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Originally posted by Scipio
1. I reject the premise that Bush is better qualified to "keep America safe." John Kerry is a decorated veteran. He's been shot at. He's put his life on the line. He's tougher than George Bush will ever be, and I trust him to protect the security of the United States.
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I live among a great many Vietnam veterans, and they universally despise Kerry. Something to do with his antiwar lies causing the deaths of some of our POWs.
Would you like a list of the military programs intended to protect our troops, which Kerry voted against while "protecting our security?"
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2. He will pursue a smarter tax cut strategy. One of the strongest economies ever seen in this country emerged after Clinton raised taxes on high levels of income and gave tax cuts to the families that make up the middle and working class. .
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The first part is misleading, the last part is flat-out false. Clinton was hardly in office before he raised taxes, bu the economy didn't improve until after the Republican landslide of 1994. And where on earth did you get the idea that Clinton gave ANYONE a tax cut, much less the middle class?
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The last few years have shown two things: tax cuts for the wealthy only help out people who don't need help, and those wealthy people don't pass the benefits along. .
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There it is. The wealthy don't deserve their money, but people who don't work are entitled to it.
Have you checked out Kerry's balance sheet? Do you think of him as the "common man's friend?" And have you noticed that somehow or other, the economy is doing very well, and there are more jobs available? However, if you'd like to see what has been shown over the years, check out the economy under Jimmy Carter, and after Reagan's tax cuts.
Oh, and the CBO confirms that 7 of the 8 budgets Reagan proposed were balanced, but the Democratic-controlled House took care of that.
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Surely a marginal rate of 37% (instead of 35%) on income earned over $311,000 a year isn't going to put any millionaires in the poor house, or remove the incentive to work harder and make more money..
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It isn't going to help the poor, either. It just gives them the sense that they're entitled to more of other people's money.
But if you'd like evidence of what happens to an economy that rapaciously taxes higher incomes, you need look no further than California's current fiscal mess.
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3. Kerry will not just set standards for education and do nothing to make achievement happen; he'll make public education a priority, and make the system better for children..
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Did Kerry's daughter go to public school? Did Kerry? What exactly is he going to do? School vouchers?
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4. He'll work to make health care available to more Americans. This is good for business, as it frees them from the burden of insuring their employees..
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That's great. Who's going to pay for it? Is it your contention that taxes on "the rich" should be raised enough to fund universal health coverage?
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5. Kerry won't cause more abortions to happen, or take people's guns away, or bring gay pride parades to every town in America. He won't allow America to be attacked, or destroy private enterprise..
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How will he prevent attacks, and how will his raising taxes help private enterprise?
We do. Otherwise, Kerry will plunge us into recession, like Clinton did. Bush dug us out of it once, but raising taxes would certainly undo all of his good work.