The Bush administration inherited a budget surplus from the Clinton Administration. What happened? Costly and unfunded programs, such as the prescription drug bill, post 9/11 security spending and the Iraq and Afghanistan wars were undertaken at the same time tax cuts were implemented. Congress knew those tax cuts were unaffordable at the time and so scheduled them to expire at the end of 201. So far, the tax cuts have been a major factor in adding $2.3 trillion to our deficit. Stop the madness! Contact our congressional representatives and tell them “no” to extending George W. Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthiest 3 percent of our population.
Dianne Grove
Whitefish