Edit: A post with facts and information deserves a serious response.
These statistics are bogus. Bush gave the super-rich huge tax cuts and that raises the average tax cut but it only affects a few bigshots. If Bill Gates gets a $100 million tax cut and you get a $1 tax cut, the average tax cut is $500,000.50.whitehouse.gov wrote:
As A Result Of The President's Tax Cuts, Every Taxpayer Who Paid Taxes Will Get Tax Relief This Year. In addition to cutting taxes on everyone who pays income taxes, the Administration has doubled the child tax credit, reduced the marriage penalty, cut taxes on dividends and capital gains, and put the Federal death tax on the road to extinction. As a result, in 2007:
113 million taxpayers will receive an average tax cut of $2,216.
45 million families with children will receive an average tax cut of $2,864.
27 million small business owners will receive an average tax cut of $4,711.
Over 5 million individuals and families will see their income tax liability completely eliminated.
I have a question--how long has this guy been president? And why didn't he do this five years ago? If the $300 billion spent in Iraq had been spent to develop alternatives to arab oil, the US would be better off. And arab US-haters would be screwed.whitehouse.gov wrote:
Energy-Today, President Bush Directed The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) And The U.S. Departments Of Energy (DOE), Transportation (DOT), And Agriculture (USDA) To Take The First Steps Toward Regulations Using The "Twenty In Ten" Plan As A Starting Point. The President has directed these agencies to take the first steps toward regulations that would cut gasoline consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, using as a starting point his "Twenty in Ten" plan to reduce U.S. gasoline consumption by 20 percent over the next 10 years.
The Supreme Court said Bush "must" do something about the environment and he did something about the environment? Is that supposed to be impressive that he complied with a court order?whitehouse.gov wrote:
On April 2, 2007, The Supreme Court Ruled That The EPA Must Take Action Under The Clean Air Act Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles.
In Response To The Supreme Court's Ruling, The President Directed Cabinet Agencies To Take The First Steps Toward Regulations Based On "Twenty In Ten" That Will Make Our Economy Stronger, Our Environment Cleaner, And Our Nation More Secure For Generations To Come.
We spend $12 billion every couple of months in Iraq. And he's spent $12 billion in six years on alternative energy? Why doesn't he just come out and say, "fuck alternative energy!"whitehouse.gov wrote:
Since The President Took Office, The Federal Government Has Invested $12 Billion To Develop Cleaner, Cheaper, And More Reliable Energy Sources.
This is beyond lol. For most of his term, he denied that global warming existed and that humans were causing it. How much of that $37 billion was spent arguing against the need to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? And we're still talking about puny amounts of money for a problem that could cause the earth to more or less die.whitehouse.gove wrote:
The President Has Devoted $37 Billion To Climate Change-Related Activities Since 2001. The President has requested an additional $7.4 billion for FY 2008 – $205 million more than this year. This amount would support a wide range of climate change-related research, development, and deployment programs, voluntary partnerships, and international aid efforts.
I am afraid to ask what greenhouse gas "intensity" is. Why don't they just talk about how much they have reduced greenhouse gas emissions? Sounds like bullshit to me.whitehouse.gov wrote:
We Are Well On Track To Meet – And Currently Projected To Exceed – The President's 2002 Goal Of Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity 18 Percent By 2012. U.S. greenhouse gas intensity declined by 2.5 percent in 2005, much faster than the average decline of 1.9 percent over the 1990-2005 period.
And the border is still pathetically easy to cross. What kind of border security does the US have if thousands of tons of illegal drugs cross the border every year?whitehouse.gov wrote:
Since The President Took Office In 2001, The Administration Has More Than Doubled Funding For Border Security – From $4.6 Billion In 2001 To $10.4 Billion In 2007.
This is a joke, right? Why are the number of arrests down? Is it because fewer people are trying to cross the border? Or is it because illegal immigrants are just doing better at avoiding capture?whitehouse.gov wrote:
As A Result Of This Investment And Other Deterrence Factors, The Number Of People Apprehended For Illegally Crossing Our Southern Border Is Down By Nearly 27 Percent In 2007 From This Point In 2006.
Does this actually say "spending restraint"?????whitehouse.gov wrote:
Reducing Deficits Each Year and Balancing the Budget by 2012
The President’s FY2008 Budget reduces the deficit each year and reaches a balanced budget within five years. A strong economy and better spending restraint will help us achieve this goal, while continuing to invest in the Nation’s prosperity and security.
Last edited by san4 (2007-05-24 21:33:06)