They're Kidding, Right?
Oh, They're Serious,
But They've Been Lied to

"Your taxes will go up if Obama gets elected."

Huh?

"You KNOW that, don't you? Obama will double your taxes. And you don't mind?"

That's what a friend of mine told me a coupla months ago. My reply was inadequate, but I didn't know about the email that's been making the rounds. In fact, I said: "I don't believe that's true. The Bush tax cuts would be repealed for the top 2%. It's just the wealthy who will pay more in taxes."


"No," my friend said. "YOUR taxes are going up."

"I don't believe that," I said. "But if they do, then I'll pay them. I like Barack's programs, and I've got plenty of money. What do I care?"

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Now, I'm not really rich. Don't get me wrong. But I WAS sincere. So get me right.

The problem was, I never knew about those stupid emails -- the ones that start out with:



"INTERESTING DATA JUST RECEIVED ON TAXES

"Spread the word.....

"This is something you should be
aware of so you don't get blind-sided.
This is really going to catch a lot
of families off guard. It should
make you worry."

-- and then continue with garbage like



"Proposed changes in taxes after 2008 General election:

"CAPITAL GAINS TAX

"MCCAIN
0% on home sales up to $500,000
per home (couples) McCain does not
propose any change in existing
home sales income tax.

"OBAMA

"28% on profit from ALL home sales

"How does this affect you?
If you sell your home and make a profit, you
will pay 28% of your gain on taxes.

"If you are heading toward retirement
and would like to down-size your
home or move into a retirement
community, 28% of the money you
make from your home will go to taxes. This
proposal will adversely affect the
elderly who are counting on the income
from their homes as part of their retirement income.

"DIVIDEND TAX

"MCCAIN 15% (no change)

"OBAMA 39.6%

"How will this affect you?
If you have any money invested in stock
market, IRA, mutual funds,
college funds, life insurance, retirement
accounts, or anything that pays
or reinvests dividends, you will now
be paying nearly 40% of the money
earned on taxes if Obama become president."

There is more, much more, but I'm sure you get the point. And now I understand where these people are getting these crazy ideas.

So.

To borrow a phrase (or two):

INTERESTING DATA JUST RECEIVED ON (EMAILS)

Spread the word.....

(And check out the truth at places like www.snopes.com and www.FactCheck.org)