From: mfriedma@uucp (Michael Friedman)
Newsgroups: alt.rush-limbaugh,alt.politics.bush,alt.politics.clinton,alt.politics.elections,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,talk.politics.misc
Subject: Re: HERE'S BUSH'S/SLICK'S TAX LIST(S)
Date: 1 Oct 92 00:17:42 GMT
Organization: Oracle Corporation
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In article <1992Sep29.173930.1502@umbc3.umbc.edu> alex@engr3.umbc.edu (alex) writes:

>	Finally, somebody printed Bush's tax list to go along with Clintons.
>It shows that Bush raised taxes 178 times in 3-1/2 years, as opposed to
>Clinton's 127 times in 12 years (thats 127 increases to 610 for bush,
>if you pro-rate the numbers).

First off, let's note that even Clinton's own campaign is admitting
that their 300+ number was a lie.  The list was published by Mickey
Kantor, the Chairman of the Clinton-Gore campaign.

Now, for some analysis...  here are the bullshit items.

4.  Required mutual funds to distribute more income 

Yeah, if I get more money I pay more taxes.  That's a tax increase???

9.  Modified corporate tax returns

In what way?

10. Expanded IRS authority in taxing corporations

Again, explain - how is this a tax increase?

11. Required reporting to IRS of corporate acquisitions + recaps

In other words, catching cheaters is raising taxes?

18. Repealed limits on contributions to employee stock-ownership plans

See 4

19. Disallowed employee stock ownership plans from assuming estate tax
liability 

That's a shift, not an increase

22. Limited employer contributions to pension funds for retirees
medical benefits

Why is that a tax increase?

23. Modified tax year of foreign corporations

See 22

24. Gave IRS authority to modify certain corporate returns

Modify how?  Is this increasing taxes or catching cheaters?

25. Increased reporting by US subs of foreing corporations

Catching cheaters again...

37. Witheld tax from wages of certian agricultural workers

Catching cheaters again...

44. Imposed restrictions on tax exempt bonds issued by local
governents.

That's not a tax increase.  It's a restriction on how people can issue
bonds.  

46 - 50 Countervailing Duty Actions 

These are retaliation for foreign protectionism.  They are not
intended to raise revenue and calling them tax increases is absurd.

51 - 82 Anti-dumping cases

Same as above.

101 Adopted new tax compliance provisions

Catchin cheaters..

103 Increased interest rates on tax underpayments by corporations

So if you don't pay what you owe you have to pay a higher penalty.
That's a tax increase?

123 Imposed copayments for veterans' medical care

So reducing funding for a program and letting participants make up the
slack is raising taxes?

125 Increased fee for new VA housing loan guarnatees

That's a cut in services, not a tax increase

127 Increased fees for NOAA services

See 125

130 Increased Medicare part B deductible from $75 to $100

So cutting Medicare is raising taxes?

133 - 148 Tarrifs and duties as before

150 - Expanded co-payments for Veterans' medical care

See 123

151 - 178 Tarriffs and duties again...

Conclusion:  91 of the 178 are trade cases, all bullshit.  

Nineteen others are other kinds of bullshit.

Only 68 have any validity whatsoever.

Slick's a liar and so are the people who work for him, but we all know
that by now anyway.


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