[Sea Demon]

Originally Posted by bradclark1

Lets be realistic. The cost of pork isn't a pimple on 3.9 trillion dollars. This tax cut actually cost money. As far as war this is the only president in our history that gave a tax cut in time of war. According to Bush we should have a surplus by 2012. I can't say yay or nay. It depends on the following presidents. This one showed you can go from black ink to red ink in record time.

Here is an actual neutral look for this year.
http://www.taxfoundation.org/blog/show/22473.html

This is a look at 2007 slanted medical cuts:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/38989.php

Here's a nifty look at things:
http://www.federalbudget.com/

Tax cuts costs no money whatsoever. The money does not belong to the government to begin with. The government does not create any wealth whatsoever. The people who risk capital do. The people who work do. The people who make investments do. A couple of investments I've made the last four years have grown to some degree. And they have expanded into real growth and real job creation for others. My risk into these ventures would not have happened without the tax cuts. And my gain from them (and subsequent increased tax penalties to the treasury) would not have happened without that economic activity. I have seen real growth from experience. Is it the same around the country? I can't answer that. But in real terms, it has been a boost for myself and a vast number of others who manage their finances wisely. And you can't take that away. Risk capital in the pockets of American citizens is the engine behind American entrepreneurism and economic growth.