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Letter: Bush cares only about the rich

Friday, Aug. 24, 2001 | 10:06 a.m.

President Bush's tax cut and the sluggish economy are blamed for virtually erasing the projected budget surplus.

I blame President Bush on both counts. The tax cut is an obvious cause. But Bush, in his campaign, made a big claim that the economy was already going downhill at the end of the Clinton era. I maintain that this campaign theme played an important role in bringing on a stagnation of the economy, especially in the stock market.

So we now have the problems of meeting the needs of Social Security, Medicare, defense, education and other areas of governing. Deficit spending lurks as well as the inability of further payment of the national debt.

Remember the Clinton era? He brought down the deficit. Created the surplus. Started paying off the national debt. Everything was set up to stabilize Medicare and Social Security. And to do something for better health care. All advantages for those who aren't rich.

Now, we have Bush -- the minion of the millionaires.

ORVILLE GOPLEN

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