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<blockquote data-quote="diesel96" data-source="post: 292061" data-attributes="member: 9859"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #663333">After all, your hero's Reagan and Bush (Sr. and Jr.) and their policies have incurred us the biggest national debts of all time. They did this mostly while enriching their friends in the oil, military and banking businesses. Let's not forget their legacy, we'll be paying for it for years!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #663333"></span></span></p><p>Source: Democrats.com</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">We, the American taxpayers, are outraged by�your efforts to put Ronald <span style="color: #663333">Reagan</span>'s name and face�on�airports,�government buildings�(including the�Pentagon), national monuments, and coins and bills. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">There is one uniquely appropriate monument to Ronald <span style="color: #663333">Reagan</span>:�America's national debt. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">When <span style="color: #663333">Reagan</span> came to office in 1981, the debt accumulated since the founding of the U.S. was $1 trillion. When he left 8 years later, he�tripled the debt to $3 trillion. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">This was the inevitable result of massively cutting taxes for the rich and increasing defense spending for weapons we couldn't use, including thousands of nuclear weapons that continue to threaten the survival of humanity. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">In 1980, when candidate <span style="color: #663333">Reagan</span> claimed he could do both and still balance the budget, he was lying. Even George H. W. <span style="color: #663333">Bush</span> saw through it, calling it "Voodoo Economics." But when <span style="color: #663333">Bush</span> lost the primary to <span style="color: #663333">Reagan</span> and signed on as VP, he converted to "voodoo economics." In his 4 years as President, he added another $1 trillion. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Finally in 1993, Democratic President Bill Clinton and the Democratic Congress in 1993 adopted a fiscally-responsible budget that led to unprecedented surpluses in 1999 and 2000. But this act of fiscal responsibility cost Democrats the House in 1994, after <span style="color: #663333">Republicans</span> attacked Democrats for a small increase in taxes on the wealthiest Americans. Still, the Clinton budget led to an 8-year economic boom; when he left office in 2001, he left a projected surplus of $6 trillion! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">But after George W. <span style="color: #663333">Bush</span> stole the White House in 2001, his first major act was a tax cut of $1.35 trillion for the rich. Predictably, the deficits came roaring back. In only 3 years, <span style="color: #663333">Bush</span> has added $1 trillion - with another $5 trillion possible in his second term! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">America's national debt is a crushing burden that <span style="color: #663333">Reagan</span>-<span style="color: #663333">Bush</span>-<span style="color: #663333">Bush</span> passed on to those of us paying taxes today, as well as our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">To properly remember this monumental betrayal of America, we urge you to declare our national debt as the "<span style="color: #663333">Reagan</span>-<span style="color: #663333">Bush</span>-<span style="color: #663333">Bush</span> Memorial Debt."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diesel96, post: 292061, member: 9859"] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#663333]After all, your hero's Reagan and Bush (Sr. and Jr.) and their policies have incurred us the biggest national debts of all time. They did this mostly while enriching their friends in the oil, military and banking businesses. Let's not forget their legacy, we'll be paying for it for years! [/COLOR][/FONT] Source: Democrats.com [FONT=Arial]We, the American taxpayers, are outraged by�your efforts to put Ronald [COLOR=#663333]Reagan[/COLOR]'s name and face�on�airports,�government buildings�(including the�Pentagon), national monuments, and coins and bills. There is one uniquely appropriate monument to Ronald [COLOR=#663333]Reagan[/COLOR]:�America's national debt. When [COLOR=#663333]Reagan[/COLOR] came to office in 1981, the debt accumulated since the founding of the U.S. was $1 trillion. When he left 8 years later, he�tripled the debt to $3 trillion. This was the inevitable result of massively cutting taxes for the rich and increasing defense spending for weapons we couldn't use, including thousands of nuclear weapons that continue to threaten the survival of humanity. In 1980, when candidate [COLOR=#663333]Reagan[/COLOR] claimed he could do both and still balance the budget, he was lying. Even George H. W. [COLOR=#663333]Bush[/COLOR] saw through it, calling it "Voodoo Economics." But when [COLOR=#663333]Bush[/COLOR] lost the primary to [COLOR=#663333]Reagan[/COLOR] and signed on as VP, he converted to "voodoo economics." In his 4 years as President, he added another $1 trillion. Finally in 1993, Democratic President Bill Clinton and the Democratic Congress in 1993 adopted a fiscally-responsible budget that led to unprecedented surpluses in 1999 and 2000. But this act of fiscal responsibility cost Democrats the House in 1994, after [COLOR=#663333]Republicans[/COLOR] attacked Democrats for a small increase in taxes on the wealthiest Americans. Still, the Clinton budget led to an 8-year economic boom; when he left office in 2001, he left a projected surplus of $6 trillion! But after George W. [COLOR=#663333]Bush[/COLOR] stole the White House in 2001, his first major act was a tax cut of $1.35 trillion for the rich. Predictably, the deficits came roaring back. In only 3 years, [COLOR=#663333]Bush[/COLOR] has added $1 trillion - with another $5 trillion possible in his second term! America's national debt is a crushing burden that [COLOR=#663333]Reagan[/COLOR]-[COLOR=#663333]Bush[/COLOR]-[COLOR=#663333]Bush[/COLOR] passed on to those of us paying taxes today, as well as our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. To properly remember this monumental betrayal of America, we urge you to declare our national debt as the "[COLOR=#663333]Reagan[/COLOR]-[COLOR=#663333]Bush[/COLOR]-[COLOR=#663333]Bush[/COLOR] Memorial Debt."[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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