>In response to being spanned by Ganske, who is running against Tom Harkin 
>for the Senate, I thought I would pass on his spam to all of you who will 
>readily see that it is aimed at those voters who consider only their own 
>selfish financial interests when casting a vote.  Unfortunately this is 
>typicalof the Republican Party as I have observed it here in Iowa.

Reason enough, I think, to vote against him.  We need statesmen who can 
think beyond the narrow selfish interests of narrow minded voters and lead 
and inspire their fellow citizens to think in terms of the broader, long 
range good for our whole citizenry and even of the rest of the world.

So sad that there are so few people of integrity.  I invite you to read on...

Peggy Murdock


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>AS TAX DAY NEARS, GANSKE SAYS IOWA S CHOICE IS CLEAR:
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>TAXPAYER HERO OR TAXPAYER ENEMY
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>(See Below for Harkin s Tax-and-Spend Record)
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>DES MOINES, IA As the April 15 tax-filing deadline draws near, U.S. Senate 
>candidate Greg Ganske (R-IA) wants Iowans to know they have a clear choice 
>this election year between a taxpayer friend and a taxpayer foe.
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>During this past year, I stood with President Bush and voted to provide 
>relief to the taxpayers of Iowa, said Ganske.  I have always been, and 
>will continue to be, a champion of positive efforts to reduce taxes, build 
>jobs and spur economic growth.
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>Ganske s record in Congress includes votes for the following tax-relief 
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>·        Reducing Tax Rates Across-the-Board - Provides immediate tax 
>relief through permanent reduction of individual income tax rates. The 
>reduced rates will allow Americans to keep more of their hard-earned dollars.
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>·        Repealing the Marriage Penalty - This legislation stops the 
>unfair tax that couples pay and will strengthen families and secure our 
>children's future.
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>·        Doubling the Child Tax Credit to $1,000 - Under this plan, a 
>family of four would get an additional $1,000 in tax relief to spend or 
>save however they wish; for new clothes, college savings, or a host of 
>other items in a family budget.
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>·        Increasing the IRA Contribution Limit To $5,000 - Allows 
>Americans to set more aside in an IRA, modernizes pension laws and 
>provides regulatory relief to encourage more small business to offer 
>retirement plans.
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>·        Increasing the 401K Contribution Limit To $15,000 - The limit on 
>contributions to 401(k)-type plans would be increased to $15,000 by 2006; 
>and the limit on an employer's deduction for contributions to certain 
>types of defined contribution plans would be raised to 20% of compensation.
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>These and other votes have earned Ganske a Hero of the Taxpayer award from 
>the non-partisan Americans for Tax Reform (ATR).  In contrast, Tom Harkin 
>earned an Enemy of the Taxpayer Award from ATR.  Harkin has voted against 
>tax cuts all the way back to the 1981 Reagan Economic Recovery Tax Act 
>(see attachment).
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>Ganske also points out that his race is vital to Iowa taxpayers because a 
>Republican majority would return Charles Grassley to the chairmanship of 
>the Senate Finance Committee.  As Finance Chairman in 2001, Grassley 
>spearheaded passage of President Bush s $1.3 trillion tax-reduction package.
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>A brief review of Tom Harkin s voting record on taxes follows:
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>TOM HARKIN S TAX-AND-SPEND RECORD
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>Harkin Voted Against The 1981 Reagan Tax Cut
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>Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA)
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>In 1981, Then-Representative Harkin Voted Against Reducing Taxes, even 
>though 113 Democrats almost 63 percent of House Democrats voted for 
>passage.  President Reagan s Economic Recovery Tax Act sought, in part, to 
>cut income tax rates, reduce taxes on investments, and reduce capital 
>gains taxes. Then-Rep. Harkin voted against sweeping tax relief. ( Reagan 
