Letters: Oberstar on taxes

Oberstar

on taxes

James Oberstar on taxes:

? Voted no on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains dividends (December 2005).

? Voted no on providing tax relief and simplification (September 2004).

? Voted no on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit (May 2004).

? Voted no on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty (April 2004).

? Voted no on making the Bush tax cuts permanent (April 2002).

? Voted no on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains income tax cuts (October 2001).

? Voted no on tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years (May 2001).

? Voted no on eliminating the estate tax "death tax" (April 2001).

? Voted no on eliminating the "marriage penalty" (July 2000).

? Voted no on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business (March 2000).

Isn't it time for "term limiting" Oberstar.

Charles Dotschkal

Nevis