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To: American Spirit who wrote (159349)	1/30/2003 4:43:25 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1583674

I don't want to be rude, but tax policy isn't a subject I want to discuss with you. It is a complex subject that most liberals are simply not able to understand, and I find there is no end to the arguments because liberals take unsupportable assertions (made by their candidates) as fact. Your remarks concerning Kerry's "payroll tax cut" is a perfect example.

To: American Spirit who wrote (159349)	1/30/2003 8:22:49 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1583674

Kerry's estate tax cut elimination is only for top 2% of Americans. Most of the rest get an immediate tax break. Small businesses also get nice incentives to hire not fire employees. And as I've said the top 2% have plenty of loopholes to avoid estate taxes. For instance, they can afford to buy big life insurance policies and have trust funds for their kids. You just supported David's point - "You can't make a tiny cut in payroll taxes and pay for with death taxes. Just can't do it. There aren't enough billionaires." Or maybe it should be worded that you can't make more then a very tiny cut in payroll taxes (tiny enough to be almost unoticeable) and pay for it by eliminating the estate tax. Tim