No Romney is not Bush....HE'S WORSE. He will be even MORE of a tool of the right, as he has proven.
You are wrong on the tech bubble burst. Bush did more financial damage to this country by cutting taxes for the so called "job creators" who created no jobs mind you and excecuting wars in a really stupid and wasteful manner. If we didnt' run off into Iraq and focused on Afghanistan the way we should have imagine the money we would have now.
No the REPUBLICANS HAVE PROVEN that their solution doesn't work. Tax cuts for the "job creators" has not created jobs. It has not created a good economy, it has done the opposite.
Waste your vote if you want to, Romney is going to lose.
Originally Posted by markroxny
I know nothing I say will change your mind but just to correct a couple of things.
First the tax cuts were applied to everyone not just the rich and the did help strengthen the economy while revenues to the government increased.
I will let history determine the benefit of the wars if any. While the cost could have reduced the deficits they are not the long term problem. As for how much money we would have now it would only have made a minor difference.
The damage to the economy was caused by the mortgage bubble and melt down. While Bush shares the blame for not doing what was necessary to avoid it, the democrats were front and center in opposing any effort he made to do so and are at least equally responsible.
As for proof that tax cuts help all you need to do is look at history. Even John F Kennedy supported that. Many times, including in the Clinton years, when taxes are cut revenues to the government go UP.
The failures have been proven by both parties that increasing spending causes deficits. In an economy with low inflation why does the federal budget automatically increase by 8% a year? Why are proposals to reduce that increase called a massive cut?