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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: mph who wrote (13442)	4/8/2004 8:58:25 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Kerry's tax reform plans benefit the upper middleclass, working poor and middleclass. The poor don't pay taxes. In other words, JK's reforms will benefit 98-99% of Americans. By closing the enormous loop-holes and rolling back Bush tax cuts for the richest Americans, Kerry will start to bring fiscal sanity back to the government and keep vital services alive. BTW, most very rich people don't mind paying their fair share, only the misers complain. The only JK's reforms won't help out are the very-very rich who have been heavily gifted by the Bushies. Those billionaires are getting off almost scott free these days. it's a real sin considering Bush's terrible deficits. Did you know for instance that Cheney'Bush's "death tax" scare tactics are a complete lie? Nobody's estate gets taxed unless it's over 2 million and most family farms Bushies dishonestly say they want to protect are so deep in hock they're not worth nearly that much. Therefore the only estates the Bushies are really protecting are the very large ones, the permanently rich upperclass. But if you want to believe Bushie lies be my guest.

To: mph who wrote (13442)	4/8/2004 10:35:55 PM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Respond to of 81568

According to Tax Foundation calculations using the latest government data on income and taxes, Tax Freedom Day® in 2004 will be celebrated on April 11th, the earliest Tax Freedom Day for 37 years. In 2001, taxpayers reporting adjusted gross income of $127,904 ranked among the nation's top 5 percent of earners, and $292,913 was necessary to break into the top 1 percent. [from the Tax Foundation - can't find 2002 figures] Median household money income in the United States in 2002 was $42,409 2003 tax brackets Joint return Single taxpayer Rate $0–$14,000 $0–$7,000 10.0% 14,000–56,800 7,000–28,400 15.0 56,800–114,650 28,400–68,800 25.0 114,650 –174,700 68,800–143,500 28.0 174,700–311,950 143,500–311,950 33.0 311,950 and up 311,950 and up 35.0

To: mph who wrote (13442)	4/9/2004 10:05:37 AM
From: tonto	Respond to of 81568

John Kerry is really going to raise many taxes. He must to support his plan. He learned from the past not to be honest and really tell the truth. He is flat out lying. His numbers do not work...you will here lots of "loopholes" which are people following the tax code as written, and he is going to raise those taxes, as well as personal...Kerry will raise lots of taxes, do not be fooled by his spin, look at the numbers and you will see he must to support his new programs. It is time for Kerry and Bush to tell it straight. There are too many people like AS that actually believe this stuff. This is a clear case of a party making fools of its members.