Freedom of Speech.

"mike gray" <scrubadub@att.net> wrote in message
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> Hope, hope, hope, the currency of politicians. Bush funded stem cell
> research because the hopes of the desperate are easily converted to votes.
>
> Tonight we will see two slimeballs out-hoping one another.
>
> Stem cells offer great hope. But no cures.
>
> >> The charming thing about Democrats is that they will believe
anything.
> >
> > Apparently so do Republicans [see above].
>
> Hell, nobody believed Bush.

Except when he asked for the support and votes to invade Iraq.

And only the farrrr left, desperate and stupid believe anything that falls
out of Kerry's suck.

mike gray <scrubadub@att.net> wrote in message news:<0Kebd.542599$OB3.488060@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
>
> Hope, hope, hope, the currency of politicians. Bush funded stem cell
> research because the hopes of the desperate are easily converted to votes.

Tennessee must be a Republican State. The big news the last couple
of days was that Bush has signed a bill which has a rider clause that
sales tax will be IRS-Federal-1040-deductible for Tennesseans!
The expected savings for an average TN tax-payer is $500. Is that
an attempt to "buy votes" or what?


> Tonight we will see two slimeballs out-hoping one another.

Again? Which two?


> >> The charming thing about Democrats is that they will believe anything.
> >
> > Apparently so do Republicans [see above].
>
> Hell, nobody believed Bush.

Even Bush doesn't believe himself, but I thought several folks
in rec.scuba do.

Edited/customized Riddle:

Q. Wot's the difference between a XXX in an election and
a YYY lady in a bathtub?

<Substitute XXX and YYY by political parties of your choice.>

A. One has a soul full of hope; the other hole full of soap.


-- Bob.

"Reef Fish" <Large_Nassau_Grouper@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> mike gray <scrubadub@att.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > Hope, hope, hope, the currency of politicians. Bush funded stem cell
> > research because the hopes of the desperate are easily converted to
votes.
>
> Tennessee must be a Republican State. The big news the last couple
> of days was that Bush has signed a bill which has a rider clause that
> sales tax will be IRS-Federal-1040-deductible for Tennesseans!
> The expected savings for an average TN tax-payer is $500. Is that
> an attempt to "buy votes" or what?

Actually, it's an attempt to make the tax system more fair. Tennessee is in
the same boat as Texas in that manner. You see, there are six or seven
states in the union that don't collect income taxes. In the other states,
you have the opportunity to deduct your income tax from your AGI. In those
six or seven states that don't collect income taxes, you don't have that
opportunity. To even the score a bit, you can now deduct sales taxes in
those states.

But I'm sure that you probbaly already knew all of that.

> Actually, it's an attempt to make the tax system more fair. Tennessee is
> in
> the same boat as Texas in that manner. You see, there are six or seven
> states in the union that don't collect income taxes. In the other states,
> you have the opportunity to deduct your income tax from your AGI. In
> those
> six or seven states that don't collect income taxes, you don't have that
> opportunity. To even the score a bit, you can now deduct sales taxes in
> those states.

Cool. I didn't know that, and I'm in a state with no income tax. Where do
I find more information on this?

Lee

"Lee Bell" <leebell@ix.remove.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> > Actually, it's an attempt to make the tax system more fair. Tennessee
is
> > in
> > the same boat as Texas in that manner. You see, there are six or seven
> > states in the union that don't collect income taxes. In the other
states,
> > you have the opportunity to deduct your income tax from your AGI. In
> > those
> > six or seven states that don't collect income taxes, you don't have that
> > opportunity. To even the score a bit, you can now deduct sales taxes in
> > those states.
>
> Cool. I didn't know that, and I'm in a state with no income tax. Where
do
> I find more information on this?
>
> Lee
>
>

Here's a copy of the bill as it was in the House (http://tinyurl.com/6lm2f).
I'm not sure exactly what changes may have taken place, but I'm sure you can
follow the progression and find the final legislation. I'm not terribly
interested because I don't itemize my deductions. For those that do, it's
another tax break (radio was saying about $500-600 average in Texas - I
don't know if that was AGE adjustment or actual tax break).