[Peace-discuss] Fw: Petition for Dems to repeal Bush tax cuts for the rich

Wed Sep 15 07:29:25 CDT 2010

  "We're OK with their killing if they'll just do right on /taxes/."


On 9/15/10 12:31 AM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
> As awful as the Dems can be when it comes to wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 
> the Repubs are worse on that and every other issue. Sign the petition!
>  --Jenifer
>
> --- On *Tue, 9/14/10, Nita Chaudhary, MoveOn.org Political Action 
> /<moveon-help at list.moveon.org>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Nita Chaudhary, MoveOn.org Political Action
>     <moveon-help at list.moveon.org>
>     Subject: $100,000 per millionaire
>     To: "Jenifer Cartwright" <jencart13 at yahoo.com>
>     Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 2:05 PM
>
>     Click here to tell Democrats in Congress:
>     "Stand with President Obama: Don't let Republicans hold middle class tax
>     cuts hostage."
>     <http://pol.moveon.org/bushtaxcuts/?id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=1>
>
>
>     Sign the petition
>     <http://pol.moveon.org/bushtaxcuts/?id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=2>
>
>     Dear MoveOn member,
>
>     Election Day is just seven weeks away, and Democrats' best shot is to
>     expose Republicans as working only to protect millionaires and
>     corporations. Luckily, Republicans have handed them a golden opportunity
>     to do just that.
>
>     With the Bush tax cuts set to expire in December, President Obama has
>     proposed extending the tax cuts focused on families making less than
>     $250,000.^1 But Republicans—and even some corporate Democrats—are
>     demanding a $700 billion giveaway to the richest Americans in exchange for
>     Obama's middle class tax cuts.^2
>
>     We need the Senate Leadership to stand up to corporate politicians who are
>     holding middle class tax cuts hostage in order to protect their
>     millionaire donors. That's what the president wants. And poll after poll
>     shows it's what the public wants.^3
>
>     Can you sign our petition to Democrats in Congress that we want them to
>     stand tall and bring the president's tax cuts—that would cover 98% of
>     families—up for a vote as soon as possible? We'll deliver it to Majority
>     Leader Harry Reid and the other Democrats in Congress later this week.
>
>     http://pol.moveon.org/bushtaxcuts/?id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=3
>     <http://pol.moveon.org/bushtaxcuts/?id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=3>
>
>     The petition says: "Stand with President Obama: Don't let Republicans hold
>     middle class tax cuts hostage."
>
>     It's not surprising that Republicans are unwilling to let middle class tax
>     cuts pass without the giveaways for the rich—those giveaways are worth a
>     ton of money. People who are already millionaires would get about $100,000
>     each if the Republicans get their way.^4 And they know that trying to sell
>     these huge tax giveaways as a standalone measure simply wouldn't fly.
>
>     Because even though you'll hear Republicans complain that "you don't raise
>     taxes on anybody in a recession," economists agree that the top 2% will
>     just save the money, meaning it won't help restart the economy, it'll just
>     go in their pockets.^5 Struggling families, on the other hand, will spend
>     their tax cuts. They need help now, and that will help our economy.
>
>     But even though extending the tax cuts for 98% of families while returning
>     the rates for the top 2% to Clinton-era levels is good policy and good
>     politics, there's a chance that the Senate leadership will delay a vote
>     until after the election. This is the Democrats' last chance to show
>     voters who corporate politicians are really fighting for, so we need to
>     let them know that we want them to have this fight and that we'll help
>     them win it.
>
>     Can you sign our petition right now? We're delivering it to Congress later
>     this week.
>
>     http://pol.moveon.org/bushtaxcuts/?id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=4
>     <http://pol.moveon.org/bushtaxcuts/?id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=4>
>
>     Thanks for all you do.
>
>     –Nita, Duncan, Daniel, Joan, and the rest of the team
>
>     P.S. To be clear, under President Obama's plan, the average millionaire
>     would receive a $6,349 tax cut—about the same as someone making $250,000.
>     What Republicans are fighting tooth and nail for is a change that would
>     give each millionaire an additional $100,000 tax cut.
>
>     The Washington Post made a great chart showing how outrageous the
>     Republican's plan is:
>     http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/GR2010081106717.gif
>
>     Sources:
>
>     1. "Obama's plan to extend some tax cuts may be gaining traction," CNN,
>     September 12, 2010
>     http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90351&id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=5
>     <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90351&id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=5>
>
>     2. "Hill battles over Bush tax cuts," Politico, September 13, 2010
>     http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42106.html
>
>     3. "Sixth national poll shows majority support for ending tax cuts for the
>     rich," The Washington Post, September 14, 2010
>     http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90352&id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=6
>     <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90352&id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=6>
>
>     4. "GOP Insists It Won't Give In On Tax Cuts," NPR, September 14, 2010
>     http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90353&id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=7
>     <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90353&id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=7>
>
>     5. "Rich Americans Save Tax Cuts Instead of Spending, Moody's Says,"
>     Bloomberg News, September 14, 2010
>     http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90354&id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=8
>     <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90354&id=23401-10635882-E5Lz45x&t=8>
>
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