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Berkley Bedell: O’Malley can rebuild the American dream
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Now, after the economic collapse in 2008, it’s time for the next generation of new leadership to rebuild that American Dream. That’s why I’m endorsing Martin O’Malley for president.
As a World War II veteran, I saw what America can accomplish when we work together. We had to tax the wealthiest Americans to build the planes, tanks, guns, and equipment needed to defeat Hitler. And, during my time in Congress, we brought people together to fund our priorities that made the American dream possible for so many in our generation.
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We need new leadership — from someone with a record of getting progressive results — to rebuild the American dream. That’s why I am proud to endorse O’Malley for president.
If we were to just go back to the income tax rates we had when I was in Congress, we would nearly double our income tax revenue and give us about a trillion dollars to use in improving the lives of our people. Of course, most of our people cannot afford to pay higher income taxes in today’s economy. But surely it would not hurt the millionaires and billionaires to pay a little more to help build a better society for everyone, including themselves.
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O’Malley is the right choice at this critical juncture in our country’s history. He looks and acts like a president. He has not been part of the Washington, D.C., establishment. He has proven himself as a successful executive by being a successful mayor and governor. He has proposed 15 goals he will address, together with specific timelines for their accomplishment. O’Malley has the strongest proposals of any of the candidates and would be our strongest candidate in the general election as well.
My wife Elinor and I are endorsing Martin O’Malley to bring back that “great prosperity” of the years we were in Congress.
BERKLEY BEDELL, a Democrat from Spirit Lake, represented northwestern Iowa in Congress from 1975 to 1986.
DesMoinesRegister
Now, after the economic collapse in 2008, it’s time for the next generation of new leadership to rebuild that American Dream. That’s why I’m endorsing Martin O’Malley for president.
As a World War II veteran, I saw what America can accomplish when we work together. We had to tax the wealthiest Americans to build the planes, tanks, guns, and equipment needed to defeat Hitler. And, during my time in Congress, we brought people together to fund our priorities that made the American dream possible for so many in our generation.
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We need new leadership — from someone with a record of getting progressive results — to rebuild the American dream. That’s why I am proud to endorse O’Malley for president.
If we were to just go back to the income tax rates we had when I was in Congress, we would nearly double our income tax revenue and give us about a trillion dollars to use in improving the lives of our people. Of course, most of our people cannot afford to pay higher income taxes in today’s economy. But surely it would not hurt the millionaires and billionaires to pay a little more to help build a better society for everyone, including themselves.
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O’Malley is the right choice at this critical juncture in our country’s history. He looks and acts like a president. He has not been part of the Washington, D.C., establishment. He has proven himself as a successful executive by being a successful mayor and governor. He has proposed 15 goals he will address, together with specific timelines for their accomplishment. O’Malley has the strongest proposals of any of the candidates and would be our strongest candidate in the general election as well.
My wife Elinor and I are endorsing Martin O’Malley to bring back that “great prosperity” of the years we were in Congress.
BERKLEY BEDELL, a Democrat from Spirit Lake, represented northwestern Iowa in Congress from 1975 to 1986.
DesMoinesRegister
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