Maxioms by Senator John Kerry
The truth is, President Bush provides the right rhetoric, but then pursues all the wrong policies.
The truth is, President Bush provides the right rhetoric, but then pursues all the wrong policies.
A lot of Americans think they got a tax cut, and they didn't because their local property tax went up, read more
A lot of Americans think they got a tax cut, and they didn't because their local property tax went up, their excise tax went up, their sales tax went up, and their prices went up and everything else, because we failed to invest in some of these other things we ought to be doing. ... We are squeezing the middle class, we are losing the middle class, and the gap between the haves and the have-nots is growing wider and wider, not closing as it used to be.
Not to wax nostalgic about the 1970’s, but back then people got upset when they saw injustice. They got tired read more
Not to wax nostalgic about the 1970’s, but back then people got upset when they saw injustice. They got tired of seeing our air, land and water polluted. They were shocked when the Cuyahoga River in Ohio was polluted so badly it caught fire. And on one great day 20 million Americans marched all across this land. Politicians had no choice but to take notice.
And lo and behold, people were amazed: Washington was amazed. The country was amazed. And I was amazed that everybody read more
And lo and behold, people were amazed: Washington was amazed. The country was amazed. And I was amazed that everybody was amazed. Because what is going on that a senator doesn't act according to script, acts according to conscience, and everybody is taken aback?
There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax increases in 2003. When the read more
There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax increases in 2003. When the federal government's mistakes force states to raise their taxes, it not only robs Peter to pay Paul, but it hurts hard-working families and it undermines our economy's strength.
