No exageration, I know a goverment employee whoose job is to package computer equipment and palet it in a warehouse. He does not even drive the forlift, and he makes 120k a year. More than just the military is bloated =(
--- In [email protected], "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Reagan TRIPLED the national debt during his tenure, and left the bill > for George H.W. Bush to pay for with the largest tax increase in > American history at the time. Children 10 generations from now will > be born into Reagan's debt. You falsely claimed that SDI made the > Soviets "blink" and I refuted it. > > Reagan promised a balanced budget in 3 years, but he never even > PROPOSED a balanced budget in 8 years or even pretended to. > > People were better off in the 70's than they are now. Thanks to > Reagan and the two Bush's deficit spending and the insane amount of > inflation they created, the dollar is virtually worthless. It takes 2 > incomes to survive. One to pay the taxes (for a bloated and huge > military that doesn't defend America and instead attacks those who > pose no harm to us), and one to pay the bills....barely. > > In the 70's a regular single income could pay for a home, a car, a > stay at home wife/mom, and 2 kids. > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Geof Gibson" <geofgibson@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > > > While the president does not make the budget, every president gives a > > > proposed budget. Reagan never even PROPOSED a balanced budget. He > > > never vetoed all that excessive spending. In fact he pushed for > > > greater and greater military spending and spending on SDI which never > > > produced anything for America. > > > > > > Reagan preached small government, but grew government faster than > > > anyone before him and at a faster rate than anyone since him except > > > for George W. Bush who has a Republican Congress and who spends money > > > faster than any Democratic Congress has ever done. > > > > > > > Regan's proposed budget had far lower spending and was pronounced > > "DOA" the the Democrats. > > When first elected, Rgan proposed total elimination of four Federal > > departments, also stopped by Congress. > > As has been stated and not refuted, SDI made Gorbachev and the Soviets > > blink in Iceland. > > Marginal tax rates are still far lower than the 70% when Regan was > > elected. That is but one aspect of his legacy. > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
