[hoff944]

I hear people talking about how a tax cut will only benefit the rich and this boggles me. Only about 50%of the income earners pay 96% of federal income taxes. In 2001 39% of all income taxes were payed by the top 1%. They aren't earning 39% of the income either. Its more like 18%. Why should people with higher incomes be expected to pay more on an income tax. Where is the rewards for hard work? Its about time the income taxes should be cut. We've already had income taxes for 57 years to long. Richard Gephardt was on CNN this morning talking about how Bush’s tax cuts benefit a "favored few." This is the same " favored few" that have to pay federal income taxes! When the "average person" pays no income taxes, the "average person" shouldn’t expect to see more money in his pocket when taxes are cut! Of course Gephardt is on his give the people a check for $300 married couples get $600 and call it a “tax cut” scheme again. Isn't it typical of a democrat to give people a check for $300 or $600 and call it a tax cut when they don't even pay taxes to begin with?