Sayhey
Oct 6, 2004, 08:30 PM
This is from the site Cheney tried to send everyone to during the debate. It concerns an earlier claim by the Bush - Cheney campaign, which Cheney repeated during the debate, on Kerry's votes in the Senate to raise taxes.
Of the 98 votes for "tax increases," 43 were cast on budget measures that only set targets and don't actually legislate tax increases. Often,*several*votes are counted regarding a single tax bill.
The ad also strives to blame Kerry for raising taxes on the "middle class" and says "There's what Kerry says and then there's what Kerry does." But a close look shows the votes cited in this ad are*in fact*fairly consistent with Kerry's promise only to raise taxes on those making over $200,000 a year.
factcheck.org (http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=247)
Of the 98 votes for "tax increases," 43 were cast on budget measures that only set targets and don't actually legislate tax increases. Often,*several*votes are counted regarding a single tax bill.
The ad also strives to blame Kerry for raising taxes on the "middle class" and says "There's what Kerry says and then there's what Kerry does." But a close look shows the votes cited in this ad are*in fact*fairly consistent with Kerry's promise only to raise taxes on those making over $200,000 a year.
factcheck.org (http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=247)
