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Rose Siding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-05 01:17 PM
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Start a War, No Money Down! -'The Republican Guide to Wartime Tax Cuts'
Start a War, No Money Down!
By MATT MILLER

(Infomercial director: " 'The Republican Guide to Wartime Tax Cuts' ... Take One ... Action!")

ANNOUNCER: In the old days, war profiteering was a grueling round-the-clock job. You actually had to make something, like planes or guns, and then overcharge the government obscenely. Now, thanks to the Republicans, countless Americans are becoming "war profiteers" in their spare time - and you can, too. Riches once thought to be the exclusive preserve of a few unsavory arms merchants have been made available to thousands of successful Americans, many of whom pull in the cash literally as they sleep!

What's their secret? With "The Republican Guide to Wartime Tax Cuts," you can find out what's in the playbook of Republican professionals. You'll get the war you want without laying out a dime, even as you benefit from huge tax cuts to boot (note: certain income thresholds apply)..........

(Testimonial)

THIRTY-SOMETHING MALE: I never felt strong enough to utterly ignore Judeo-Christian ethics, even though I suspected that could get me the life I dreamed of. That's why "The Republican Guide" is so inspiring.

Believe it or not, there was actually a time when it was considered offensive to fight wars and cut taxes at the same time. In those days, conservatives were ostracized for wanting to scrap estate taxes for wealthy heirs while soldiers died in distant lands and their families scraped by on food stamps. I know - it seems so far away!

....AND MUCH MORE!.....

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/14/opinion/14miller.html?hp=&pagewanted=print
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Inland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-05 01:18 PM
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1. Great column nt
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-05 01:56 PM
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2. Well done!
Bitingly bitter satire.
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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-14-05 01:57 PM
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3. That's pretty good-- very good really.
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