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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-08 08:33 AM
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If Bush canceled his tax cuts for the wealthy program how much money would that save us?
Edited on Tue Sep-30-08 08:34 AM by NNN0LHI
Anyone know the answer to this?

Don
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-08 08:38 AM
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1. Speaking of which, are those still working?
are the fundamentals of our economy still strong?...:shrug:
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Uben Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-08 08:38 AM
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2. I heard on the news
But I don't remeber. I was $960 billion or $960 million they have saved since the cuts were inacted.
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enough Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-08 08:45 AM
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3. Good question.
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JHB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-08 08:53 AM
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4. A whole damn lot
Edited on Tue Sep-30-08 08:54 AM by JHB



"Finally, reversing the Bush tax cuts, which are nearly four times the size of the earmarks, would eliminate the budget deficit altogether"
http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_snapshots_20070321

(well, not "all of it" anymore since the time that was written last year, but by far it'd be the biggest chunk of savings---JHB)
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crickets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-08 12:25 PM
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5. Wow. Thanks for that. -nt
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