- During the Clinton administration, there was also a brief
period of rising gasoline prices, albeit nowhere near the skyrocketing
prices caused by Bush's war for Israel that has now so devastated the former
balance power that was in place in the Middle East. That military balance
maintained oil price stability. The skyrocketing and wildly rising prices
at the pump are, of course, yet another benefit of Bush's stupid and unnecessary
war.
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- During the Clinton gasoline price increases, a cruel
joke when compared to the outrage launched by Bush and his neocon buddies,
the Great One, Rush Limbaugh, chided stupid Americans from "Rio Linda"
for screaming at gasoline price while ignoring Clinton's tax increases.
Limbaugh simply couldn't understand why people made such a fuss over the
few pennies that gasoline increased at the pumps, yet didn't offer a peep
when Clinton's tax increases caused people to fork over hundreds and thousands
of dollars in increased tax liabilities. Limbaugh more than hinted at
the stupidity of the American people in failing to recognize their economic
myopia.
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- Compare that observation to the virtual silence now on
the part of the Great One this time around. Sure, tax rates and their
resultant liability have been reduced. And of course, now that a slight
upward trend has been recorded in tax revenues thereby reducing the anticipated
financial operating loss of American government, Limbaugh booms: "See,
I told you so - tax cuts generate increased revenue!"
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- When Clinton raised taxes, the federal government came
away with a surplus, but when Bush lowered taxes, and started a horrendous
and unjust war causing thousands in the American military to lose their
lives, their limbs, and their former serene mental state, Limbaugh points
out the central government in Washington is losing less money than anticipated.
Is it Limbaugh's position that America will ever again regain surplus
status under Bush? Of course not - it absolutely cannot happen as long
as the madman and lunatic in the White House continues his Iraqi war and
his stupid "War on Terror." And now he and his fellow neocon
wackos and Israel are busy planning the nuclear attack and invasion of
Iran to launch World War III.
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- How deliciously simple is Limbaugh's current, partisan
grasp of basic, simple economics. All he has to crow about with Bush is
a mere reduction in the planned loss [deficit] in the federal budget.
This is something he used to denigrate when Clinton was in power. Back
then, he offered that "a deficit is still a deficit." All government
was doing, was simply announcing a reduction in a loss already anticipated,
and clearly pointing out that it was still a loss. But what is more critical,
is to understand where this phony temporary "increase," nowhere
near a surplus but really a lesser loss, originated from.
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- Limbaugh plays the big government game of calling a reduced
loss for a one-year government period of revenue collection a "surplus,"
while being careful to avoid pointing out the shocking growth of our national
debt.
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- To toot Bush's horn, Limbaugh jumps to the conclusion
that the reduced deficit is resultant of tax cuts. But consider the other
sources of revenue to the central government, both in the form of income
taxes and excise/import-export taxes. Bush's war has sharply increased
revenues for the war industry, the military-industrial complex. Consider
the profits of Halliburton, and the Carlyle Group, and other big defense
contractors. Think of the federal taxes and cash profits the federal government
rakes in as a percentage of the skyrocketing prices at the gas pump. Have
you heard anything about this from Limbaugh et al?
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- During the tiny Clinton increase at the pumps, Limbaugh
screamed for a roll back of the federal sales tax bite on gasoline sales
- have you heard any such similar appeals coming from the Great One or
any of his buddies from squawk radio? Of course not - it's all about the
meaningless blame game partisan crap these low brows constantly wish to
distract US with. It's the political blame game and labeling bit which
serves the simpleton purpose of pitting one political label against the
other.
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- The skyrocketing gasoline and diesel fuel prices affect
each and every one of US, even old folks that no longer drive a car. It
is reflected in our increasing food prices, the price of clothing, and
in short, the price of everything we consume. But you'll never hear that
from Limbaugh. Bush and his GOP are the biggest disaster our economy has
ever experienced! And considering Bush's unlimited war agenda, we may
soon outdistance the Great Depression!
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- Ted Lang is a political analyst and freelance writer.
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