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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 04:28 AM
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GOP Rushes Aid to Millionaires as Gulf Coast Struggles
GOP Rushes Aid to Millionaires as Gulf Coast Struggles


Days after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, the country remains in crisis. The situation of Americans trapped by flooding grows increasingly desperate, and government resources and planning have proven woefully inadequate. So what are the Bush Administration and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist planning on doing? They're moving ahead with a plan to further starve federal coffers by calling a vote to repeal the estate tax -- possibly as soon as Tuesday!

For the approximately 600 biggest estates, the average tax break would be around $18 million each! Tell your senators to keep the right priorities in mind.

Contact your Senators
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 06:08 AM
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1. As bad as this is for the country

if the Republicans are going to do this anyway and win on it - or even come close - I can't think of a better time to point out to the country where their priorities lie and make them wear this now and until the 2006 elections.
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 06:12 AM
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2. Indeed
Their greed knows no bounds, and failing to put off this vote in the wake of Katrina just magnifies this fact.
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