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To: Alighieri who wrote (419299)	9/23/2008 4:37:28 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1577178

which cuts taxes for the vast majority of americans Rebating taxes to where the net income tax is below zero, isn't an income tax cut, but a payment from the government that gets called a tax cut. The plan, as stated, does cut taxes for some actual tax payers, but the claim that its a net tax cut relies on counting this spending increase as a tax cut, and also from starting at the base that is after a tax increase (a return to the pre Bush cut rates), rather than taking our current tax rates as the base.

To: Alighieri who wrote (419299)	9/23/2008 4:52:41 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1577178

"The finance calendar was planned before Palin was tapped, stressed this aide, and it's being adjusted now to fit the nominee. Indeed, the tearing up of the planned schedule for the then-unknown number two is yet another reminder of the outsized role Palin is playing in the race and what an untraditional vice presidential candidate she is. Most running mates are designated attack dogs, dispatched to toss out hunks of red meat in B-markets and squeeze in fundraising receptions as often as possible. The idea is to divide and conquer, ensuring local coverage in separate media markets each day. And that was originally the plan for Palin as late as the week of the GOP convention, according to McCain aides. But almost immediately after St. Paul, it became clear to the campaign that she was essential to the Republican ticket’s buzz quotient and thus needed at McCain’s side to ensure large crowds and enthusiasm for the GOP ticket. A schedule built around solo grip-and-grin sessions with well-heeled donors was no longer deemed as the best use of her time." politico.com