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Results of Bush policies

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I have written many blogs about the impact of the policy we have been following on the American economy. Many of the Joe users refute as “my opinion” many of the things I reported. Below are a series of actual data retrieved from federal government agencies using the Google search engine:

Item Dec 2000 March 2005 Source

National Debt $5.7 Trillion $ 7.7 Trillion Bureau of Public Debt
Annual Budget * $ 235.2 Billion Surplus $ 470 Billion Deficit CBO
Trade Deficit Annual $ 370 Billion $ 700 Billion U S Commerce Dept.
Gasoline Regular $ 1.61/gal $ 2.28/gal U S Dept of Energy
# without Health Ins. 39.8 Million 44.9 Million U S Census Bureau
Unemployment rate 3.7% 5.2% Dept. of Labor
* Amount reported under the “Unified Budget” which combines the Federal deficit with the
Surplus in Social Security and Medicare. The impact of adding the surpluses is to LOWER
the federal deficit by about $200 Billion in 2005.

NOTHING OF THE ABOVE IS MY OPINION BUT FACTUAL CHANGES SINCE GEORGE W. BUSH BECAME PRESIDENT!
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Reply #26 from JoeUser Forums Top
The dates these things were passed by Congress is immaterial. the tax cuts are in effect, China is in the WTO, the energy bill passed the House last week in spite of the fact that there was an attempt to require higher gas mileage by a Democratic representative from Massachusetts. The president has allowed to each budget to be approved without a veto. The dates that they were passed make no difference. They are in effect and they are not working. I don't really give a rats ass if you believe it or not.


What's the matter? Don't want to be *proven* wrong yet again? The dates and issue numbers are the way to either prove or disprove what your saying. Have you turned coward on us *col*? Oh and personally I could care less if you give a rat's ass or not about wether or not you care. Your own actions and words show your real colors. *yellow*!
Reply #27 from JoeUser Forums Top
China entering the WTO was a Clinton initiative:

"January 10, 2000

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- China should be allowed to join the World Trade Organization because "this agreement is a good deal for America," President Bill Clinton said in a statement Monday.

Naming a White House lobbying team to spearhead the effort, the president also called on Congress to schedule a vote on China's entry to the world trade body at "the earliest possible time." The United States and China reached agreement last November on terms for China to enter the WTO. " -Link


The Bush administration was harder on China than Clinton, stalling approval for the first few months. Anyway, it isn't like you are offering any reason that China shouldn't be in it. Just more anti-fer'iner hatemongering, like your neurotic fear of Mexicans.

"The president has allowed to each budget to be approved without a veto."


Again, half the story. You choose one person out of hundreds that formulate the budget to blame, and most of the others are responsible for most of the pork.

I've finally come to the conclusion that you are not a blogger, Col., you are just using JU as a free method of propaganda. I don't intend to bother with your blogs anymore, since discussion has absolutely no effect on you, and only serves to bump your propaganda over people who genuinely want to share and "be themselves".

It is like arguing with a Democratic TV advertisement. What's the point? It's all about blame, and geting that blame in front of as many people as you can, regardless of its validity. I'm not gonna help you out by bumping your propaganda.
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Reply #28 from JoeUser Forums Top
The col proved wrong again.
Reply #29 from JoeUser Forums Top
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& IslandDog I was not wrong
I have said that the free trade policy began during Clinton and was a failure. It is also true that discussions of allowing China in WTO began under Clinton. it is also true, as I stated, the final agreement was approved by George W. Bush to bring China into WTO. My issue is that, after 12 years of failure eight under Clinton and four under Bush, Bush continues to push a policy that hasn't worked in 12 years. One third of our trade deficit is with China and it got worse after Bush signed the bill approving that change. Now he wants to further expand this failed policy to Central America and destroy the sugar industry the way China destroyed the textile industry. When will Bush learn that this policy is NOT WORKING! EVERY RESULT IN THIS BLOG IS CORRECT- LIKE IT OR NOT!