Comments on: Taking A Look At Bush’s $3.1 Trillion 2009 Federal Budget Proposal.

By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:15:39 +0000

Tim I agree with Jerry, read the book Wounded by RJ Glasser MD,
about the wounded coming out of Iraq – Polytrama they call it -
This newest type of casualty coming out of this war involves severe and devastating multiple traumas: severe head injuries, vision and hearing loss, nerve damage, bone fractures, contaminated wounds, severed limbs, transected spinal cords along with emotional and behavioural problems. Example of trauma: Pulmonary trauma: the most critcal injury in troops close to a blast center, following an explosion is there is no time for any part of the body to adjust to the change in surrounding air pressure it can explode the air in the lungs they then bleed. These young men and women’s lives are never the same again and GWB wants decease the VET funding it’s an utter disgrace to the richest country in the world.

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By: Brip Blap

Brip Blap — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:51:36 +0000

Don’t get me started on the Imperial Presidency. As a matter of principal I don’t vote for anyone who is the son/wife/gradson/etc. of a former Senator/President/etc. I don’t like the idea of a ruling class at all. I have no problem with a female president at all, but I’d like to see a woman who made it on her own achievements, not one whose primary claim to fame is being married to a conservative Democratic ex-president.

I should also say that as a pragmatist I don’t mind the cuts in programs at all – but only as long as they are not used as an excuse to increase war spending or cut taxes further. I’m all in favor of cutting spending and holding taxes steady (or increasing them) since as a financially semi-conscious person I’m in favor of spending less than we earn as a nation…

And as an accountant I will say that the SEC needs more money – they remain a relatively non-partisan watchdog that ever so vaguely protects investors. The Pentagon? What we’ve spent on the Iraq war could’ve paid for the retirement of the entire Boomer generation (including healthcare) already. Yeah, sure, give ‘em some more money. I’m sure there’s some Middle Eastern country that has it coming to them.

By: david

david — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:30:38 +0000

WPE – nice, I like it.

I agree, they all pander to the same god – money. I am hoping Obama panders a little less, that’s all. As for Hillary, no way – I am already feeling like this country is a kingdom with the same 2 families running the show. Even if he does 1 tiny thing differently, at least it is not a Bush or a Clinton.
Thanks for the comment Brip Blap.

By: Brip Blap

Brip Blap — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:27:36 +0000

I sure will be glad when we’ll see the backside of the WPE. It’s been a long 8 years.

I will say that as a non-Democrat, non-Republican (I’ve voted for Greens in 2 of the last 3 presidential elections) all of the Demopublican budget/economic proposals are for crap, because they are all assembling policy according to the wishes of big pharm and big finance. Nothing one of the corporatist parties does will make much difference in our lives – Bush is worst than most but not unique. I’m very hopeful Obama’s going to do something different, but I’ve been burned before (see Clinton, Bill) on believing in a “progressive” candidate.

By: JohnH

JohnH — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:50:13 +0000

That’s it! I’m signing that petition to arrest Bush and Cheney.

http://www.arrestbushpetition.com

Is it true that Bush has already pardoned himself? Amazing. He will go down as the worst president in history. Pure evil this guy.

By: Erik

Erik — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:14:16 +0000

the budget never gets passed the first time. Congress will dismantle that sucker, spit it back at Bush and they’ll agree on something in about a month.

i’m all for cutting expenses for programs that enable the poor. If you want to put together a program that teaches the poor better money management and career development, I would definitely support that. But, we shouldn’t be taking money away from the disabled and the elderly that are poor. not good.

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By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:31:50 +0000

again David, the budget shouldn’t be taken at face value. it’s a republican president and the cuts are clearly areas that democrats consider themselves champions over. again, negotiation points. moreover, it is an election year and the economy is on the frontal lobes of the voters so tax cuts or tax rebates that gives cash in hand when folks go to the polls is much more important than social programs that do nothing to regenerate the economy so the argument goes. moreover, increasing taxes means decreasing disposable income, that isn’t something anyone in congress is going to do during election year or any other year that the economy is slumping.

abstinence: yes pres. is anti-abortion, which abstinence falls in line with his values. since there is no line item veto, the abstinence funding is inextricably linked to the child welfare and health act that it is included under. any congressman, republican or democrat won’t touch the act because we are always for children. again, not to forget that the $50million mandate for the abstinence grant was added by clinton.

these budgets are ridiculous regardless of who is in office. they are designed that way so congress has something to do and fight for for their constituents.

By: david

david — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:47:37 +0000

Tim – separating out any dislikes or likes for any president at all, this proposal is ridiculous. Instead of raising taxes to pay for this war, we are cutting taxes and cutting out anything and everything related to helping our citizens, be it healthcare, food, education, etc. We are in a time of war – why are we cutting taxes? Regular people are not being asked to do anything but go shopping, it’s silly.

As for the abstinence thing – this administration is anti-abortion, yet they don’t want to teach kids about safe sex? It’s one way or the other, not both. Abstinence programs do not work, plain and simple. Ignoring sex education in exchange for teaching a fairy-tale is not going to help these kids at all.

This all being said, I don’t want to turn this into a political debate, I just wanted to respond. Thanks for the comment Tim.