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Originally Posted by clayfoushee
And that would be similar to what Ronald Reagan did in 1986 when he signed legislation which greatly expanded the size of the earned income credit. The credit resulted in a larger tax refund for lower income people, which was, of course, A CHECK. He didn't call it a "welfare payment," and he was not accused of being a socialist.
Bush gave $750 ($1500 per couple) to poor people, and less or nothing to those more well off. He wasn't called a Socialist, and it wasn't called welfare.
But I digress . . . the reason certain people have earned income, but pay no tax is in part due to legislation provided by the Reagan Administration.
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Your oversimplification and vilification of T. Roosevelt, Bush, Reagan and other Republicans leaves a rather large and obvious hole in your logic.
Let me spin it my way briefly, see if you don't completely disagree.
Reagan, Bush, and Roosevelt were pandering to the Left.
Yes, the Art of the Deal and the Spirit of Compromise are alive and well in politics.
I got none of those benefits, but I paid for them - same as you.
Reagan did some stupid things, as much as I admire him I will admit it.
Mariel Boatlift, anybody? Much of our illegal immigration trouble is tied to that.
Roosevelt was imperfect, though widely regarded as a man's man and a savvy politician.
He did stupid stuff before and after office, nearly killed him.
Bush got my vote FOUR TIMES.
(I was in Texas when he was Governor)
His second term has been terribly disappointing to me, I fear McCain may be worse.
I ask you to think about this;
Compare these men to ANY of the Defeatocrats in office in the last 43 years I've been alive.
Can you imagine where we would be, how many American lives would have been lost now if Al Gore was in the White House on September 11, 2001?
I'll go to my grave believing this little economic snafu brought on by the Dems is nothing compared to the Depression we would have been in since 2002.
Nobody would even remember October 1929, the 1930's or the Dust Bowl.
We would have far surpassed ALL of that with Gore trying to run the economy and the environment.