Bush says new budget will cut deficit in FIVE years.

[spanone]

Bwwwaaahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahah.
Has anyone asked how? This guy is gonna say anything to get re-elected. And he will do ANYTHING so don't enlist now.

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1. by making the deficit so big NOW it will be easy to "cut"

[spanone]

3. In Half? Five Years? No way.

[lcordero]

2. that means that he will indirectly raise taxes on the

middle and lower class, and take away services that the middle class and lower class has already paid for.

[Oilwellian]

4. Of course he will cut the deficit in half

Half will go to our children, the other half to our grandchildren.

[SoCalDem]

5. 12 yr old figuring out how to get a $600.00 bike on $1 a week allowance

That's *..

Birthday cash from Grandma (on SS & Med).. ..$300.00
Lawn mowing @ $50.00 per lawn (it's Dec).....$200.00
Money from Mom's purse................$100.00

[Eric J in MN]

6. The Republicans are trying to have it both ways.

The Republicans are trying to have it both ways.

Firstly, they are saying that since Bush's tax-cuts are set to expire, the budget deficit will go down.

Secondly, they are saying that Bush's tax-cuts should be permanent.

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7. ask WHOSE deficit. cutting CLINTON'S deficit?

oh yeah, clinton had SURPLUSES.

so he's cutting HIS OWN deficits, and only by half, and even that only by the time he leaves office for his second (oh dear god no) term.

and of course even this is just an optimistic proposal on his part....