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CritiKalbILL wrote:

Something the Dog Said wrote:
The Republicans answer to the economy? Go back to the Bush policies that destroyed our economy.

What was the major factor that caused the recession and what percentage of that factor can you attribute to a Bush policy?

so much to choose from.

1) unfunded tax cuts without corresponding cuts in spending wiping out the huge surplus he inherited.
2) two major unfunded wars without providing revenue to pay for them.
3) policies designed to reallocate wealth from the middle class to the wealthiest 1/4 percent, not realizing that it is the middle class that drives the economy, not the one percent.
4) failure to recognize the inherent riskiness of the unusual financial instruments used by wall street investment firms and regulate them while appointing anti-regulators to key positions in the financial regulation agencies.
5) failure to shore up the economic soundness of the nation.
6) failure to provide a coherent energy policy leading to unchecked rise in gas prices raising the cost of living for average Americans.
7) increase in federal spending without providing increase in revenue to pay for them, doubling discretionary federal spending and increasing entitlement programs without paying for them.
etc.

Overall, I would say that Bush by doing away with paying as you go, increasing spending without paying for it, and for lax oversight on the financial industry was responsible for the Great Recession, and Gov. Etch a Sketch simply wants to go back to those policies.

How about a few choices from this list?

1) National sales tax
2) Flat-rate income tax with no or minimal loopholes
3) Eliminated the absurd level of fraud, duplicity, etc. the federal government has in it
4) Cut the size of the federal bureaucracy – including the DoD
5) Aggressive entitlement reforms
6) Increase our use of domestic energy resources
7) Continue to publicly fund renewable energy research

Don't thank me.

The Liberals GOP Twin wrote: How about a few choices from this list?

1) National sales tax
2) Flat-rate income tax with no or minimal loopholes
3) Eliminated the absurd level of fraud, duplicity, etc. the federal government has in it
4) Cut the size of the federal bureaucracy – including the DoD
5) Aggressive entitlement reforms
6) Increase our use of domestic energy resources
7) Continue to publicly fund renewable energy research

Don't thank me.

I would hope that #1 replaces #2, or we're just gonna wind up paying more and more and more and more and more.

Nobody that matters wrote:

The Liberals GOP Twin wrote: How about a few choices from this list?

1) National sales tax
2) Flat-rate income tax with no or minimal loopholes
3) Eliminated the absurd level of fraud, duplicity, etc. the federal government has in it
4) Cut the size of the federal bureaucracy – including the DoD
5) Aggressive entitlement reforms
6) Increase our use of domestic energy resources
7) Continue to publicly fund renewable energy research

Don't thank me.

I would hope that #1 replaces #2, or we're just gonna wind up paying more and more and more and more and more.

It's a menu... not the 7 commandments... but it would be interesting to see what items off of that menu liberals would select. Anyone want to make bets?

The Liberals GOP Twin wrote:

Nobody that matters wrote:

The Liberals GOP Twin wrote: How about a few choices from this list?

1) National sales tax
2) Flat-rate income tax with no or minimal loopholes
3) Eliminated the absurd level of fraud, duplicity, etc. the federal government has in it
4) Cut the size of the federal bureaucracy – including the DoD
5) Aggressive entitlement reforms
6) Increase our use of domestic energy resources
7) Continue to publicly fund renewable energy research

Don't thank me.

I would hope that #1 replaces #2, or we're just gonna wind up paying more and more and more and more and more.

It's a menu... not the 7 commandments... but it would be interesting to see what items off of that menu liberals would select. Anyone want to make bets?

Easy... 1,3, 4 and 7. Although for #3, I think their ideas of fraud and duplicity would differ greatly from the conservative ideas.

Sorry you have such a narrow view of people....

5 is something that needs to be addressed, not just 'aggressively' cut. All the rest make sense....

CritiKalbILL wrote:

Something the Dog Said wrote:
The Republicans answer to the economy? Go back to the Bush policies that destroyed our economy.

What was the major factor that caused the recession and what percentage of that factor can you attribute to a Bush policy?

The "Housing market" was destoried by the dems. demanding that banks give loans to those that could'nt afford them. LOOK AT HISTORY FACTS, thank you franks & dodd.
G.W. should NEVER approved 1st bail-out, he sold out to U.S. the same way Daddy did... The blame stops there, move...

netdude wrote: Sorry you have such a narrow view of people....

5 is something that needs to be addressed, not just 'aggressively' cut. All the rest make sense....

What the F' are you talking about? "Sorry you have such a narrow view of people" ... what does that mean. This is a list I culled from certain proposals I've seen put forth to solve some of our economic and social problems. It's not set in stone, it's not really biased and it's open to modifications and additions. So if that remark was addressed to me... shut your ugly pie hole.

TPP wrote:

CritiKalbILL wrote:

Something the Dog Said wrote:
The Republicans answer to the economy? Go back to the Bush policies that destroyed our economy.

What was the major factor that caused the recession and what percentage of that factor can you attribute to a Bush policy?

The "Housing market" was destoried by the dems. demanding that banks give loans to those that could'nt afford them. LOOK AT HISTORY FACTS, thank you franks & dodd.
G.W. should NEVER approved 1st bail-out, he sold out to U.S. the same way Daddy did... The blame stops there, move...

BS in regard to the "Housing Market". The vast majority of undeserving loans were not issued under "franks & dodd" . The crisis in the housing market was solely due to the greed of the unregulated financial industry.

netdude wrote: Sorry you have such a narrow view of people....

5 is something that needs to be addressed, not just 'aggressively' cut. All the rest make sense....

I was picking out the easy ones that would be common to most people with a liberal lean. That doesn't exclude the possibility of individual variations.