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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-05 07:56 AM
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11 days before the election Bush* (in secret) signed new $137B tax cut....
Edited on Mon Feb-28-05 08:48 AM by ElsewheresDaughter
for corporate America on Air Force 1 with no photo-op and just a one sentence press release it was the 5th huge tax cut (but, i didn't hear about it until yesterday while reading Mother Jones hmmm i wonder why?)....this huge tax giveaway was one of the BIGGEST giveaways in over 20 years to corporations...the president had nothing to brag about and his signature expanded exactly the sort of tax avoidance Bush* had railed against at a campaign rally that same morning in Wilkes-Barre, PA saying, "The rich hire lawyers and accountants for a reason when it comes to taxes. That's to slip the bill and stick you with it."

"American Jobs Creation Act of 2004" Though the law began as an effort to end a $5 billion-a-year corporate tax subsidy that had been declared illegal by the WTO, it had grown into a hydra-headed beast. The laws author Bill Thomas (R) referred to it as "Miss Piggy" (Hey Rude!)

Corporate taxes are at their lowest level in 20 years. Nearly 95% of corporations now pay LESS than 5% of their income in taxes. This despite a tax rate that officially stands at 35%.

SO, WHERE ARE THE JOBS???

"Make Your Taxes Disappear!"
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2005/03/corpora...





why does the MSM let him drag them and us all into hell?

MSM is bush*s evil accomplice.
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Inland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-05 07:58 AM
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1. No secret.
In fact, it had been widely reported. But really, what's one more huge set of tax breaks for Bush's patrons?
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mhr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-05 08:02 AM
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2. Link Please
eom
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-05 08:09 AM
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3. Mother Jones magazine April edition..i bought the mag...here's a link....
Edited on Mon Feb-28-05 08:16 AM by ElsewheresDaughter
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cthrumatrix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-05 08:28 AM
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4. it's just that the Corp Media REFUSES to point out this ...but does bash
Soc Sec. expenses
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fasttense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-05 08:39 AM
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5. Corporate taxes are at their lowest level in 20 years?
So then according to the trickle down theory or Voodoo economics, we should have the highest employment rates in 20 years.
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-28-05 08:46 AM
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6. It takes time for the trickle-down to trickle down
like 20 or 30 years.
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