and raise the minimum wage by over 35%
Doubt it.
Well, my calculations may have been incorrect, but the article said Dean would raise the minimum wage from $5.15/hour to $7.00/hour. By my calculations that increase of $1.85/hour is over 35% of $5.15.
if his philosophy really is to "give the working people a little more money and they might be able to go down and spend something on Main Street," LET US KEEP OUR FRIGGIN" TAX CUT!!!
How much was your tax cut?
Withholding dropped $200-$300/month.
How does that compare with increased taxes and expenses from every other part of gov't?
How would I know? If you're saying that "gov't" (federal, state, local) will be saying that they "have to" raise other taxes and fees to compensate for the loss from the tax cut, instead of looking for ways to trim the budget or cut expenses, they AlWAYS do that. Whether or not there's a tax cut as an excuse. It's OUR money.
Dean's claim is the disjointed assembly of special interest legislation has made us worse off, by far, than 4 years ago.
The tax cut was great for me, temporarily, not good in the longer term for me and everyone I know who has kids or owns property.
We have a kid, and own property. For us to be better off, we should keep more of our own money to use as we see fit.
It's a dishonest way to go to "war", when Bush never met a special interest he didn't like. It makes the entire effort look like a trillion-dollar exercise in profiteering.
I have no idea what you mean by this. |
