contact Howard Dean about tax-fairness

Eric J in MN

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Thu Jan-15-04 07:46 PM
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contact Howard Dean about tax-fairness

Howard Dean said on Sunday night that he would offer a tax-fairness plan, but propose that it only be enacted after we have a balanced budget. He said previously a balanced-budget would take 6 years.

I don't think the middle-class wants to wait 6 years for tax-relief.

Ask the Dean campaign to lower the payroll tax-rate and raise the cap (lower taxes on the middle, raise taxes on the rich), so the plan is revenue-neutral and can be implemented promptly.

form to email Dean campaign:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/cg/index.html?type=page&pagename=resources_contact

(Currently, income above $87,000 is exempt from the payroll tax, but that cap has been raised before and can be raised, again).

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MercutioATC

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Thu Jan-15-04 09:06 PM
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1. The cap IS raised...every year. It's $87,900 for 2004.

By the way, $88k IS middle class for many people...

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Eric J in MN

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Thu Jan-15-04 09:22 PM
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2. Dean can propose raising it more than was planned so that

Dean can propose raising the cap more than was planned so that a lower-rate can take place promptly.

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MercutioATC

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Thu Jan-15-04 09:26 PM
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3. Yes, I know. I was just pointing out that the "middle class" would lose

on this, too.

Personally, I'm for the idea (I think I heard Kerry mention it) of exempting the first $10k from payroll taxes and eliminating the FICA cap.

It'd cost me money, but it would be going to the people who need it most.

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Eric J in MN

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Thu Jan-15-04 09:59 PM
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7. I agree with that Kerry tax proposal (nt)

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Walt Starr

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Thu Jan-15-04 09:31 PM
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4. I'm Sorry, but a balanced budget is more important than personal income

Edited on Thu Jan-15-04 09:36 PM by Walt Starr

and the fact of the matter is, most Americans during the nineties felt it was more important to balance the budget and begin paying off the national debt than it is to get a tax cut.

I'm a hobbyist, my hobby being miniature wargaming. I'd love to spend thousands of dollars on miniatures and modeling equipment this month. My budget won't allow it. Other things in my budget are more important. Personal gratification must take a back seat to the greater good of a balanced budget.

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Eric J in MN

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Thu Jan-15-04 09:58 PM
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6. When the Republicans run ads saying that Howard Dean wants to

When the Republicans run ads saying that Howard Dean wants to raise your taxes by $1,900, he better have a better answer than "there was no middle-class tax-cut" or that he would lower middle-class taxes beginning 6 years after taking office.

He needs a tax-fairness proposal which is revenue-neutral, so it can be implemented right away.

Raise taxes on the rich and lower them on the middle-class, in some form.

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the populist

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Thu Jan-15-04 09:34 PM
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5. Dean's compulsion about balancing the budget

isn't based on sound economic thought. You're not supposed to balance the budget by cutting spending and raising taxes when you've still got an unemployment problem. Gephardt is right: Our first priority is the unemployment, not the budget. But then again, Gephardt is a man whose allegiance of the worker does not need to be questioned.

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Eric J in MN

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Sat Jan-17-04 09:27 AM
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8. kick

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