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Politics : Why is Gore Trying to Steal the Presidency? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cola Can who wrote (2353)	11/27/2000 12:22:22 AM
From: Frank Griffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3887

And, democrats I talk with. I ran into a good old boy today who has been a lifelong democrat. He said that Gore is s**t and he is through with the democrat party. He was especially mad at the Gore and democrat position of attacking our military and working to deny them the right to vote. He also said he has had enough of liars with Clinton and Gore. I believe the democrat party will contract until it is basically a party of splinter groups. Even the eggheads will probably abandon it for the Green party.

To: Cola Can who wrote (2353)	11/27/2000 7:34:41 AM
From: Tom D	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3887

I will defend my BS. Can you defend yours? I never read anywhere that <<If Gore continues, the future of the democrat party is in serious trouble>> <<Most democrats can see this.>> Please post a link from AP or Reuters that substantiates that most democrats think Gore is placing their party in serious trouble. <<Maybe you need to defend your BS while you are at it.>> You can help the needy by giving your time to political work or by giving money, or both. If you care about the needy, I suggest you reconsider which candidate you are supporting. Robert Altinger wrote that the U.S. is rapidly resembling a third world country (Newsweek 7.31.00 p 29). In 1976 the wealthiest 1% of the US owned 20% of the nation's wealth. In 1999 the top 1% owned 40% of the wealth. George W. Bush pretends to have a fair across-the-board tax cut. But his notion of "fairness" ignores that he does not cut the payroll taxes, which exceed the personal income taxes for the middle class. He also ignores his estate tax cuts in his "fairness" calculus--that benefit the very wealthy. So, overall, his tax cuts are hardly fair. Gore's targeted middle class cut, combined with removing 80% of the estate tax, while not changing the payroll taxes, works out to be much more fair than Ws. Bush did nothing to stop Texas from exempting themselves from the higher federal minimum wage. While nationally the minimum wage was over $5.00 per hour, in Texas it was still only $3.35 The wealthy people and our corporations are strong enough to share prosperity with the poor and the middle class. They can manage to deal with some inflation due to higher wages. When George Bush and the Republicans will finally have enough--when the top1% has 60% of our nation's wealth? 80%? Tom D