From US Newswire:
For overtaxed and deficit-weary Americans, future prospects for lower federal spending are bleak indeed, according to a detailed analysis of the Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry's fiscal agenda by the non-partisan National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF). Despite adding spending caps to his agenda, Kerry's campaign promises could still hit taxpayers with a $226 billion blow, on top of the 29 percent spending run-up under George W. Bush's term.
"Despite Kerry's attempts to outflank Bush on the deficit issue and portray himself as the more fiscally responsible candidate, the data behind Kerry's rhetoric tell a different story," said NTUF Policy Analyst and study author Drew Johnson. "Enactment of Kerry's 'revised' spending agenda in its entirety would still mean higher taxes, a larger national debt, or likely both."
Matt's Chat
Here is what I have been saying all along...Based on Kerry's promise to "pay for" every program he has proposed, U.S. taxpayers would each face an average additional $2,206 in higher taxes during Kerry's first year in office, and a cumulative increased tax burden of $6,066 over his first term.The media needs to start asking HOW John Kerry plans to pay for all his programs. The answer is taxes. Does John "Waffles" Kerry have the integrity to be honest with the American people and tell the truth? I'm not holding my breath and I'll be voting for Bush/Cheney.
Mark's Remarks
It just goes with what I have been saying: if you think government deserves MORE of your money for the services we get, then vote Kerry. However, if you think government should be responsible in spending and that you can do more with your money, vote for Bush.I mean, do you really want to be taxed an extra 6000 dollars over four years for programs most people will not need, or in some cases, want? I mean, does a 2000 dollar tax increase in year one of a Kerry admin not make you take pause? These figures are very accurate and have been studied. Kerry cannot have it both ways. He cannot say he is going to increase taxes and then say he is going to not tax the middle class. It is a fiscal impossibility. The overlays will fall on the backs of Joe Average. Don't fall for Kerry's lies and nuance. Look at the numbers. Kerry will put us back to the 1970s. Don't let that happen. Let's move forward, not backward.
