Some of the incentives in the pro-growth package are for small businesses and businesses with accelerated appreciation, incentives to invest.
Or depreciation... the White House transcript didn't bother to correct this one. White House, Apr. 17, 2008
SUSIE GHARIB (PBS): Why the hesitation about the "R" word? Isn't it time to call it what it is?
DUYBA: Well, because, uhh, you know, there's a, there's a definition for the "R" word, and we hadn't reached the definition, and secondly, uhh, I am confident in the long-term growth of the country. Uhh, umm, I — if, if you want me to say we're in a tough patch, having a tough time, it's –- bad, eh, you know, it's a, ta — times are rough — I'll say all those three, because that's the truth. And the key the American people have got to know is, raather than, you know, fretting, we moved, and we moved a very robust, pro-growth pa, ahh, package, uhh, that, uhh, will -– you know, will start movin' money into the economy quickly. Uhh, by the second week of May, people start getting their rebate checks, plus we sent a signal to businesses large and small that there'll be additional incentives this year for you to invest, which – uhh, I think will lead to jobs.
Uhh... Note that Dubya never uses the "R" word, and at the same time, he really never makes the case that the country isn't in a recession. White House, Mar. 12, 2008
CHRIS WALLACE (FOX): Mr. President, what are the chances that we're either in a recession or headed for one?
DUBYA: I think the experts will tell you we're not in a recession, and they will tell you that there's a lot of uncertainty. And therefore, the question is what do you do about it.
Even Chris Wallace probably wondered which experts would claim that with a straight face, White House, Feb. 10, 2008
Listen, the estate tax is a lousy deal, particularly for farmers and small business owners. I mean, you get taxed twice. You get taxed when you build your business, and then they tax you when you die.
Not only is his take on the estate tax inaccurate in depicting who it affects the most (very wealthy inheritors), but he also claims that a person is taxed once while alive, and again while dead. I'm pretty sure it's the inheritor paying the second round of taxes. Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 7, 2008
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