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To: GST who wrote (146966)	10/4/2004 2:40:57 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"Our views on core issues are not so far apart." Yes, and that scares the hell out of me as it should you. (g) Would think that if a grand alliance of sensible liberals and sensible conservatives can be formed, we (symbolic we) should both tone down the rhetoric and look for common ground. This 50/50 blue state/red state split causes us to spend too much time arguing about what we differ on and not enough on what views we share. And this causes the extremes of both policies to end up setting policy. Or perhaps a third party is the solution. Didnt i name 10 guys who i would support for pres over these two and i think most of them you might support as well---biden, mccain, giuliani, powell, hagel, bayh, pataki, levin, bradley, nunn, lieberman, gephardt--theres a dozen for starters. mike PS Heres an issue we could agree on. I am a kudlow low tax guy but i also understand that the deficit can be a problem in a rising rate environment. I also understand the middle class has been adversely impacted in the last couple of years and there tax burden has grown although i do not that solely occurs because of the tax cuts. Anyway how about a grand republican/dem tax compromise. I figure 40.5% tax rate that i was paying is too high to keep growth high enough. I think 35% is just fine but i do understand the tax plight of the middle class and the economic problems of the poor. So the compromise at 37% and retention of dividend exemption with spending constraints and more tax cuts if possible for the middle lower classes. Also make it a 10 year deal with no rate increases but always allowing for lower rates if possible. What about the war deficit if it persists. Maybe to pay for the war, a tax surcharge of 10% on everyone end tax amount they actually pay, when defense exceeds X% of the overall budget. Do we have a deal? We can attack issue by issue this way and end up with a civil political system. mike