Cheney Contends Kerry Will Kill Tax Cuts-doubts Kerry commitment/statement

[papau]

Cheney Contends Kerry Will Kill Tax Cuts

Monday March 29, 2004 4:46 PM


By SCOTT LINDLAW Associated Press Writer

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney, seeking to shore up President Bush's standing on the economy, contends that Democratic opponent John Kerry would sweep away an array of tax cuts the administration has enacted.

Kerry has tried to outflank Bush on tax cuts in recent weeks, promising to lower corporate tax rates and saying that he and the president agree on the need to extend some personal income tax cuts due to expire this year.

One major difference between the candidates is on taxing the wealthiest. Kerry would repeal cuts for Americans who earn more than $200,000 a year.

In a speech prepared for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Cheney questions Kerry's commitment to extending other tax cuts that are due to expire: an increase in the child tax credit; tax reductions for some married couples who would pay more than they would as individuals; and an expansion of the bottom 10 percent tax bracket.

Kerry has said he would keep those tax cuts in place. <snip>

[Sparkly]

1. So Cheney is questioning Kerry's credibility?

That's rich.

[BR_Parkway]

2. Better to kill a tax cut than to kill American soldiers in a

"for profit" war

[sangh0]

3. IOW, "Kerry will keep promises and Kerry will break promises"

Nice consistent message, Dick!

[sandnsea]

4. Those are Democratic tax cuts

Why in the world would he remove the tax cuts that Democrats and a few moderate Republicans fought so hard to have included in the first place?

[KoKo]

5. MSNBC broadcast Cheney's whole statement. It was disgusting, he should

have paid for the airtime. I can't believe a lawsuit by the Democratic Party can't be brought against these cables for giving free time to Cheney to attack Kerry at a Repug Fundraiser. After all this isn't Bush the P-Resident they are covering here, it's the VP and he as far as I know is entitiled to nothing. It really should be pissing someone in our Party off and I want to see on Crossfire (which I don't watch) but I want to see our Democrats striking back on this FREE AIRTIME anywhere they can. And, if they don't then we are going to lose in November because this is what they did with Gore. :nuke:

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