E Mail from John Edwards

[EC]

Dear Friend,

This past week, I traveled to South Carolina and Georgia and met with low-income families who are doing everything they can to move into the middle class. As I heard from them and listened to their struggles, I was reminded that this White House has been putting their interests last. During the first Bush administration, millions of Americans fell into poverty, millions more lost their health insurance, and the number of people going hungry went up while funding for policies that actually help people went down. Now, with its new budget, the Bush administration has made it clear that working families are still not going to be receiving the help that they desperately need.

The message President Bush sent to Congress in his budget is simple: slash funding for programs like food stamps and child care, push through more tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, and tell Americans this is what qualifies as "tough choices."

If President Bush chose to side with working families, he could have asked those with a lot to do with a little less by deferring or canceling tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. For instance, we could have generated nearly $200 billion in revenue to fund critical initiatives like child care over the next ten years simply by canceling or deferring two special tax cuts, 97 percent of which go to families making over $200,000 a year. But instead, he chose to ask those with very little to make do with even less.

Last week, I asked to hear your ideas about how we can make Social Security stronger. I was amazed by the response, and reminded of how much our leaders and Washington could learn if they took more time to just stop and listen to the people they work for. Today, I'm asking for your help again - please visit our blog and join in the conversation to share your thoughts on Bush's budget and ways we can come together to combat poverty. I will be posting sometime very soon, but I can't wait to hear from you!

Thanks again for everything.


Your friend,

John

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on edit: Blog link: http://ga3.org/ct/KpznEH61JRwY/

[SaveElmer]

1. And he's off and running!!!

nt

[rodeodance]

2. oh, peachy cheeks was always my favorite:-)

[KissMeKate]

3. Does John edwards have a web site? eom

[EC]

5. here

http://blog.oneamericacommittee.com/

[saltpoint]

4. In a time when Dubya is famous for his tax cuts --

-- for the wealthy, here is John Edwards talking about the "two Americas" again, and founding a Center to fight poverty.