From True Majority
Linda Wetherby
ljwetherby@austin.rr.com
Tue, 3 Jun 2003 13:11:48 -0500
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TrueMajority - Child Tax Credit AlertHi guys--I'm sure many of you are =
already involved with True Majority, but in case not, here's something =
we can all respond to...xox Linda
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Since yesterday, tens of thousands of TrueMajority.org members have =
tried to respond to the alert we sent (see it again below). About half =
worked out fine, but the other half were faced with a bizarre message =
that said they were "not eligible" to send the fax. Did John Ashcroft =
seize our system? Were we hacked by evil right-wing nuts? No, it was =
just human error, namely Andrew error. Yes, I'm the faceless geek who =
(usually) makes this stuff work. I suppose I was so dazed and furious =
thinking about this issue that I forgot to turn our gizmos on right. My =
bad. So here is our latest alert again, and if you got that nasty =
message last time, please try it now.
Sincerely,
Andrew
Last Minute Deal Eliminates Tax Credits for Poor Kids=20
So Millionaires Can Have Bigger Tax Cuts
Urge Congress to Undo This Immoral Act
If you are already a member of TrueMajority, click "Reply" and then =
"Send," and a fax (text below) will be sent to your Senators and =
Representative, urging them to ensure that low-income parents receive a =
$400-per-child tax refund just like wealthier parents. If this message =
was forwarded to you or if you'd like to edit your letter, click this =
link and then follow the instructions to send your faxes.
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AUTH (c) 2003 The Philadelphia Inquirer. Reprinted with =
permission of UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE. All rights reserved. =20
So here is the scene: A handful of Republican leaders from the House =
and Senate were holed up in a conference one weekend trying to hammer =
out the final details of the tax cut, but they've got a problem. They'd =
like to give more money to millionaires, but were bound by a pledge to =
cap the tax cuts at $350 billion.=20
Then suddenly, "Eureka! We can just amend it so that the poorest =
families don't get the new $400-per-child tax credit available to richer =
families. That will leave billions for deeper cuts in dividend and =
capital gains taxes." So, after a last-minute wording change, the bill =
was quickly passed by both houses and signed by the President last week. =
What a disgrace. In the end, people earning over $1 million will bring =
home an average of $93,000 extra this year while a single mother of 2 =
struggling to make ends meet on $18,000/year will get no help.
These huge tax cuts are a bad idea, but what really galls me is =
thinking about that moment when somebody in Congress offered up this =
latest idea to take from the poor to give to the rich, and a majority =
said "sure." These are not the American values I was raised with.=20
A lot of us are making a stink, and this one could get turned around. =
To send your faxes urging your Senator and Representative to amend the =
Bush tax cut to include the children of low-income families, click =
"Reply" and then "Send." Or click on the link below.
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http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=3D10021&ms=3Dtxcrt1&ref=3D39=
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Then please forward this to anyone else you think believes in basic =
fairness.
Sincerely,
=20
Ben Cohen=20
President, TrueMajority.org
Co-Founder, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream* =20
* I am writing this email on my own and not on behalf of Ben & =
Jerry's, which is not associated with the TrueMajority campaign.
Here's the letter we'll send to your Senators and Representative:=20
Dear Senator/Representative:
Our government should stand for basic fairness and justice.
That's why I do not understand why families earning between $10,000 =
and $26,000 per year would be excluded from receiving the $400-per-child =
tax refund that wealthier families will receive this summer just so =
millionaires can get bigger tax cuts.=20
As a constituent I ask you to please amend President Bush's unfair tax =
cut plan to include these poor families and their 12 million kids. To =
leave the tax cut as it is brings too much shame upon this great nation.
