O'Neill: Iraq Planning Came Before 9/11
Famous Quotes:
"Wealthy nations of the world should not be trying to penalize
developing nations for enacting tax policies that are attractive to
investors." (February 7, 2001 Major Owens' letter to Paul O'Neill,
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Washington, D.C. 20220)
"It certainly has been clear to me, and has been for a long time, that
we need a gasoline tax [50 cents - 1.00]," O’Neill said
(ABCnews).
Contention: Retaliation toward Bush or guilt of losing so much
money?
1.White House conflicts with his: "re-examine American support for the
OECD's anti-tax competition campaign".
1b. O’Neill’s sometimes unconventional outlook led him to
promote views not in accordance with Bush’s own preferred
policies.
2. This guy hung out with Bono
3. Resignation in December 2002 as the U.S. economy continued to
struggle
(it's looking better now!;)
4.In the business world, O’Neill expounded a belief that timely
technological investments can produce high long-term growth rates
(ABCNews). Comment: He means selling illegal tech to enemy combatants
like China's PLA the way it was done by Boeing and Hughes and Loral to
name a few during ‘94-’98 and possibly some in ‘99
with presidential permission.
5. Yet Secretary of State Colin Powell said in December 2001 "I never
saw a plan that was going to take him out."
Bio:
O'Neill, 67, aroused accusations of potential conflicts of interest
when he said he would not sell nearly $100 million in Alcoa stock he
aquired during his time as CEO of the company, but he later agreed to
sell the stock.
He once described stock traders as "people who sit in front of a
flickering green screen" and "not the sort of people you would want to
help you think about complex questions," and the U.S. income tax code
as "9,500 pages of gibberish." He even angered fellow Republicans when
he called a House Republican economic stimulus package "show
business."
Sources:
(a)http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=8&u=/ap/20040110/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/bush_o_neill_7
(b)http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/profile_oneill.html
(c)http://www.caymannetnews.com/Archive/Archive%20Articles/February%202001/Issue%2062/Democrat.html
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