting businesses pay below the prevailing wage. Now he wants to give them tax-cuts as well. When I say them of course I mean Halliburton. Giving people land to build on only if they can get a mortgage or get someone to build a house for them. Allowing easier access to the US by the US military. Giving the President an as yet unspecified boost in power. I didn't like a bit of it.

[Zuni]

6. I said I agree in theory

what he said sounded like a New Deal style recovery.

I also outlined how I would do certain things, like wage regulations, differently

And I pointed out I want to see the execution of the plan. I do not trust him. I am sure there is going to be a lot of pork, and alot of the money is going to go through his crony network. As for what he said, much of it is how I would work with this problem

[wiggs]

8. Beyond not trustworthy -- deceitful

It has been common practice by this administration to COMMIT to spending money, BUDGET funds, publicly SAY that money will be spent.....and then NEVER ACTUALLY GET AROUND TO DOING IT!

For a long list of items, he gets political capital from saying he will address an issue, then never does it. A year later, it is a dead issue.

Africa relief, AIDS spending, environmental budgets, education, Iraq rebuilding, and more....were all issues used for political gain then scrapped when no one was looking.
This is beyond untrustworthy...it is bait and switch, dishonest, deceitful, and shameful.

Discussed on Rhandi today (with sub) was the suspicion that a lot of money will be used to not only repair energy industry facilities but to enhance and enlarge them.

[Zuni]

12. that is why I said "in theory"

I agree with most of it.

I don't actually think anything like what was said is actually going to be produced

[FlaGranny]

9. Number 1 - let local businesses

rebuild, not Halliburton.

[natrat]

10. i still think the idea is to create a facist resort community

where NOLA once was. Make it so expensive for the poor to return and guaruntee the end of that damned bastion of sin and blackness and replace it with good old red state values and votes. (sarcasm)

[dflprincess]

11. I agree

and if you listened to him speaking about a "new and better New Orleans" you know he wasn't thinking of low income housing.

[eridani]

13. Remember all that money for AIDS and No Child Left Behind?

Reconstruction money will turn out the same way.

[LoZoccolo]

14. Bush*'s speeches are so abstract that yeah, I agree with most of them.

Of course I'd like to "spread freedom" and "leave no child behind". It's when you get down to the details that you find out his ideas and mine aren't the same.