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State of the Union 2011: What Does It Mean?

26 January 2011

Last night, the President delivered his annual State of the Union speech to members of Congress and to the nation. The text follows below but here are a few notable observations: The speech, as written, is 6,830 words in length and ran for 61 minutes during delivery. The word “economy was used 7 times and [...]

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The State of Taxes

29 January 2008

So what did President Bush have to say about taxes in his State of the Union speech? The following is an excerpt from the President’s speech: To build a prosperous future, we must trust people with their own money and empower them to grow our economy. As we meet tonight, our economy is undergoing a [...]

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Much Ado About Nothing.

24 January 2007

I promised to comment on Bush’s proposals for tax reform following his State of the Union address (full text link here). Well… there’s not much to say.  Bush punted on most of the economy issues, saying that he’d talk about them next week.  And his health care based tax reform?  I don’t anticipate that it [...]

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The State of the Union is… More Expensive?

23 January 2007

Check in after the State of the Union address tonight.  I will be posting about Bush’s speech and Congress’ reaction to it. No, don’t look for anything on Iraq…  Remember, nobody likes a partisan blogger. But I will be interested to hear about Bush’s plan for health insurance, and what those in Congress think about [...]

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