Whither the Conservative Movement? Appendix - GW Bush
V. GW Bush
A. “South Dakota Send Off” 3-09-2001a
1. “I want you to understand, first and foremost, all the talk about surplus. The surplus is not the government’s money. The surplus is the people’s money. It’s the hard-working people of America’s money.”
2. “It’s important to be sound and fiscally responsible with your money, which starts with setting priorities, clear priorities.”
3. “It’s really a matter of who you trust. It’s a matter of trust. Once the priorities are met, once debt is repaid, once the money is set aside in case something goes wrong, it’s who do you trust. And I want to make it clear to the people of South Dakota: I trust you, rather than the government, to spend your money.”
B. “Remarks by the President” 3-16-2001b
1. “The fundamental debate is what to do. And the apologists, those who don’t stand on the side of the entrepreneur, want to say – use every excuse in the business to keep your money in Washington. They want to grow the size of government. I don’t. I want to grow the size of the private sector, by giving you your money back.”
C. “Remarks by the President” 3-26-2001c
1. “I said if you give me the chance to be President, I’ll work to be fiscally responsible with your money. The day of spending orgies in order to get people out of town are over with, as far as I’m concerned.
D. “Taking Action to Strengthen America’s Economy” 1-7-03a Economic Club of Chicago
1. “When I took office, the signs of recession were real.
“So I worked with the United States Congress to reduce income taxes for everyone who pays them – more than 100 million individuals, families, and sole proprietorships received tax relief. This tax relief was the largest in a generation, and it gave the economy a boost just at the right time, ensuring that the recession was one of the shortest and shallowest in modern American history.”
2. “For the sake of economic vitality, I’m asking Congress to make all the tax rate reductions effective this year…By speeding up tax cuts we will speed economic recovery and the pace of job creation.”
E. “2003 SOU Address” 1-28-2003b
1. “To bring our economy out of recession, we delivered the largest tax relief in a generation.”
2. “Jobs are created when the economy grows; the economy grows when Americans have more money to spend and invest; and the best and fairest way to make sure Americans have that money is not to tax it away in the first place.”
F. “The Economy and Small Business” 4-15-2003c
1. “We need tax relief totaling at least $550 billion to make sure our economy grows.”
2. “The goal is to determine what our economy needs, what small businesses need, what workers need. And then to take actions necessary to meet those needs. The proposals I announced three months ago were designed to address specific weaknesses slowing down our economy and keeping companies from hiring new workers. Those weaknesses remain today.
“All of you know that economic and job growth will come when consumers buy more goods and services from businesses such as your own. And the best and fairest way to make sure Americans can do that is to grant them immediate tax relief so they have more of their own money to spend or save.”
G. “Economy is Beginning to Grow” 9-01-2003d
1. “Tax relief was needed to stem the recession.”
2. “…we were beginning to pull out when the terrorists hit us. And they struck us hard…And yet the economy was still bumping along. We hadn’t recovered from the challenges, so we passed tax relief again.”
H. “2004 SOU Address” 1-20-2004
1. “The American economy is growing stronger. The tax relief you passed is working.”
2. “And because you acted to stimulate our economy with tax relief, this economy is strong, and growing stronger.”
3. “For the sake of job growth, the tax cuts you passed should be permanent.”
A. “South Dakota Send Off” 3-09-2001a
1. “I want you to understand, first and foremost, all the talk about surplus. The surplus is not the government’s money. The surplus is the people’s money. It’s the hard-working people of America’s money.”
2. “It’s important to be sound and fiscally responsible with your money, which starts with setting priorities, clear priorities.”
3. “It’s really a matter of who you trust. It’s a matter of trust. Once the priorities are met, once debt is repaid, once the money is set aside in case something goes wrong, it’s who do you trust. And I want to make it clear to the people of South Dakota: I trust you, rather than the government, to spend your money.”
B. “Remarks by the President” 3-16-2001b
1. “The fundamental debate is what to do. And the apologists, those who don’t stand on the side of the entrepreneur, want to say – use every excuse in the business to keep your money in Washington. They want to grow the size of government. I don’t. I want to grow the size of the private sector, by giving you your money back.”
C. “Remarks by the President” 3-26-2001c
1. “I said if you give me the chance to be President, I’ll work to be fiscally responsible with your money. The day of spending orgies in order to get people out of town are over with, as far as I’m concerned.
D. “Taking Action to Strengthen America’s Economy” 1-7-03a Economic Club of Chicago
1. “When I took office, the signs of recession were real.
“So I worked with the United States Congress to reduce income taxes for everyone who pays them – more than 100 million individuals, families, and sole proprietorships received tax relief. This tax relief was the largest in a generation, and it gave the economy a boost just at the right time, ensuring that the recession was one of the shortest and shallowest in modern American history.”
2. “For the sake of economic vitality, I’m asking Congress to make all the tax rate reductions effective this year…By speeding up tax cuts we will speed economic recovery and the pace of job creation.”
E. “2003 SOU Address” 1-28-2003b
1. “To bring our economy out of recession, we delivered the largest tax relief in a generation.”
2. “Jobs are created when the economy grows; the economy grows when Americans have more money to spend and invest; and the best and fairest way to make sure Americans have that money is not to tax it away in the first place.”
F. “The Economy and Small Business” 4-15-2003c
1. “We need tax relief totaling at least $550 billion to make sure our economy grows.”
2. “The goal is to determine what our economy needs, what small businesses need, what workers need. And then to take actions necessary to meet those needs. The proposals I announced three months ago were designed to address specific weaknesses slowing down our economy and keeping companies from hiring new workers. Those weaknesses remain today.
“All of you know that economic and job growth will come when consumers buy more goods and services from businesses such as your own. And the best and fairest way to make sure Americans can do that is to grant them immediate tax relief so they have more of their own money to spend or save.”
G. “Economy is Beginning to Grow” 9-01-2003d
1. “Tax relief was needed to stem the recession.”
2. “…we were beginning to pull out when the terrorists hit us. And they struck us hard…And yet the economy was still bumping along. We hadn’t recovered from the challenges, so we passed tax relief again.”
H. “2004 SOU Address” 1-20-2004
1. “The American economy is growing stronger. The tax relief you passed is working.”
2. “And because you acted to stimulate our economy with tax relief, this economy is strong, and growing stronger.”
3. “For the sake of job growth, the tax cuts you passed should be permanent.”
© 2004 by Xpatriated Texan
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