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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (129575)	2/28/2001 8:56:34 AM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

dear nadine, that 60 bucks is a 100% tax cut that will now be paid by the top 1% What's the problem??? The top 1% is now paying all the taxex of all the folk with low income. What's the problem??? Seems very progressive to me. Tom watson tosiwmee

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (129575)	2/28/2001 9:56:54 AM
From: The Street	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

<<. If you are single and earn $20,000 a year<< That is because they are NOT PAYING HARDLY ANY TAXES. Don't start the ol' lying with numbers with a finance guy...

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (129575)	2/28/2001 11:25:35 AM
From: Srexley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Nadine, just come right out and say it. Poor people should be subsidized in America. They should be rewarded by being PAID to be poor, shouldn't they? If they only save $60, how much do you think they actually PAY in taxes? How does it help our society by rewarding unsuccessful people and penalizing successful ones? When you de-motivate the successful ones and reward the unsuccessful ones, can't you see that nobody wins? It is a formula that will not work.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (129575)	2/28/2001 2:53:01 PM
From: RON BL	Respond to of 769667

The real question is how much would these poor people be earning in Russia or Africa or Mexico. Would they have meat 3 times a day and access to hospitals and vaccines ? Based on their inability to perform in this country we know the answer. But because of the capitalist system they have a better life than they would have every where else. You just don't get it . They have a better standard of living than 95 % of Russians. That means the village idiot in this country has running water and meat every day while a PHD female scientist has nothing in Russia. If lucky and she has a great body she might earn a steak pleasing some tourist. Yet you would have us turn to that system of redistribution. Brain dead