I just turned 52, and your ass is not dragging me with you!! I refuse to get any older!!!
As I wrote to Biff on March 4th, in that "Other Group"; here are the irrefutable facts....The Truth.....Yes, I know, sometimes the truth hurts: On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]>wrote: > On Mar 3, 11:39 pm, Biff <> wrote: > With regard to Ronald Reagan, (and I know that liberals hate to acknowledge the truth, but nevertheless) the facts clearly prove that your assertions are incorrect. Under Reagan: 1. Federal government spending as a percent of GDP dropped 10% during Reagan's term in office. And this occurred while the free-spending Democrats controlled the House for Reagan's entire term and the Senate for the last two years. 2. The overall Federal debt decreased as a percent of GDP, from 6.2% under Carter to only 2.9% when Reagan left office. 3. Reagan cut taxes from a top rate of 70% to 28%, something Democrats would never do. And what happened? Federal income tax revenues doubled during Reagan's term in office. 4. Real median income increased by $4500, the last time real median income has increased under ANY US President. And the $4000 number? That's inflation-adjusted and represents a 13% increase! http://www.house.gov/jec/middle/crunch3/fig-2a.gif 5. Lastly, let's finally put the "tax cuts for the rich" argument to bed. People making over $200,000 per year saw their tax contributions more than triple from 7.5% under Carter to 24.3% under Reagan. And people earning less than $50,000 saw their tax contributions DECREASE by 20%. 6. The economy boomed under Reagan, with GDP growing at 3.5% annually (in real terms). Ronald Reagan was responsible for the most successful economic policies of the 20th century. Facts are funny things. They seem to keep hanging around, while unsubstantiated lies become tiresome. (See Lil' Mikey/Justice/Rebel) On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:43 AM, Fritz da Cat <[email protected]>wrote: > > It's conservative principles that put us in this crisis to begin with > starting with the Reagan administration. While those policies over the > short term made very few people a lot of money they caused long term > damage that will not be fixed for years to come, and with the GOP only > offering more of the same 2010 will be an even more dismal year for > them than 2008. Failed republican policies caused our economy to > falter and the GOP's strategy of party before country will be their > demise. > > On Mar 9, 9:14 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Young Biff!! > > > > We actually agree on the demographics, and I agree that this is going to > be > > "a part" of why there is a sweep of conservative candidates in 2010 > elected > > into the House. Most folks don't hold the staunch ideologies that many > of > > us do here on these boards. As I wrote above, (and I used you and Fritz > as > > examples) most of America is conservative!! What will also be a > > determining factor will be which party can harness those conservative > > principles and tenets like Reagan, and later Clinton was able to do. > > > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Biff <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > We'll see in year what the electorate's mood is....historically the > > > repugs would gain, but his is an unusual time like 1934, and the > > > lefties know faux news and the radio whackos will continue to talk > > > smack 24/7, even more so than 1992 when Scaife, Bradley, and Murdoch > > > weren't sure how much negative bullshit they could broadcast...now > > > they know, no limits. It's not the 25% base I am concerned with, it's > > > the independents and the 20 somethings that can't get jobs. > > > > > On Mar 9, 9:52 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This is Pelosi's last hurrah as Speaker..She might be able to woo > > > Moonbats > > > > in San Francisco, but nationally, Pelosi, as well as the Democrat > Party > > > is > > > > toast come 2010...... > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Fritz da Cat < > [email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > By putting their party before the country and playing politics > instead > > > > > of doing the bidding of the American people. 2010 will be another > > > > > great year for the democrats as a result. > > > > > > > > http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0309/GOP_goal_Sinking_Pelos. > > > .. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
