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Politics : SI Member Vote 2004/SubjectMarks Only For Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: American Spirit who wrote (671)8/16/2004 4:44:23 PM
From: hoyasaxa  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 812
 
Taxes/Dinner: How is it an old rightwing trick? The facts are the facts.

Anti-Success: "When the rich get off easy"- by this do you mean keep their hard earned dollars instead of paying a large share of the tax burden the benefits of which primarily apply to other people?

Why the rich versus poor imagery, constantly? Is is because, as your last line suggests, you used to make/have more money then you do now and you are just 'talking from your position' hoping Kerry will give you more handouts than Bush will?

Tax 'Loopholes': vAs for tax loopholes and top accountants- why do you think there is anything wrong with this? Kerry doesn't. His wife's fortune is derived from assets and the money thrown off will not be further taxed, a 'loophole' that won't be closed when he becomes President.

War: As for foreign policy, you like most have no idea what we are involved in. The Cold War was against Communism; we are in a war against another fundamentally different ideology from the Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Property(Happiness) that our country stands for, and fights for. And Commander in Chief Kerry scares the hell out of me almost as much as Commander in Chief Gore would have.



To: American Spirit who wrote (671)8/17/2004 6:38:49 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 812
 
To the extent that some of the rich can get reduced taxes through loopholes the answer is to get rid of the loopholes, not to increase rates. In fact as you eliminate loopholes you will be able to reduce rates without reducing revenue, while at the same time reducing the costs for tax compliance and enforcement.

Tim