From: mulac@daystrom.lerc.nasa.gov (Richard Mulac)
Subject: I will vote for Clinton if ...
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center [Cleveland, Ohio]
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 21:02:06 GMT

  The ONLY reason Clinton is currently leading in the polls is due to the
fact that a majority of Americans believe that under a Clinton
administration only the rich will have their taxes raised and through this
additional revenue Clinton will revitalize the economy.  This belief is the
result of two major points the Clinton campaign is pushing through speeches
and advertising.

1)  "People making over $200,000 will have to pay more in taxes"

and

2)  "In Arkansas under a Clinton administration job growth was the highest
in the nation"

  In regards to point 2), during the eighties Reagan claimed an enormous
number of jobs were created.  The Democrats continuously hammered him
saying that most of the jobs were low wage.  BINGO!  The same thing has
been true of the economy in Arkansas.  Who wants tremendous job growth if
the jobs will all pay minimum wage?  No wonder Arkansas has one of the
lowest tax burdens in the country, you can only squeeze so much from people
making $12,000 a year.  Clinton's record on the environment is terrible.
His record on education is so bad that Hillary's own group, the Children's
Defense Fund, dropped Arkansas's ranking to last place during Clinton's
reign.  So in my view Clinton has no record to stand on.  George Bush
doesn't have an economic record either since his plans were never
implemented by Congress.  But, Bush has had his chance during the last four
years, so maybe Clinton should also be given the same chance.  This brings
me back to point 1).
  My family of four epitomizes the middle class.  Our income is nowhere
near six figures.  My main concern this election is not to have our taxes
raised in the future.  I will pledge my vote to Clinton this November IF
someone can give me evidence that under a Clinton administration all people
making less than $200,000 WILL NOT pay more in taxes.  This is something
Clinton and his advisors have steadfastly refused to do.  Now to save some
bandwidth before the posts come rolling in, here are some quotes I do not
consider as evidence:

"People making over $200,000 will have to pay more in taxes" - This
statement does not exclude people making less than $200,000 from having
their taxes raised.

"Giving the middle class a tax cut" - An old trick.  Lower your taxes in
1993, raise them to a higher point in 1994.

And please don't respond to this post bashing Bush.  If Clinton is such a
great candidate, then he should be able to stand on his own merits.
All I want is a definitive "No one making < $200,000 will pay more in
taxes".  Give me this and you'll have myself and others on the net marching
to the polls for Clinton in November.  If you don't come up with a direct
promise you'll probably lose some of the support you have now.  I'll keep
reposting this until the election or until there is an adequate response.
And if Clinton does make this promise and winds up lieing after he's in
office, well, I guess he'll be bounced out in four years like Bush.
  Oh, by the way, my family will agree to pay more taxes under one
condition - if our income goes up!  (^:}

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Richard Mulac                                     mulac@daystrom.lerc.nasa.gov
NASA Lewis Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, MS 5-9, Cleveland, OH  44135
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