From: popec@freeside.com (PopeC)
Newsgroups: tx.politics
Subject: Re: KILL THE RICH!
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 17:48:06 CDT
Organization: Rivendell BBS / Hou, TX. / +1 713 941 2236

jfh@rpp386.lonestar.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:

> In article <1992Sep24.204217.53366@watson.ibm.com> johniac@austin.ibm.com (Jo
> >And exactly what has been acheived in the last 12 years?  Is government 
> >spending any lower?  Is the national debt any lower?  Are the annual 
> >budget deficits any lower?  If Bush had just once vetoed a budget, I 
> >might take you seriously.
> 
> I believe it was Bush's tough stand on the budget in 1990 that led to
> the "Budget Crisis" which eventually led to the tax hikes Bush had
> promised not to give us.
> 
> I plead total stupidity on this one since 1990 was a very busy year
> for me, but I do recall that there were several times when the Federal
> government was supposedly about to run out of money (if only we could
> be so lucky ...) and did wind up closing down national parks because
> it was forced to tighten its belt (if only it would tighten it a few
> thousand more notches ...).
> -- 
> John F. Haugh II           [  TSAKC  ]       UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!j
> Ma Bell: (512) 251-2151    [ DoF #17 ]            Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.o

In 1989, Bush offered a budget on January 30th that added $6 billion 
dollars in tax increases.  On January 30th 1990, Bush came up with $20 
billion dollars in tax increases in the budget he recoomended to 
Congress.  Bush has always been a tax raiser.  Congress slapped down both 
tax increases.  Kind of odd then that Congress gets the reputation as the 
tax raiser when it has been Bush that has started out each year with an 
attempt to raise taxes!  In 1992, his 7 point 'Fast Track 7 Point Plan" 
had a number of hidden taxes.  For instance, Bush's Capitol Gains Tax Cut 
had some small print that raised taxes on certain kinds of financial 
transactions. 
  In 1990, Bush wanted the Congress to increases taxes.  They refused 
until he, Bush stated so openly and publically.  After all, Bush was 
asking them on one hand to raise taxes, while on the other hand 
continuing the neo-con "tax, tax, spend, spend" smear campaign so beloved 
by the Republicans.  In July, Bush finally did so in a public speech.
 After the October vote where the bill was finally passed that cut our 
deficits $500 billion over 5 years, Bush did not have the guts to stand 
up to the political storm and reverted to the "rule or ruin" campaign of 
lyingly blaming the tax increases totally on the Congress. He is a Liar.
  Thgsi amazing flip flop is one reason we have achieved total gridlock 
in Washington.  Bush does not have the spine to do what needs to be done 
and will not get out of the way.

So why in the Hell is he running again?


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