Kerry Asking Wealthy to Pay Old Tax Rate (Dean endorsement today?)

[underpants]

Now this is the message Kerry needs to keep on, this works IMHO.

31 minutes ago

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20040310/ap_on_el_pr/kerry

CHICAGO - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) said Wednesday he will ask Americans earning more than $200,000 a year to pay the taxes they paid under President Clinton (news - web sites) and pledged to retain the Bush tax cuts for the middle class and even add to them.

"Under George Bush's policies, middle-class families are paying more. America's middle class can't afford a tax increase," Kerry told labor leaders. He accused the president of draining thousands of dollars from working families and practicing "the politics of blame."

"George Bush is running on the same old Republican tactics of fear — and they're already getting tired," he said. "It's clear that this president will fight like hell to keep his own job, but he won't lift a finger to help Americans keep theirs."

"If you add up the true costs of this president's economic policies, you get a 'Bush Tax' of higher property taxes, higher fees, higher health care costs — at the same time middle-class incomes are going down," he said. "The Bush Tax can take $3,500 or more from the pockets of America's middle class. And they can't afford that price."

Dean is prepared to campaign for Kerry and ask his own contributors to donate to Kerry's campaign, said officials familiar with the meeting. Aides are expected to spend a week or so planning an endorsement, the officials said.

Exit polls conducted for The Associated Press showed the economy was the top issue, with about four in 10 voters saying their own financial situation was worse than four years ago. As in earlier primaries, many were angry at Bush, especially in Florida, where his brother, Jeb, is governor, and in Texas, his home state, according to the surveys conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International.

[trotsky]

1. Whoa, that is a great quote.

"It's clear that this president will fight like hell to keep his own job, but he won't lift a finger to help Americans keep theirs."

That should be posted everywhere.

[wryter2000]

2. Way to go!

This is great. Exactly how he ought to hit at *. And I'm proud of Dean to be backing him so enthusiatically.

Vote the story up, folks.

[boobooday]

3. Go John Go

It is time for CLASS WARFARE, for real.

They've been accusing US of it for years, all the while conducting their own SHOCK and AWE campaign against us.

Now, we will fight back. And they attack Kerry for being rich! hahaha They are eating themselves alive! What will they do -- how can they hate the rich and love the rich at the same time?

It's downright Shakesperian.

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[ninkasi]

4. I like the message

Kerry needs to keep on hammering the Chimps dismal record. Bush needs to go, and take his gang of thugs with him.