DUKAKIS WATCH – DAY 2Have You Seen This Man?________________________________________
JOHN KERRY: MICHAEL DUKAKIS'
LT. GOVERNOR (1983-1984)
Posted on 07/27/2004 7:53:16 PM PDT by RWR8189
DUKAKIS WATCH – DAY 2Kerry Wrong On Taxes & Spending As Lt. Governor
In 1983 Letter, Kerry Said Federal Government Didn't Need To Cut Taxes. "We don't need enormous tax breaks for the wealthy …" (Lt. Gov. John F. Kerry, Letter To Paul Mann, 4/83)
Kerry Called 1981 Tax Cut, Which Reduced Top Rate To 50 Percent, "Misguided." "Our offices of Federal/State Relations has been studying [President Reagan's FY 1985 budget] … Based on these preliminary findings, we can report that the President's proposals once again ask our state to shoulder the burden for misguided policies of the past three years which have attempted to cut taxes for the wealthy …" (Lt. Gov. John F. Kerry, Statement, 2/1/84)
Dukakis-Kerry Administration Supported Higher Gas Taxes. "The Massachusetts Legislature … passed and sent to Gov. Michael S. Dukakis a gasoline tax bill that establishes an 11-cent-a-gallon floor, which means an increase of 1.1 cents a gallon over the current tax. … It was seen as a victory for the Dukakis administration … The administration, in one of the heaviest lobbying efforts in recent years, pushed for the … floor when wholesale prices began dropping sharply because of a world oil glut." (Andrew Blake, "Mass. Legislature OK's Bill Putting Floor Under Gas Tax," The Boston Globe, 3/30/83)
"At A March 1983 Cabinet Meeting, Mr. Kerry Wrote, 'Gas Tax - Full Court Press.' Two Weeks Later, The Measure Was Law." (Josh Gerstein, "Archives Tell Tale Of Kerry's Career," The New York Sun, 1/26/04)
Dukakis-Kerry Vetoed Tax Cuts That Would Have Helped Elderly. "Hours after the Legislature gave lopsided approval to a four-year tax cut, Gov. Michael S. Dukakis … vetoed it, denouncing it as 'irresponsible' and 'sloppily put together.' … The tax cut … would have saved taxpayers from $280 million to $600 million over the four year period. The two-pronged package would have increased personal exemptions by $200 - resulting in cuts of from $10.75 to nearly $90 per taxpayer - and eliminated the 10 percent tax on unearned income up to $6600 for couples over 65." (Laurence Collins, "Tax Cut Is Vetoed By Dukakis," The Boston Globe, 7/12/84)
FY 1984 Dukakis-Kerry Budget Would Have Increased Taxes By $131 Million. (Norman Lockman, "Those Who Would Feel The Bite," The Boston Globe, 3/6/83)
Dukakis-Kerry Proposal Would Have Raised Taxes On: "Smokers, Motorists, Gamblers, Beverage Industry, Hospitals And Banks." (Norman Lockman, "Those Who Would Feel The Bite," The Boston Globe, 3/6/83)Tax Hikes Came As Dukakis-Kerry Added $295 Million To Budget. "Contributing to th[e] deficit are $295 million in budget additions made by the Dukakis team. They come in the areas of human services, crime-fighting, economic development, higher education, housing for the homeless and increasing the state's own anti-corruption efforts." (Editorial, "The Duke's Budget," The Boston Herald, 3/3/83)
Nope.. still MIA. Maybe his picture should be posted on the back of cereal boxes in Boston. He must have been abducted.
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