Bush budget calls for renewal of tax cuts (and privatized Social Security)

[Newsjock]

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/13749885.htm

ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - President Bush will renew his call for personal accounts within Social Security and ask Congress to renew tax cuts and curb the growth in benefit programs like Medicare and Medicaid in his 2007 budget request next week, according to administration officials.

But since election years hardly ever generate results on the budget or attempts to cut the deficit, Bush is far more likely to find success in smaller-bore initiatives like freezing the operating budgets of most domestic Cabinet departments.

Bush's call last year to let younger workers divert some of their Social Security taxes into private accounts never got off the ground with lawmakers despite an election-style campaign by the administration and its supporters. While the idea will again be in his proposed 2007 budget, the White House doesn't expect it to get even a nod this year from Congress, a senior White House official said Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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[Mithras61]

1. "Gee...

Now that my bogus prescription drug plan is part of an entitlement program, let's cut funding for it. While we're at it, let's go ahead and really gut our social safety net by privatizing Social Security as well!" -- Geo. W. Bush

Gawd, he's an imbecile!

[Inland]

2. His budget can't call for diversion, can it?

There would have to be a line of spending increases to compensate the trust fund.

[Ignacio Upton]

3. He's not seriously pushing for privatization this year

I hope he does for two reasons:
1. It will re-energize the base and unify Senate Demorats (which could heal the wounds caused by the Alito confirmation.
2. It will remind voters of a reason why they hate Bush's policies and the Republican vision for the United States

[brentspeak]

4. He just won't stop, will he?

Not until every vestige of economic sanity is destroyed.

[tatertop]

6. He believes if you are going to torture a man, torture him to death

[Castilleja]

7. That is his job, after all

I am convinced of it. I do not think it was ever intended for him to play the part of a president guiding this country. Unfortunately, many, many people insist on dealing with him as though it was.

[WinkyDink]

8. EXACTLY. He is the Mob's front Man, and his job is TO LOOT the COUNTRY.

Not to mention OTHER countries.

I am being totally serious.

[lovuian]

5. Bush's war on every social program Medicare Medicaid and

Social Security has been obvious... but its been proven to work and Americans need these programs

So Ya George you just keep spouting your Bull cause your polls are goin Down Down Down in a ring of fire
!!!!!!!

[napi21]

9. Good idea. I hope he does!

So he's looking for a bounce in his ratings after the speach huh? :rofl:

[depakid]

10. Since there's no opposition party

I don't know why he shouldn't.

If I were a Republican- I'd ram through every extremist proposal and nominee I could think of. No reason not to.