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Sep. 19th, 2005
Clinton on Bush's tax cuts
Sep. 19th, 2005 10:30 amFrom Salon:
On rolling back some of Bush's tax cuts to pay for Katrina: ". . . I think it's very important that Americans understand, you know, tax cuts are always popular, but about half of these tax cuts since 2001 have gone to people in my income group, the top 1 percent. I've gotten four tax cuts. They're responsible for this big structural deficit, and they're not going away, the deficits aren't. Now, what Americans need to understand is that that means every single day of the year, our government goes into the market and borrows money from other countries to finance Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina, and our tax cuts. We have never done this before. Never in the history of our republic have we ever financed a conflict, military conflict, by borrowing money from somewhere else."
Why couldn't somebody have made this a major feature of the last presidential campaign? Minus the Katrina reference, of course. This is almost simple enough for everyone to understand. I can only hope it will be brought up next time.
(this is not the non-depressing post promised for today. Stay tuned.)
On rolling back some of Bush's tax cuts to pay for Katrina: ". . . I think it's very important that Americans understand, you know, tax cuts are always popular, but about half of these tax cuts since 2001 have gone to people in my income group, the top 1 percent. I've gotten four tax cuts. They're responsible for this big structural deficit, and they're not going away, the deficits aren't. Now, what Americans need to understand is that that means every single day of the year, our government goes into the market and borrows money from other countries to finance Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina, and our tax cuts. We have never done this before. Never in the history of our republic have we ever financed a conflict, military conflict, by borrowing money from somewhere else."
Why couldn't somebody have made this a major feature of the last presidential campaign? Minus the Katrina reference, of course. This is almost simple enough for everyone to understand. I can only hope it will be brought up next time.
(this is not the non-depressing post promised for today. Stay tuned.)
My pirate name be
My pirate name is:
Iron Jack Flint
A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with you, though, since you a tough person. Like the rock flint, you're hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you're easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!
Get your own pirate name from fidius.org.
My pirate name is:
Iron Jack Flint
A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with you, though, since you a tough person. Like the rock flint, you're hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you're easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!
Get your own pirate name from fidius.org.
I went to the altwheels festival this past Saturday at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum. There were all sorts of alternative vehicles, alternative energy exhibits, and sciency stuff.
http://www.altwheels.org/
The first thing I saw after entering was two guys with Segway transporters. They were showing interested attendees how to ride. Since I've long wanted to try one out, I lost no time in queuing up. It takes perhaps a minute to learn. I thought it was great fun, but I doubt I'd get one. It would probably just encourage me to ride for errands where I currently walk. Still, if one had the right sort of commute, it could be practical. It takes about 10 cents worth of electricty to go for 10 miles on a Segway.
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http://www.altwheels.org/
The first thing I saw after entering was two guys with Segway transporters. They were showing interested attendees how to ride. Since I've long wanted to try one out, I lost no time in queuing up. It takes perhaps a minute to learn. I thought it was great fun, but I doubt I'd get one. It would probably just encourage me to ride for errands where I currently walk. Still, if one had the right sort of commute, it could be practical. It takes about 10 cents worth of electricty to go for 10 miles on a Segway.
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