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  • KERRYS PAID JUST 12% IN FEDERAL INCOME TAXES IN 2003

    09/10/2004 12:19:25 PM PDT · by CHARLITE · 65 replies · 3,159+ views
    AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM ^ | SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 | CHRISTOPHER BUTLER
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - John Kerry has repeatedly called for increasing taxes on the "wealthy" so the affluent "pay their fair share" for the "common good." Ironically, John and Theresa Heinz Kerry, who comprise one the richest families in the world, pay relatively little income tax. Last year, John Kerry and his wife paid just 12% of their combined income in income taxes, despite their assertion that the rich should contribute increased amounts to government coffers. In contrast, President and Mrs. Bush, who had a substantially lower income than the Kerry's, paid over 28% in taxes. "John Kerry wants other Americans...