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anonny
Published Letters: 124 Editor's Choice: 13
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@kufir77
[Read the article: It's the economy, stupid]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Unemployment during Bush's time in office is an average of 5.2%, less than the average rate since 1948 (5.7%).
Well, you forget two inconvenient facts. First, the average rate is distorted as Bush inherited the lowest unemployment rate in history.
Second, if we counted unemployment now like we did in the 1970s it would be over 9% -- so you are comparing apples to oranges when you compare to the past.
After Bush signed his tax cuts in May 2003, unemployement actually went down about 1%,
But after he signed the first round of tax cuts the economy tanked. You can't have it both ways.
Correct me if I'm wrong, in regards to Obama raising taxes, but I believe his plan is to:
1)raise corporate taxes
2)let the Bush tax cuts expire, which IS raising taxes
3)raise the capital gains tax
4)raise (or reinstitute?) the death tax
The last two words reveal you to be a right wing troll. It's not a death tax, but that is a term used by wingnuts. You are not taxed on your death -- if you have a large estate and you choose to give a large part of it to one person then that person will be taxed on his/her inheritance. There is an exemption for the first million or so, but after that it is treated as income.
How unfair -- all those Republican trust fund babies having to pay inheritance tax! We're on to you, troll. Your party wants zero inheritance, dividend and capital gains taxes. You want the landed nobility to be exempt from taxes while the peons pay. We understand.
For the record, Obama does plan to do (2), which also covers (1), (3), and (4), so you are redundant. If your fearless leader weren't such a lying slime the tax cuts wouldn't have an expiration date, but Bush had to do that so he could lie about the impact on the 10 year budget. However, he also will issue targeted tax cuts at those hit worst by the Bush economy. In case you missed it, the average American has seen a reduction in real income of over $2k during the Bush years, after a $7500 increase during the Clinton years.
Your ilk can spread all the Obama-is-a-Muslim-Anti-Christ lies you want, but people know that the Bush economy has left them behind and that they thrived in the Clinton economy. That's because trickle down never works. Instead, target the economic stimulus at the people and everyone, even the rich, get richer.
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The word for 2008: Liar
[Read the article: New Obama ad attacks McCain-Palin "maverick" claim]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Seriously, Gore was the "exaggerator", Kerry was the "flip-flopper".
Obama can make this stick. What do McCain/Palin have in common, other than a deep love of George W Bush's policies? They are both liars.
McCain has settled on the "change" theme for the election, and this is a good thing for Obama. The only way he can sell "change" is to lie. He has no other options. Any facts in his favor date back at least 4 years, before he decided to embrace Falwell.
The beautiful thing is that these lies are simple, and easy to understand. It's not like, for example, trying to explain, in 2000, that GWB's proposals would actually cause a massive deficit. That argument was valid, but too hard for the low IQ journalist to understand. However even the low IQ journalist can understand the bridge to nowhere lie, or the "I hate earmarks" lie, or the "Obama wants to raise everybody's taxes" lie.
So, hammer it home -- every day, every appearance, every ad. McCain is a liar. Palin is a liar. Simple examples, that anyone can understand.