Posted on 06/24/2004 3:36:47 PM PDT by RWR8189
"John Kerry voted to tax internet access and voted against important high tech initiatives like the research and development tax credit as well as lower capital gains taxes. His record of voting against the interests of high tech companies fits the doom and gloom pessimism he brought with him to California." - Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman |
John Kerry: Wrong For High Tech
Kerry Voted To Allow States To Continue Taxing Internet Access After the Internet Tax Moratorium Took Effect. He also voted against making the internet tax moratorium permanent.
Kerry Voted At Least Twice Against Amendments Making The R&D Tax Credit Permanent. Kerry also voted against an amendment to extend the R&D credit for one year.
Kerry Voted At Least 15 Times Against Reduced Capital Gains Taxes. Kerry voted against lowering the capital gains rate for low income earners to 7.5 percent. A Dukakis/Kerry plan increased capital gains tax from 4.3 percent to 5.375 percent. ("What It Will Mean To You," The Boston Globe, 7/2/83)
Kerry Has Been Inactive On High Tech Issues Despite Serving On the Commerce Committee. "A high-stakes effort by the Senate Commerce Committee to reshape U.S. technology policy over the last decade has included few contributions from its best-known member.
[Kerry] has seldom taken a direct role in shaping the major legislative decisions on technology during the 1990s, according to former Federal Communications Commission officials, telecommunications executives and congressional staffers." (Ralph Vartabedian and Lisa Getter, "In Senate, Kerry Maintained a Low Profile on High-Tech," Los Angeles Times, 3/27/04)
President Bush's Support For Innovation And High Tech
President Bush Has Made It A Goal To Provide Every American With Access To Affordable Broadband By 2007. The President has a specific plan to accelerate broadband deployment:
Broadband Adoption Has Grown 300 Percent From December 2000 To December 2003 From Seven Million To 28 Million Lines. ("High-Speed Connections to the Internet Increased 20% During the Second Half of 2003 for a Total of 28 Million Lines in Service," FCC Press Release, 6/8/04)
Over 93 Percent Of Zip Codes Have Broadband Access. (FCC, Industry Analysis and Technology Division, High Speed Services for Internet Access, Status as of June 30, 2003, 12/03)
Ninety-Four Percent Of Public Schools Have Broadband Access To The Internet. ("Access in U.S. Public Schools, Fall 2002," NCES, 8/29/03)
Consumers Are Adopting Broadband Faster Than Other Technologies Such As Color Televisions, Wireless Phones, VCRs And Personal Computers. ("Promoting Innovation and Economic Security Through Broadband Technology," White House Fact Sheet, 3/03)
President Bush's Support For Research And Development
Since 2001, President Bush Has Increased Funding For Federal Research And Development By 44 Percent To A Record $132 billion, Doubled NIH's Budget, Increased National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding By 30 Percet, And Increased Nanotechnology Research And Development By 83 Percent. ("Bush Administration Science and Technology Accomplishments," OSTP, 4/04)
The President Has Outlined A Plan To Provide Most Americans With Electronic Medical Records Within Ten Years. ("A New Generation of American Innovation," White House Fact Sheet, 4/26/04)
The President Has Proposed A Total Of $1.2 Billion Over Five Years To Develop Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Technology For Cars And Trucks. ("A New Generation of American Innovation," White House Fact Sheet, 4/26/04)
Man, it's going to be HOT by November!
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