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To: SiouxPal who wrote (36302)	9/3/2005 1:25:37 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 361153

As chaos and lawlessness continued to devastate New Orleans in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, President Bush addressed the media on Friday afternoon, saying he has heard the cries of the displaced residents and urged them to remain patient. "People in this part of the world need to understand that there are a lot of people working hard and they're making good progress," he said from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport after taking an aerial tour of the affected areas along the Gulf Coast. Junior is always talking about hard work while spending most of his time on vacation. I guess just the thought of hard work tires him out. TP

To: SiouxPal who wrote (36302)	9/3/2005 6:35:11 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 361153

While Rome burns... Hogs are getting Fatter GOP Leaders Rush Aid…To Millionaires Tell Sen. Durbin and Sen. Obama what your priorities are! Send them a message: pfaw.org Now is the time to invest in disaster relief, health care, and rebuilding, not to give yet another massive tax break to the wealthy by repealing the estate tax. Four days after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, the country remains in crisis. The situation of Americans trapped by flooding grows increasingly desperate, and government resources and planning have proven woefully inadequate. There is nothing more important to the American people right now than saving lives, sheltering American citizens, and rebuilding homes. But what are the priorities for the Bush Administration and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist? They are moving ahead with a plan to further starve federal coffers. As we fight to stop John Roberts from being confirmed to the Supreme Court, we must also fight Sen. Frist's proposal to repeal the estate tax. In a display of particular insensitivity, he plans to call a vote as early as Tuesday! This would shift roughly $1.5 billion per week from the federal treasury into the pockets of the heirs to the nation's biggest fortunes at a time when thousands of Americans -- many of whom are among the nation's poorest -- have lost everything to Hurricane Katrina and are looking to the government for help. Fewer than one estate out of 100 currently pays the estate tax. Repeal of the tax would give an average $3 million tax break to the 7,000 estates that would have otherwise paid the tax. For the approximately 600 biggest estates, the average tax break would be around $18 million. Estimates project Hurricane Katrina's economic impact could top $100 billion. We do not yet know how many billions of dollars the federal government will need to help rebuild the devastated communities along the Gulf Coast. There is no doubt, however, that a massive tax break for the rich will further cripple the government's ability to respond to this crisis. Make sure Sen. Durbin and Sen. Obama understand your priorities - send them a message now! Now is the time to invest in disaster relief, health care, and rebuilding, not to push through yet another massive tax break to the wealthy. --Your Allies at People For the American Way pfaw.org