Sincerely,
(We'll put your name and address here)
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You received this message because ljwetherby@austin.rr.com signed up =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi guys--I'm sure many of you are =
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<P align=3Dleft>Since yesterday, tens of thousands of TrueMajority.org =
members=20
have tried to respond to the alert we sent (see it again below). About =
half=20
worked out fine, but the other half were faced with a bizarre message =
that=20
said they were “not eligible” to send the fax. Did John =
Ashcroft seize our=20
system? Were we hacked by evil right-wing nuts? No, it was just human =
error,=20
namely Andrew error. Yes, I’m the faceless geek who (usually) =
makes this stuff=20
work. I suppose I was so dazed and furious thinking about this issue =
that I=20
forgot to turn our gizmos on right. My bad. So here is our latest =
alert again,=20
and if you got that nasty message last time, please try it now.</P>
<P align=3Dleft>Sincerely,<BR>Andrew<BR></P>
<P align=3Dcenter><IMG border=3D0 height=3D81=20
src=3D"http://emailimages.ctsg.com/blsp/thankyou_head.gif" =
width=3D600></P>
<H2 align=3Dcenter>Last Minute Deal Eliminates Tax Credits for Poor =
Kids <BR>So=20
Millionaires Can Have Bigger Tax Cuts</H2>
<H2 align=3Dcenter>Urge Congress to Undo This Immoral Act</H2>
<P>If you are already a member of TrueMajority, click "Reply" and then =
"Send,"=20
and a fax (text below) will be sent to your Senators and =
Representative,=20
urging them to ensure that low-income parents receive a $400-per-child =
tax=20
refund just like wealthier parents. If this message was forwarded to =
you or if=20
you'd like to edit your letter, click this link and then follow the=20
instructions to send your faxes.</P>
<P><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=3D10021&ms=3Dtxc=
rt1&ref=3D3912">http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=3D10021&=
amp;ms=3Dtxcrt1&ref=3D3912</A></P>
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name=3DAuthTaxCut =
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width=3D426><FONT size=3D2><BR><FONT size=3D1>AUTH (c) 2003 The =
Philadelphia=20
Inquirer. Reprinted with permission of UNIVERSAL PRESS =
SYNDICATE. All=20
rights reserved. </FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P>So here is the scene: A handful of Republican leaders from the =
House and=20
Senate were holed up in a conference one weekend trying to hammer out =
the=20
final details of the tax cut, but they've got a problem. They'd like =
to give=20
more money to millionaires, but were bound by a pledge to cap the tax =
cuts at=20
$350 billion. </P>
<P>Then suddenly, "Eureka! We can just amend it so that the poorest =
families=20
don't get the new $400-per-child tax credit available to richer =
families. That=20
will leave billions for deeper cuts in dividend and capital gains =
taxes." So,=20
after a last-minute wording change, the bill was quickly passed by =
both houses=20
and signed by the President last week. What a disgrace. In the end, =
people=20
earning over $1 million will bring home an average of $93,000 extra =
this year=20
while a single mother of 2 struggling to make ends meet on =
$18,000/year will=20
get no help.<BR><BR>These huge tax cuts are a bad idea, but what =
really galls=20
me is thinking about that moment when somebody in Congress offered up =
this=20
latest idea to take from the poor to give to the rich, and a majority =
said=20
"sure." These are not the American values I was raised with. </P>
<P>A lot of us are making a stink, and this one could get turned =
around. To=20
send your faxes urging your Senator and Representative to amend the =
Bush tax=20
cut to include the children of low-income families, click "Reply" and =
then=20
"Send." Or click on the link below.</P>
<P><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=3D10021&ms=3Dtxc=
rt1&ref=3D3912">http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=3D10021&=
amp;ms=3Dtxcrt1&ref=3D3912</A></P>
<P>Then please forward this to anyone else you think believes in basic =
fairness.</P>
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<TD width=3D"53%">Sincerely,<BR><IMG alt=3D"Ben's" border=3D0 =
height=3D58=20
src=3D"http://emailimages.ctsg.com/blsp/ben_signature.gif" =
width=3D75>=20
<BR>Ben Cohen <BR>President, TrueMajority.org<BR>Co-Founder, Ben =
&=20
Jerry's Ice Cream<FONT size=3D2>*</FONT></TD>
<TD width=3D"16%"></TD>
<TD width=3D"31%"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P><FONT size=3D2>* I am writing this email on my own and not on =
behalf of Ben=20
& Jerry's, which is not associated with the TrueMajority=20
campaign.</FONT></P>
<P><STRONG>Here's the letter we'll send to your Senators and =
Representative:=20
</STRONG></P>
<P>Dear Senator/Representative:</P>
<P>Our government should stand for basic fairness and =
justice.<BR>That's why I=20
do not understand why families earning between $10,000 and $26,000 per =
year=20
would be excluded from receiving the $400-per-child tax refund that =
wealthier=20
families will receive this summer just so millionaires can get bigger =
tax=20
cuts. </P>
<P>As a constituent I ask you to please amend President Bush's unfair =
tax cut=20
plan to include these poor families and their 12 million kids. To =
leave the=20
tax cut as it is brings too much shame upon this great nation.</P>
<P>Sincerely,<BR>(We'll put your name and address here)</P>
<P><BR></P>
<P><BR></P>
<P><BR>++++++++++++++++++++++++</P>
<P align=3Dleft>You received this message because =
ljwetherby@austin.rr.com=20
signed up to receive emails from the TrueMajority/Contract With The =
Planet=20
campaign. To be removed from this list, send an email to=20
alerts@truemajority.org with "remove" in the subject line.=20
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