Wow, You are all so paranoid and convinced that whatever you say, I am going to try and rip you apart! I am an involved voter. Just because a voted for him in the last election, does not mean my vote can not be switched by logic. I must have the mark of the devil tatoo on my body somewhere. Would it surprise you that I voted for Clinton? It sounds like you are taking sides for a football game.
I don't answer because it's waste of time. You're not going to change your mind no matter what anyone says, and comments like "I know he is going to raise my taxes", prove it. You don't know, but you believe it and that's all you need to make it a fact.
Kerry has publicly acted to prevent tax cuts:
Voted NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years.
H.R. 2 Conference Report; Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Vote to adopt the conference report on the bill that would make available $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. It would provide $20 billion in state aid that consists of $10 billion for Medicaid and $10 billion to be used at states' judgment. The agreement contains a new top tax rate of 15 percent on capital gains and dividends through 2007 (5 percent for lower-income taxpayers in 2007 and no tax in 2008). Income tax cuts enacted in 2001 and planned to take effect in 2006 would be accelerated. The child tax credit would be raised to $1,000 through 2004. The standard deduction for married couples would be double that for a single filer through 2004. Tax breaks for businesses would include expanding the deduction that small businesses could take on investments to $100,000 through 2005.
Bill HR.2 ; vote number 2003-196 on May 23, 2003
Voted NO on cutting taxes by $1.35 trillion over 11 years.
Vote to pass a bill that would reduce all income tax rates and make other tax cuts totaling $1.35 trillion over 11 years. The bill would increase the standard deduction for married couples subject to the 15% bracket to double that of singles by 2005
Bill HR 1836 ; vote number 2001-165 on May 23, 2001
Voted NO on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'.
Vote on a bill that would reduce taxes on married couples by increasing their standard deduction to twice that of single taxpayers and raise the income limits on both the 15 percent and 28 percent tax brackets for married couples to twice that of singles
Bill HR.4810 ; vote number 2000-215 on Jul 18, 2000
Voted NO on across-the-board spending cut.
The Nickles (R-OK) Amdendment would express the sense of the Senate that Congress should adopt an across-the-board cut in all discretionary funding, to prevent the plundering of the Social Security Trust Fund
Status: Amdt. Agreed to Y)54; N)46
Reference: Nickles Amdt #1889; Bill S. 1650 ; vote number 1999-313 on Oct 6, 1999
Voted NO on $792B tax cuts.
This vote was on a motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act against the Gramm (R-TX) amendment which would reduce taxes by $792 billion over 10 years by reducing all income tax rates by 10%, effectively eliminating the so-called "marriage penalty".
Status: Motion Rejected Y)46; N)54
Reference: Motion to waive Congressional Budget Amendment in regards to the Gramm Amdt #1405; Bill S. 1429 ; vote number 1999-230 on Jul 29, 1999
Voted NO on requiring super-majority for raising taxes.
Senator Kyl (R-AZ) offered an amendment to the 1999 budget resolution to express the sense of the Senate on support for a Constitutional amendment requiring a supermajority to pass tax increases.
Status: Amdt Agreed to Y)50; N)48; NV)2
Reference: Kyl Amdt #2221; Bill S Con Res 86 ; vote number 1998-71 on Apr 2, 1998
Voted NO on FY99 tax cuts.
Senator Coverdell (R-GA) offered an amendment to the 1999 budget resolution to reduce revenues by $101.5 billion over the next 5 years, to provide middle-class tax reflief
Status: Motion Rejected Y)38; N)62)
Reference: Motion to waive CBA Re: Coverdell Amdt. # 2199; Bill S Con Res 86 ; vote number 1998-55 on Apr 1, 1998
Quotes:
"Sen. John F. Kerry has said he was very proud of his vote to increase the (gas) tax by 4.3 cents per gallon..."
-- Michael Kranish, The Boston Globe, 5/4/96
So far, Kerry has said he would repeal tax cuts he says benefit those who earn more than $200,000 annually, but would keep the cuts he says benefit the middle class. Compared to Howard Dean, who has vowed to repeal all of the tax cuts, Kerry's proposal may seem more market-friendly.
"However, you could argue that Kerry and all of the top-tier Democratic candidates want to repeal the preferential rate on dividends that was introduced last year and that the prospect of that rate rising might make Wall Street anxious," said Thomas Gallagher, a political economist at the International Strategy and Investment Group (ISI).
--CNN Money, Feb 4th 2004
According to a study by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF):
Sen. John Kerry's campaign proposals would result in $226 billion in higher spending in the first year of his presidency, including an additional $115 billion in social welfare, foreign aid, and environmental and energy costs, according to a study of his budgetary recommendations....
Using the Kerry campaign's data and budget estimates from independent sources such as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office to assess the cost of each budget recommendation, the NTUF said the Massachusetts liberal's proposals would add $734.6 billion to the government's bills over five years....
"Overall, Senator Kerry proposes spending $770.6 billion over five years to fund his projects, while suggesting just $35.99 billion in budget cuts," the study says.
But what about reversing tax cuts for "the rich"?
"If John Kerry were indeed to 'pay for' every program he has proposed as a presidential candidate, as he promised in the April 7 speech at Georgetown, the average taxpayer in the U.S. would face an additional $2,206 in taxes in the first year of a Kerry presidency alone," the study says.
Mr. Kerry's spending increase over a four-year term would total $621.76 billion, study figures show.
"That translates to an average increased tax burden of $6,066 for every person paying federal taxes in America over Kerry's first term," it says.
http://www.alphapatriot.com/home/archives/cat_kerry_04.html
Now you can see some of the reasons I believe he will raise my taxes.
A quote by shortbun:
"I usually don't waste my time talking to people like you who are
voting for Bush anyway. Kerry is moral, normal, not an addict,
a dove and won't drag us into senseless immoral wars. Kerry
is not a mysogenist, he's for women's rights and privacy. Kerry
spreads hope, something this country needs plenty of. Kerry is
intellectually curious, gracious, culturally literate and a man of
courage. Kerry is flexible-not rigid(rigidity is part of addiction),
Kerry is a liberal. Liberal is a good word, it means generous."
I'm sorry I am a waste of your time. I hope I am not a waste of Kerry's time. You have given me some wonderful characteristics about Kerry, and I am sure they are true, but that STILL is not the answer to my questions about his economic, domestic, and military policies.
I am sorry if I waste everyone's time. Yes I am a Bush supporter, but that does not mean that I can't change my mind. You might be surprised if you met me. I am not some big "fat cat" republican who belongs to the Sunnydale Yacht Club, the Golden Links golf club or have a seat on the stock exchange. If you change your approach from one of emotion to one of issues, you might convice more voters.
