President George W. Bush speaks to the
Economic Club of Chicago, Ill., about his growth
and jobs plan to strengthen the American economy
Tuesday, January 7, 2003. White House photo by
Paul Morse.
President
Bush's Economic Agenda Has Three Main Goals:
Encourage consumer spending that
will continue to boost the economic
recovery.
Promote investment by individuals and
businesses that will lead to economic growth
and job creation.
Deliver critical help to unemployed
citizens.
The
President's new proposal
would:
Speed up the 2001 tax cuts to
increase the pace of the recovery and job
creation.
Encourage job-creating investment
in America's businesses by ending the double
taxation of dividends and giving small
businesses incentives to grow.
Provide help for unemployed
Americans, including extending unemployment
benefits and creating new re-employment accounts
to help displaced workers get back on the
job.