My dad was a millworker. I went to public schools. Luckily met my wife, Elizabeth (isn't she great). Proud father of four children. As a lawyer, I stood up against the powerful. As a Senator, I stood up for you. I ran a Poverty Center.
I am now running for President because I want to build an America that lives up to its promise -- one where we all share in prosperity at home and one that shows real moral leadership around the world.
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Below are excerpts from the John Edwards plan to reform our tax code to reward work, not the privileges of the insiders, and help regular families get ahead.
* Creating a Get Ahead Credit, which will expand the Savers Credit to match savings up to $500 a year, providing as much as an additional dollar for every dollar of savings.
* Boosting low-income families' savings with work bonds, which will supplement the Earned Income Tax Credit to match the savings of low-income workers up to $500 per year.
* Exempting from taxes each family's first $250 in interest, capital gains, and dividends.
* Allowing families to deposit part or all of their child tax credit into a tax-free savings account.
* Expanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to pay up to 50 percent of child care expenses up to $5,000 and make it partially refundable to benefit low-income working families.
* Tripling the EITC for 4 million adults without children and cutting the marriage penalty for 3 million families.
In the past six years, President Bush has cut taxes on capital gains and dividends and started to eliminate taxes on inheritances completely. As a result of his regressive tax policies, the federal tax burden has been pushed onto the backs of working Americans. As president, John Edwards will reverse President Bush's "War on Work" by:
* Raising the top tax rate on long-term capital gains to 28 percent, the same rate signed into law by President Reagan. The 28 percent rate will ensure that high-income investors will pay taxes on their investment income at a similar rate to what regular families pay on their earned income.
* Repealing the Bush tax cuts for the most fortunate families, who make more than $200,000 a year.
* Ending the abuse of foreign tax havens.
* Closing the hedge fund and private equity loopholes.
* Capping executive pensions.
Today, the Road to One America poverty tour runs through Appalachia where Senator Edwards will emphasize the importance of strengthening families and improving access to health care. In the last 25 years, 470 hospitals have closed in rural America, leaving 9 million rural Americans currently uninsured.
Help bring attention to the one in eight Americans who live in poverty; sign our petition: http://johnedwards.com/1-in-8/
In Wise, Virginia, Senator Edwards sat down with the Remote Area Medical (RAM) Volunteers Corp. Over the course of three short days, the RAM volunteers will provide health care services to over 8,000 people from Wise and the surrounding areas. In many cases, it is the only health care they receive all year.
Several people joined John for a roundtable discussion about rural health care and the challenges these communities face. John met with extraordinary medical professionals whose commitment to helping rural Americans runs deep.
A perfect example of that strength and courage is the story that John heard from James Lowe, a 51-year old coal miner who had lived with a cleft palate. Lowe was unable to speak for the first 50 years of his life because he could not afford the $3,000 operation to treat the problem. Last year a volunteer orthodontist with RAM performed the operation. Traveling Press Assistant Mark Kornblau described the encounter, remarking that rather than being angry or complaining, Lowe was grateful. "It was remarkable humility," he said. He said Lowe reminded John of the men who worked at the mill with his father in South Carolina. Kornblau wrote, "Senator Edwards was enraged that James and people like him are often invisible to George W. Bush."
Yesterday afternoon John and the One America tour moved on to Marks, Mississippi. You don't have to tell anyone in Marks that poverty is still a problem in America--1 out of every 3 people here live below the poverty line. In fact, the people of Marks have a great deal to tell the rest of the country about their struggle for economic fairness, and they have been fighting to be heard for decades.
You can keep up with the “Road to One America” by texting “TOUR” to 30644.
Here's the report from John Davis, traveling with the group down historic Cotton Street:
“In Marks, MS we had one of the most moving moments of the tour. On our walk down Cotton Street we stopped at the home of Mrs. Sammie Henley. Mrs. Henley told Senator Edwards about hosting students during Freedom Summer in 1964. She also talked about the flood that came in 1968, and how Dr. King rowed a boat up to the house at the start of the Poor People's March when he famously described the situation as "an island of poverty" surrounded by an ocean of American wealth.”
Yesterday John also spoke with Sam McCray, another long time local activist who participated in the Poor People's March in 1968. He met with Sonya Murphy, who led 40 members of ACORN from Jackson on a 3 hour drive to join the One America tour. He was introduced at a small gathering by Steve Simmons, who spoke powerfully about his struggles as a low-wage hospital worker without health insurance.
One of the leading lights in that effort is the Quitman County Development Organization (QCDO). For nearly 30 years, QCDO has been serving communities in Mississippi by empowering individuals, families and organizations to improve the quality of life in the Delta region. Yesterday, John met with State Senator Robert Jackson, the group's CEO.
Marks is a town filled with struggle and injustice. It's a shock to our national conscience, a reminder of our unfulfilled obligations to one another. And it's a story of exactly the kind of determination and inspiration this nation needs to end poverty once and for all.
In short, the road we all must follow to get to one America runs straight down Cotton Street, in Marks, Mississippi.
It's nice to hear that you're out there on the internet social networks fighting for American prosperity and wellbeing. I must congratulate you on a brilliant idea to get in touch with the public.
Furthermore, I'd like to invite you to my Holiday Campus in Iraq to accompany me and my wife, Osama.
I hope that you do a great job when you take over from me (hopefully!)
Yours Sincerely,
George Bush.
(PS: This is a joke not intended to hurt anyone's feelings towards George Bush, his wife, or Osama Binladin. I apologize if anyone feels hurt by my comments.)... (If you feel hurt Osama, why not get in touch with George or Gordon, and I'm sure they'd be happy to hear from you)
9 weeks ago
One Of A Kind
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Oh Well!. Idea's are Ideas!
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14 weeks ago
Cat Snads
hi
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That feels better. I've had my rant. Good luck again and here's some love cos u have less than me!!! <3
14 weeks ago
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