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JOBS ARE CREATED WHEN THE
ECONOMY GROWS.
THE ECONOMY GROWS WHEN
AMERICANS HAVE MORE MONEY TO
SPEND AND INVEST.
AND THE BEST AND FAIREST WAY TO
MAKE SURE AMERICANS HAVE THAT
MONEY IS NOT TO TAX IT AWAY IN
THE FIRST PLACE.
I AM PROPOSING THAT ALL THE
INCOME TAX REDUCTIONS SET FOR
2004 AND 2006 BE MADE PERMANENT
AND EFFECTIVE THIS YEAR.
UNDER MY PLAN, AS SOON AS I
HAVE SIGNED THE BILL, THIS
EXTRA MONEY WILL START SHOWING
UP IN WORKERS' PAYCHECKS,
INSTEAD OF GRADUALLY REDUCING
THE MARRIAGE PENALTY, WE SHOULD
DO IT NOW.
INSTEAD OF SLOWLY RAISING THE
CHILD CREDIT TO $1,000, WE
SHOULD SEND THE CHECKS TO
AMERICAN FAMILIES NOW.
THIS TAX RELIEF IS FOR EVERYONE
WHO PAYS INCOME TAXES, AND IT
WILL HELP OUR ECONOMY
IMMEDIATELY.
92 MILLION AMERICANS WILL KEEP,
THIS YEAR, AN AVERAGE OF ALMOST
$1,100 MORE OF THEIR OWN MONEY.
A FAMILY OF FOUR WITH AN INCOME
OF $40,000 WOULD SEE THEIR
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES FALL FROM
$1,178 TO $45 PER YEAR.
OUR PLAN WILL IMPROVE THE
BOTTOM LINE FOR MORE THAN 23
MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES.
YOU, THE CONGRESS, HAVE ALREADY
PASSED ALL THESE REDUCTIONS.
AND PROMISED THEM FOR FUTURE
YEARS.
IF THIS TAX RELIEF IS GOOD FOR
AMERICANS THREE, OR FIVE, OR
SEVEN YEARS FROM NOW, IT IS
EVEN BETTER FOR AMERICANS
TODAY.

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WE SHOULD ALSO STRENGTHEN THE
ECONOMY BY TREATING INVESTORS
EQUALLY IN OUR TAX LAWS.
IT'S FAIR TO TAX A COMPANY'S
PROFITS, IT IS NOT FAIR TO
AGAIN TAX THE SHAREHOLDER ON
THE SAME PROFITS.
TO BOOST INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
AND TO HELP THE NEARLY 10
MILLION SENIORS WHO RECEIVE
DIVIDEND INCOME, I ASK YOU TO
END THE UNFAIR DOUBLE TAXATION
OF DIVIDENDS.
LOWER TAXES AND GREATER
INVESTMENT WILL HELP THIS
ECONOMY EXPAND.
MORE JOBS MEAN MORE TAXPAYERS
AND HIGHER REVENUES TO OUR
GOVERNMENT.
THE BEST WAY TO ADDRESS THE
DEFICIT AND MOVE TOWARD A
BALANCED BUDGET IS TO ENCOURAGE
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TO SHOW
SOME SPENDING DISCIPLINE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.