2004 Democratic Primary

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Sorry folks.  Didn't know which thread to put this one under:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040601/us_nm/economy_dc_3

"Factories, Construction Are Booming"

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. factories cranked up output at a cracking pace in May and construction spending surged to a third straight record high in April, according to reports on Tuesday that showed the economy gathering speed."

You can read the rest of the article at the address provided above.

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...which is why working for a living is a sh**tty way to go.

hahaha . . . if we all won the Powerball lottery, and therefore all retired to enjoy our new riches, the government will just find new ways to tax us.  

But I can handle that.  

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It's "morally wrong" that we don't tax people even more than they are now just because they were successful?  *scratches head*  Man, I sure hope I never get outside of the "Middle Class" status if people with that mentality take over the government.  

I strangely remember a time when people who were unfairly taxed by their government getting "mildly upset" and caused some "random acts of violence."  Care to relive history again?  If you want to raise taxes, raise it on all of us, not just a select few.  THAT would be fair.

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State tuition rates were raised at a higher rate over the last two years since most states hadn't increased their rates annually with the national inflation rates.  Just so happened to occur when the states were hurting for cash that they realized how "cheap" their tuition actually was.  This was merely a revenue generating manuever rather than to cover increasing costs, so they could pull more Chapter 4 funds from the federal government to cover more of the operational expenses of the schools, allowing the states to use the excess funds to cover their shortfalls.

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How come only Yahoo seems to be covering this (on their finance page, not main website page):

"U.S. Trade Gap Falls Unexpectedly"

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in May as stronger growth by U.S. trading partners and the weak dollar helped propel exports to record levels, according to government data on Tuesday."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=568&ncid=749&e=1&u=/nm/20040713/bs_nm/economy_dc

You would think that at least FOX News would carry it on their main page.  I'm very disappointed in the Media (as always).

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New CNN/Gallop poll out:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/13/poll.economy/index.html

"Poll: More optimism about economy, country's direction"

"Americans are more optimistic about the nation's economy and less dissatisfied about the overall direction of the country, but their improved mood has not affected President Bush's approval ratings, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday."

It's a start.  What is the lag that we keep hearing?  4-6 months?  Sounds about right when you consider the good economic/job numbers started in March.