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Originally posted by mml
The 900 billion is a bogus number. It refers to Kerry's healthcare plan which is scheduled to cost 900 billion over a ten year period. His funding mechanism is, frankly, a bit fuzzy, but is relies on repealing future tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans as well as cutting government waste. It is a much more in depth plan, but I don't have all the figures. The Bush campaign decided to just assume that he would add 900 billion and claim it to be his intention. Very spurious arguement, but I guess they are feeling the heat.
0ne thing most people are missing about what Kerry is saying about taxes, is that the bulk of what he wants to repeal has not yet gone into effect. (Each year the Bush tax cuts change and in some cases get larger and in others smaller, unless congress makes them permanent) The result is not that your taxes will go higher, it is that you will not necessarily get the tax cut that Bush is pushing for.
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Do you honestly believe that Kerry's programs will only be funded by keeping Bush's tax cuts from becoming permanent and by cutting government waste?
The problems I have with this theory is that the Bush tax cuts are not yet permanent, so if they do not become permanent that money will be earmarked to other already in the works projects and then we will need to add more money to the till for Kerry's initiatives.