The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #72125   Message #1240837
Posted By: GUEST,Frank
05-Aug-04 - 04:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: The good Bush has done for America.
Subject: RE: BS: The good Bush has done for America.
(Fight Europe's ban on importing biotech crops from the United States.)

This helps Monsanto but Europe is wise to question whether it helps their consumers. There are questions about the intrusion
of chemcals into the biotech crops.

(Exempt food from unilateral trade sanctions and embargoes.)

That means a forced purchase of food whether it is of good quality or not. Helps MacDonalds and other questionable exports.

(Provided $20 million to states to help people with disabilities work from home.)

But cut into the Federal program allowances for the disabled.
It's another "states rights'" thing. Besides, 20 mill is not a lot of money these days.

(Created a fund to encourage technologies that help the disabled.)

And how is that fund being distributed? Who is really benefiting?
The companies that own the technology and not necessarilly the disabled.

Increased the annual contribution limit on Education IRA's from $500 to $2,000 per child.

Again, this benefits those who can pay into such an account.
Excludes those who are out of work, or not eligible for IRAs.
Those who can afford it are given the credit.

(Make permanent the $5,000 adoption tax credit and provide $1 billion over five years to increase the credit to $10,000.)

Would be a good idea if the amount of money made any real difference at all. Anyone who is a parent knows that these are paltry somes and in five years, 10 grand will be worth a lot less.