----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 7:34 PM Subject: Re: Plus the NY Times Re: The Washington Post Editorial on Iraq
> At 07:24 PM 2/5/2003 -0600 Dan Minette wrote: > >The Bush tax cut will accelerate that. Clinton showed he got the right > >balance of taxes and spending, and managed to produce a surplus. > > Eh, he got a mighty fine assist from capital gains revenues from a stock > market bubble. OK, what fraction of US goverment income comes from capital gains revenues? > Indeed, despite the best tax receipt windfall we have ever seen, Clinton > produced very paltry long-term results. And it was mere coincidence it was on his shift, and it is mere coincidence that Republican shifts don't seem to have such good times associated with them, right? Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
