Originally Posted by onetime2

How much do you want to bet that Mr Kerry will never pay near the same rate as you or I? Even if he closes all the loopholes he speaks of and raises the rates he will never approach paying the top rate of 32% (or whatever it is at this time) because he will never close ALL the loopholes and he (and those others who can afford them) will continue to pay their lawyers and tax accountants (and create corporations like John Edwards) to pay as little as possible.