Schumer and Pelosi lead opposition to Bush's "Tax Simplification" agenda

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) slammed the report, particularly because it recommends eliminating federal tax deductions for state and local taxes. New York has notoriously high local and state taxes, and Schumer told the Associated Press, "It's hard to conceive of something that could hurt New York more than the elimination of state and local tax deductibility."

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) issued a statement November 1 in which she called the report "A Trojan horse using so-called simplification to cut taxes for the wealthy while increasing taxes for middle-class families."

Pelosi was particularly upset at the proposals to limit the mortgage-interest and health insurance deductions and end the deduction for state and local taxes. "Each of these would be a severe blow to the middle class," Pelosi said.

Treasury Secretary John Snow told reporters he considers the report "a starting place." Snow will make recommendations to Bush before anything is submitted to Congress.

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[Dr.Phool]

1. It's all very simple

If you eliminate the middle class, you don't have to worry about them anymore.

Sheesh! These(shrub, cheney, et al) are the kind of people who inspired communist revolutions all over the world.