5/05/2004

Yaay. My LTE is published

Here's the link. Here's the text: We'd be better off with Kerry at helm 5/5/2004 Recent letters to The News attacking Sen. John Kerry are misguided and ironic. One letter touted Bush's tax cuts, yet criticized Kerry supporters for demanding more government programs, using the old canard that Democrats are tax and spenders. The Bush administration's idea of wealth redistribution involves cutting taxes, while spending the people's money with unbridled enthusiasm. Wealthy individuals and big corporations get huge tax breaks on the backs of middle-class taxpayers. In place of a huge budget surplus, we now have a record deficit. The Republican federal government is all about spending without actually paying the bill. That's not guts. It's irresponsibility. Kerry wants to decrease the federal deficit. He believes that a strong economy can coexist with sound environmental policies. He knows firsthand what war is like, and will not be cavalier when putting our men and women in harm's way. Kerry will make it easier for middle-class kids to get a college education. He will stop giving tax breaks to companies that take their headquarters and jobs overseas. By the way, last year, I was a Republican, too. ALAN BEDENKO Clarence Center

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