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Democrats criticise Bush budget for fudging Iraq costs
Elana Schor in Washington
Monday February 4, 2008
Guardian Unlimited 
George Bush released his annual budget plan today, prompting disdain from
congressional Democrats who chastised the president for again fudging the
costs of the Iraq war and tax cuts in order to claim he could erase the US
deficit.
The $3.1 trillion budget would increase US military spending for the 11th
straight year while slicing about $200bn from the social security and
Medicare programs that aid older Americans. The budget deficit under
Bush's proposal would balloon to $410bn this year - more than twice as
much as 2007 - before achieving balance in 2012.
That claim of a balanced budget hinges on only $70bn in spending on the
Iraq and Afghanistan wars, an estimate that even White House aides
acknowledge they will exceed during the next fiscal year.
The Bush budget also fails to account for the growth of the alternative
minimum tax, which Congress must adjust every year to avoid leaving
middle-class Americans with a huge tax bill. By contrast, Bush assumes
that the Democrats who control Congress would cement his legacy by
permanently extending individual and corporate tax cuts, which are likely
to expire for the wealthiest taxpayers.
Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid, leading a chorus of alarm in his
party, called the Bush budget "fiscally irresponsible and highly
deceptive".
"In the face of a looming recession, the president's budget does nothing
to strengthen our economy, and fails to respond to the real problems
facing middle-class families," the Democrat said in a statement.
Barack Obama, hoping to win the Democrats' presidential nod this spring,
used the budget's rosy projection of indefinite tax cuts to hammer the
Republicans' likely nominee.
"The fact that John McCain, who once opposed these tax cuts, now embraces
them, tells the American people all they need to know about the choice
they face in this election," Obama said through a spokesman.
The presidential budget traditionally serves as a guide for Congress in
its decisions over spending levels for government programmes. But
Democrats have neither willingness nor compelling reason to meet Bush
halfway during his last year in office. The majority party is likely to
set separate priorities, focusing more on social programmes than the White
House.
Revealing the extent of Bush's diminished political capital, even members
of his own party gave the budget little credence. Judd Gregg, the senior
Republican on the Senate budget committee, released a statement that
pointed out where the president fell short.
"Any budget, to be effective, needs to address the unsustainable growth of
entitlement spending, which is the single biggest factor contributing to
the long-term fiscal crisis we face," Gregg said. "A budget also needs to
honestly address the numbers contributing to its bottom line, such as
fully funding the expected costs of the war on terror."
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 Medicare programs that aid older Americans.
alla faccia del mitico liberismo americano...il bilancio statale più
pesante della storia, ovviamente con un bel po' di macelleria sociale,
perchè i soldi per i cannoni non devono mancare mai...Bush in realtà è
uno dei tanti bastardi di zio Josif, altro che storie...