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beavith1, if I can continue:

Clinton raised taxes and had an economy that generated wealth that included enough contributors that he turned Reagan and Bushes deficit into a surplus. Frank Raines made it a point to tell the "No TAX To The Rich" Republican congress that no thanks to them the surplus was done and laughed in their face about in a congressional hearing.

Being a Zombie, I'll take that rather than being a fool that think the Top-Down, Tickle-Down economic model works. When asked what did happen to make the melt down, Timothy Geithner among others at the top agreed, "the administration (that was 'W') believed the market would correct itself".

See, a Top Down economic model looks like a "Free Market" but it is far from it. The meaning of Trickle Down is all Prime opportunities go through the top where these Business Deciders strip the profit and outsource the work to exploit the sub-contractor and they do the same on down. It gets so bad, they will offshore it to another country before they build American small business. This is particularly true in production. In services, the Big Bank or Insurance, etc. step on everyone below them. This is possible due to policy that permits it.

You may recall President Clinton had a House and Senate that was republican, the Lock Step before 'W' and Rubber Stamp when 'W' was elected. Further, the democrats did not have the votes to override the president for the two years they had a majority. So we still had an economy that was run by a "Decider". All this goes to 8 plus years of No-Tax To the Rich, and Trickle Down.

Do you recall Eron, World Comm and the rest that got that way by Republican oversight (or lack of)? The policies they threw out for the benefit of the rich and to the detriment of the consumer and middle class is glaring. Unless you were in a comma, and didn't notice the loss of opportunities, you must be one of the rich at the top with a silver spoon in your mouth provided at the expense of working people.

While I am reading my text on economics, particularly on "Freedom of Entry", something the nation won't get with Trickle Down. In the meantime . . . you should start eating plenty of wheat germ . . . it is supposed to be good for memory and to stimulate your brain.

The RNC has already given the me and most of the nation a reward for you following their party line BS, its called the melt down, weak dollar, war, etc.. Yes, I'll take a cookie over that.

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