It goes without saying that one of the most important issues for the 2004 presidential election will be the economy.  The left continues to attack president Bush's economic plan despite the positive results we have seen lately from that very plan.

 

     Before I jump into those results lets take a minute to understand the "root causes" of the economic recession this country has recently seen.  First of all, the Clinton-Gore years provided the US with the "dot-com bubble."  Sure, this caused amazing short-term growth for our economy but eventually it would collapse and begin to weaken the economy.  Then came the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 which caused the stock market to plummet into the basement.  Let us not forget that both of these causes were out of the control of the Bush administration.

 

      So how is the economy doing now? Very good, I'd say.  Jobs are being created.  The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that between October 2003 and March 2004 there has been an increase in payroll enployment of 692,000 jobs.  We've also seen the unemployment rate fall from 6.0% to 5.7% in that same time period.  These are good indicators of a stronger economy.

 

     So what exactly is the left complaining about?  I haven't quite figured that out yet.  John Kerry seems to think he has a better plan.  However his economic plan will infact slow the economic growth.  See, liberals seem to think they know how to spend your money better than you do.  So those nice tax cuts that got this economy back on its feet would probably be rolled back under a Kerry administration. 

 

     It is my opinion that the best way to stimulate the economy is to let Americans keep more or what they earn so that they can invest.  After all, we don't need an oversized government spending our money on liberal pork-filled budgets.

 

     Vote Bush-Cheney.  Vote to protect the tax relief.