The economy has 1.1 million fewer jobs than the day Bush took office,
\nmaking it more than likely he will join Herbert Hoover as the second president to see the nation
\nsuffer a net job loss on his watch. The economy is 7 million jobs short of the level the White
\nHouse had predicted when trying to sell the tax cuts. And a 10-year budget outlook that in 2001
\nprojected $5.6 trillion in surpluses now foresees $2.7 trillion in deficits, an unprecedented fiscal
\nswing.<\/BLOCKQUOTE>
\nThe Post reports that “rather than acknowledging failure” for his tax policy, our
\nNincompoop in Chief is expected to continue repeating the same old mantra he’s been offering in
\nhis campaign, most recently on Monday from the Oval Office: “The economy is strong, and
\nit’s getting better.”<\/P>
\n
If he needs a different mantra, Straight Up poet laureate Leon Freilich has one for him. How
\nabout this?<\/P>
\n
NEW AXIS OF TAXES<\/B><\/P>
\n
NICEVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – President Bush said on Tuesday that abolishing the U.S.
\nincome tax system and replacing it with a national sales tax was an idea worth considering. [Aug.
\n11, 2004]<\/I><\/P>
\n
Even nicer, the tax
Would have a progressive bent–
Nine or ten for the
\npoor,
For the rich, one percent.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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