Well, Gore is out.

I have mixed feelings. I think he would have made one hell of a president. I will openly support which ever candidate wins the Democratic nomination, but I am praying it is not Lieberman, Gephardt, or Daschle.

Right now I seem to be leaning towards Howard Dean, Governor of Vermont. A list of articles about him and his platform can be found here. Two years is a long time, however. There could be another candidate lurking who may be better. Bill Clinton was only a second tier candidate when he launched his campaign. So you never know what may happen.

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Not only does Bush want to lighten the taxes on the very wealthy, he wants to increase the taxes on the poor and middle class!

As the Bush administration draws up plans to simplify the tax system, it is also refining arguments for why it may be necessary to shift more of the tax load onto lower-income workers.

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The efforts would thrust the administration into a debate that until now has lingered on the fringes of economic policy: Are too few wealthy Americans paying too much in taxes for too many, and should the working poor and middle class be shouldering more of the tax burden?

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"The president is making the case that people who earn between $50 [thousand] and $75,000 a year should be paying a third more taxes," [Rep. Robert T.] Matsui [D-Calif.] said. "I'd love to debate him on that."

Again, as I have said repeatedly, if you are not making well over a quarter million dollars a year, the Republican economic policies will hurt you. And I hope you enjoyed your $300 or $600 tax rebate. You are really going to pay for that.

If somebody is doing incredibly well in our system of government, they need to pay a bigger share into supporting that government. If you think all those taxes are towards social programs think again. Check out this earlier entry I wrote that breaks down the governments spending. You can research the governments spending yourself here.

Finally, look at your paycheck stub. Look at the deduction being taken out for Social Security. Well Bush and the Republicans are going to try to tell you that it is not a tax. That is right. The thousands of dollars you pay in Social Security is not a tax. See, Bush and the Republicans just reduced your taxes! Wasn't that easy for them.

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