To: American Spirit who wrote (367157 ) 3/6/2003 5:02:59 PM From: Frederick Smart Respond to of 769667 American Spirit... >>My friend, I have been rich and "poor", done my taxes in different years from $25,000 - $400,000 and guess what? I paid about the same percentage at both ends, thanks to the many write-offs allowed the wealthy when you invest, create jobs and spend your money. Lowering taxes on the rich is just a gift to them now. They dont need it and many dont want it. They already do just fine and dont need help. When you're a middle-class wager-earner they just take it out of your paycheck upfront and you're lucky if you get anything back. 50% of tax-payers under Bush will get about $100 back, 25% will get about $1000 and the top 1% will get $100,000 or much more. Bill Gates will get tens of millions. Yeah, I have done some homework on this. And experienced it at both ends. In Europe tax rates for the rich are as high as 90%. The rich have it easy here. Also the Bush tax cuts for the rich sock it to charities and actually DISCOURAGE creation of jobs because if the government isn't giving you a 50% discount for spending why bother? Just put it in a hedge fund>> Once again, don't take my word for it. But do your own research. Apparently you have bought into the fraud and have, at least until now, been unwilling to read the code to understand how we've been deceived and lied to all these years. Buy the video "Theft By Deception" over at www.theftbydeception.com. And if you don't want to spend the $15 dollars just post a request to my email address and I will be sure to ship a copy off to you. And if you have some time, take a listen to the WBIG am 1280 "Truth in Taxation Week" series over at...home.mindspring.com Monday, February 10th 8 am - Dave Champion - Founder of Original Intent - www.originalintent.org 9 am - Jon Rappoport - Founder of StratiaWire - www.stratiawire.com Tuesday, February 11th 8 am - Bob Graham - Author: "April 15th The Fear Factor" - www.april15ththefearfactor.com 9 am - Larken Rose - Founder of Taxable Income.net and producer of the "Theft by Deception" video - taxableincome.net and theftbydeception.com Wednesday, February 12th 8 am - Joe Bannister - Former IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent - www.freedomabovefortune.com 9 am - John Turner - Ex-IRS Revenue Officer Thursday, February 13th 8 am - Sherry Jackson - Former Revenue Agent with the IRS, she is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. 9 am - Recap Question and Answers with Dave Champion - Founder of Original Intent - www.originalintent.org Friday, February 14th 8 - 10 am - Bob Shulz and perhaps other guests from We The People Congress - www.givemeliberty.org As you contiue to walk through these tulips of truth, I hope you can freely receive and share some of the true American Spirit!! Peace and God Bless, 119293!!