>s Tax Plan, CQ Almanac, 1981, p. 92; H.R. 4242, CQ Vote #179: Adopted 
>282-95: R 169-1; D 113-94, August 4, 1981.  Harkin voted Nay.)
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>Harkin Voted For The 1993 Clinton Tax Hike The Largest Tax Increase in 
>U.S. History
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>In 1993, Harkin Voted For The Largest Tax Increase In U.S. 
>History.  Harkin voted to raise taxes on Americans by the largest amount 
>in history.  The vote increased taxes by over $240 billion, including a 
>retroactive increase in the death tax. Then-Vice President Al Gore cast 
>the deciding vote for passage. (H.R. 2264, Roll Call #247: Adopted 51-50: 
>R 0-44; D 50-6, with Vice President Al Gore casting the tie-breaking vote, 
>August 6, 1993. Harkin voted Yea.) (emphasis added)   Harkin was one of 50 
>Democrats who voted to increase taxes.
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>One Year Later, President Clinton Admitted That The Harkin-Supported Tax 
>Increase Went Too Far:
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>    * Probably there are people in this room still mad at me & because you 
> think I raised your taxes too much. It might surprise you to know that I 
> think I raised them too much, too. President Bill Clinton  (E. J. Dionne 
> Jr., ...And Clinton s Blunder, The Washington Post, October 24, 1995)
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>Harkin Voted Against The 2001 Bush Tax Cut
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>On Wednesday, May 23rd, President George W. Bush s historic $1.35 trillion 
>tax relief package came before the United States Senate.  The measure was 
>passed with bipartisan support a major step toward providing sweeping tax 
>relief for the American people. 12 Democrats joined all 50 Republicans in 
>voting for tax cuts. (H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #165: Passed 62-38: R 50-0; D 
>12-38, May 23, 2001. Harkin voted Nay.)  Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, however, 
>Voted Against Cutting Taxes:
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>Sen. Harkin Voted Against $1.35 Trillion In Tax Relief. Tax-and-spend Tom 
>Harkin voted against the bipartisan $1.35 trillion tax cut. With his vote, 
>Harkin decided against providing Iowans with across the board rate cuts, 
>marriage penalty relief, and elimination of the death tax.
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>Before Bush s Tax Relief Passed, Harkin Voted To Shrink The Size Of The Cut:
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>On May 17th, Harkin Voted To Postpone Elimination Of The Death Tax.  On 
>May 17th, a bipartisan group of Senators defeated an amendment that would 
>sacrifice an earlier plan to phase out the death tax. Harkin voted to keep 
>the death tax. Seven Democrats later joined most GOP senators in 
>defeating, 55-43, an effort by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., to scale back 
>the bill s estate tax cuts & ( Tax Cut Survives Senate Test, The New York 
>Times, May 18, 2001)
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>President Bush s Original Tax Plan Would Have Cut Federal Taxes For Iowa 
>Families By Almost 75%.  Iowa families of 4, with 2 joint-filing parents 
>and 2 dependent children, had a median income of $39,537 in 2001.  Under 
>the then-current tax code, they paid $2,148 in taxes annually.  Under the 
>Bush plan, which Sen. Harkin fought, the same family would have paid only 
>$548 in taxes a savings of $1,600.  This would have meant a 74.5% decrease 
>in Federal taxes for the average family in Iowa. Harkin opposed cutting 
>taxes for Iowa s families. (The Heritage Foundation Web site, 
>www.heritage.org, April 5, 2001) (emphasis added)
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>Harkin Eliminated $448 Billion From The Original Bush Tax Cut.  In April 
>2000, Sen. Harkin introduced an amendment to slash $448 Billion off of the 
>$1.6 Trillion Bush tax cut plan. This reduction would decrease the size of 
>the tax cut by 28%, thus reducing the amount of tax relief for Iowa s 
>families. Harkin s amendment to the tax cut passed the Senate.
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>Harkin Compares $6.1 Billion in Taxpayer Dollars to Pencil Dust
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>Harkin recently compared his $6.1 billion Farm Bill budget error to pencil 
>dust.   Those remarks have drawn the ire of Iowa taxpayers, given the fact 
>the entire 2001 Iowa state budget was $5.1 billion.
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>Paid for by Ganske for Senate
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