When interviewed by Ann Curry, of NBC, President Bush said that building homes, not the war in Iraq was to blame for our current economic situation.
This war has stretched on for 5 long years. The amount of money spent thus far: over the 3 TRILLION dollar mark...this seems completely outrageous to me. There are so many expenses to the war effort...and yet buiding homes is the reason for our economic state? President Bush seems confident that continuing to fight in this war will stop the recession, by creating jobs to produce the needed items to combat the enemy.
The dollar is continuing to loose value every day, soon it seems, that the paper the money is printed on will be worth more than the number printed on it. Gold has skyrocketed. Inflation is crazy. Recession, whether the Bush administration wants to admit it or not is coming. I highly doubt they ever admit it, since they barely seem to be aware that gas is nearly $4 per gallon.
Our country is in for hard economic times; it is not because of building homes. It comes from an over extended stay in Iraq, and poor government spending. It seems to me like there is a lot of wasted funds. There needs to be accountablity, and a real approach to combating this economic epidimic of recession.
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Where did you get this "quote" from Pres. Bush? You need to offer sources.
Nicholas Aden
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http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/78141/
Thank you.
Nicholas Aden
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I live on the very outskirts of a very wealthy suburb. They'll start a housing development or apartment complex, get only half of it rented out or sold, and then start another one. That's probably making a little dent, but not as much as the war. And the way these people spend, you'd never guess there was such a thing as a recession. I work at the mall in the suburb, and I know all too well how obnoxious those people can be (though some are actually nice human beings, others are just ridiculous).
I don't need drugs - I have genetics.
Clearly, you forget how remarkably good (or well) George Bush has handled the economy thus far. I personally would have blamed extended alpace-breeding season