Do I think he could have done a better job ....yes but he is our president and he did do things for us as well as things we hate. It isn't hard to find good things about anyone if one wants to look. It sure is easy to be critical. When we can start finding more constructive ways to deal with our problems instead of attacking one another then we will not be divided. We are divided right now because some think they can run our lives better than we can. Anyway here is your request:
No attacks from terrorists on our soil since 2001
Signed two income tax cuts, one of which was the largest dollar-value tax cut in world history.
Supports permanent elimination of the death tax.
Turned around an inherited economy that was in recession, and deeply shocked as a result of the 9/11 attacks.
Is seeking legislation to amend the Constitution to give the president line-item veto authority.
. In process of permanently eliminating IRS marriage penalty.
Increased small business incentives to expand and to hire new people.
. Initiated discussion on privatizing Social Security and individual investment accounts.
Killed Clinton's "ergonomic" rules that OSHA was about to implement; rules would have shut down every home business in America.
. Passed tough new laws to hold corporate criminals to account as a result of corporate scandals.
Reduced taxes on dividends and capital gains.
Signed trade promotion authority.
Reduced and is working to ultimately eliminate the estate tax for family farms and ranches.
Fight Europe's ban on importing biotech crops from the United States.
Exempt food from unilateral trade sanctions and embargoes.
. Provided $20 million to states to help people with disabilities work from home.
Created a fund to encourage technologies that help the disabled.
Increased the annual contribution limit on Education IRA's from $500 to $2,000 per child.
. Make permanent the $5,000 adoption tax credit and provide $1 billion over five years to increase the credit to $10,000.
Grant a complete tax exemption for prepaid or college tuition savings plans.
Reduced H1B visas from a high of 195,000 per year to 66,000 per year.
# Banned Partial Birth Abortion — by far the most significant roll-back of abortion on demand since Roe v. Wade.
# Reversed Clinton's move to strike Reagan's anti-abortion Mexico Policy.
# By Executive Order (EO), reversed Clinton's policy of not requiring parental consent for abortions under the Medical Privacy Act.
# By EO, prohibited federal funds for international family planning groups that provide abortions and related services.
# Upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitals.
# Made $33 million available for abstinence education programs in 2004.
# Supports the Defense of Marriage Act — and a Constitutional amendment saying marriage is between one man and one woman.
# Requires states to conduct criminal background checks on prospective foster and adoptive parents.
# Requires districts to let students transfer out of dangerous schools.
# Requires schools to have a zero-tolerance policy for classroom disruption (reintroducing discipline into classrooms).
# Signed the Teacher Protection Act, which protects teachers from lawsuits related to student discipline.
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