NAFTA was not the only free trade issue that arose. Talks towards a Free Trade Area of the Americas and the formation of the WTO are other clear examples of Clinton's key support of free trade (he had fast-track trade authority, remember). Additionally, the Vietnam trade package and normalization of trade with China were also positive signs. The president has veto power, which makes him the most important legislator in the American government. I didn't like Clinton very much, but I believe in giving credit where credit was due.
Fiscal discipline means that you actually try to manage a budget and responsibly raise government funds. The fact that government spending increased isn't necessarily a bad thing. Fiscal discipline means you try to do something about national debt. What we need is a line-item veto amendment to the constitution to quit building budgets and tax codes that benefit narrow slices of the population instead of the country generally.
Bush's economic policies are quite poor, however. They seek to benefit pretty much only campaign contributers and are going to give us financial problems continuing for years to come. Giving the wealthiest people the biggest tax cuts is not going to spur growth, it's just going to sit in savings accounts.
Fiscal discipline means that you actually try to manage a budget and responsibly raise government funds. The fact that government spending increased isn't necessarily a bad thing. Fiscal discipline means you try to do something about national debt. What we need is a line-item veto amendment to the constitution to quit building budgets and tax codes that benefit narrow slices of the population instead of the country generally.
Bush's economic policies are quite poor, however. They seek to benefit pretty much only campaign contributers and are going to give us financial problems continuing for years to come. Giving the wealthiest people the biggest tax cuts is not going to spur growth, it's just going to sit in savings accounts.
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