Civilization's price: the simple truth: we need higher, and smarter, taxes.(Progressivism & The Presidency)
American Prospect, The, August, 2004 by McIntyre, Robert S.
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IF JOHN KERRY IS ELECTED THIS FALL, HIS NO. 1 TASK WILL be to deal with the huge budget mess George W. Bush's tax cuts have created. Which begs the question: How could President Kerry build public support for the higher taxes our country desperately needs?
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So far, Kerry hasn't shown any inclination to talk seriously about taxes. Yes, he has proposed rolling back some of the Bush tax cuts for people making more than $200,000 a year. But he wants to devote all the revenue that raises to new tax cuts, mainly for the middle class. In fact, the Tax Policy Center calculates that ...
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