Treasury News Releases on Taxes Attacked

[The Land of the Free]

The Treasury Department (news - web sites) issued a batch of tax-related press releases Friday that each carried a message saying America has a choice between growing the economy and raising taxes that could hurt the recovery.

Democrats immediately denounced the action as an improper use of government resources to subsidize political propaganda.

"America has a choice: It can continue to grow the economy and create new jobs as the president's policies are doing; or it can raise taxes on American families and small businesses, hurting economic recovery and future job creation," the message on the releases said.

Asked whether the message was referring to Kerry, Nichols said: "No, it is a reference to anyone who suggests that raising taxes is the right thing to do. There have been many who suggest that taxes should be raised. We don't share that view."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040409/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/treasury_taxes

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[leftofthedial]

1. blatant

someone should go to jail over this.

What's next? Anti-choice ideological statements? Pro-war ideological advice from the treasury?

[Just Me]

2. Just another example of covert propaganda via

government resources. Bad, BAD, BAD!!!

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. Since when does the treasury department take sides on

a political campaign? Who authorized the expenditures on these "press releases"???

[skooooo]

4. This is just a more obvious indication...

...of what's going on behind the scenes.

[qanda]

5. Yes, how can you trust the numbers coming out of a department

That is so obvious in its partisanship.

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. Remember when our taxes were higher?

God, things were so much better then.

[Lorien]

7. OUR taxes ARE higher now

unless you are one of the super rich, you're paying more now than in years past (this was a statement made last night on "Wall Street week"-sorry, no link).

[Ravy]

8. If it wasn't for our tax dollars... They couldn't print this partisan...

... trash. This is blatant, outright stealing of our tax dollars for a political ad.

[Democat]

9. Republican crooks and liars abusing taxpayer money for personal use

This is probably illegal and it is a lie too.

Bush is using government resources for his election campaign.

Democrats should demand an investigation and indictments.