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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SecularBull who wrote (154387)	6/19/2001 11:28:46 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

What I think is. Pro-Tax Democrats Whine About Tax-cut Letter Those left-wing Democrats who voted against returning a small amount of tax money to the people it actually belongs to are now whining about a letter informing taxpayers of this summer's refund. "The IRS is, by necessity, a nonpartisan agency charged with administering U.S. tax laws and collections; the political purpose of this letter endangers the credibility and independence of the agency," Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote in a letter today to Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. Schumer does have one point in noting that the $20 million cost of the letters is a waste of money. But when before has he ever objected to spending other people's money? Treasury spokeswoman Michele Davis said today that the agency merely sought to avoid confusion and a deluge of phone calls from confused taxpayers, United Press International reported. "It tells exactly how much they are going to get and when they are going to get it," Davis said. True, the wording of the letter is simple-minded, but that's as it should be when you consider what decades of dumbed-down government schools have done to this society. Here's what the letter says: "We are pleased to inform you that the United States Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed into law the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, which provides long-term tax relief for all Americans who pay income taxes." The notice includes the amount of the check and the date when the IRS will mail it. "You need to take no additional steps. Your check will be mailed to you." Here's what it should say: "We are pleased to inform you that, despite opposition from the likes of Ted Kennedy and Tom Daschle and Charles Schumer, who think they know how to spend your money better than you do, the United States Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed into law the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, which provides long-term tax relief for all Americans who actually pay income taxes, instead of people who expect to be paid merely for existing." newsmax.com tom watson tosiwmee