Permanency

While Democratic leaders try to impose new taxes, President Bush renewed his campaign to slash them for good. Yesterday, on the five-year anniversary of the President's prime tax relief package, the White House hammered home the need for tax cut permanency. Without it, a typical American family of four making $60,000 a year could expect another $1,900 in taxes on top of an already bloated tax bill. Unfortunately, President Bush has only a few months to make a compelling case for permanent tax relief, knowing that a new administration could abandon the idea altogether and let the cuts expire in 2011 as scheduled. If Congress refuses to act, the effect on the economy could be devastating. Of course, the Democratic leadership complains that it "can't afford" permanency while simultaneously pushing Americans to pay $4.8 trillion in the suffocating environmental web of Lieberman-Warner. Contact your leaders and encourage them to give the family a break and pass lasting tax relief!