ENotes 6/19/04

Delaware County Democratic Party
www.delcodems.com
ENotes
June 19, 2004

In this issue:

9th Annual County Dinner

Talking Points on Beating Bush

Voter Registration Event in Upper Darby

News Articles of Note
Worth Repeating

Click Here to Get Involved with the Democratic Party

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Meetup for John Kerry 2004

Kerry in 2004 Meetups are the place to connect with Kerry supporters and to find out what is happening in the campaign. Worldwide, over 72,000 Kery supporters have signed up for Meetups and are working to help defeat George Bush in November.

The Delaware County Democratic Party's next Kerry in 2004 meetup will be held at the Marple Township Libraby. The Meetup is this Thurdsday, June 24, 2004 at 7:00pm. Agenda items include voter registration and summer tabling events, and other campaign activities.

For more information, visit http://kerry2004.meetup.com/

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Voter Registration Event in Morton

When: Saturday, July 10th 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM.
Where: Morton
What: Going door to door in volunteer groups to register voters.

Meet at committee person Bob McGrath's home at 27 Sycamore Road, Morton.

Other Upcoming Voter Registration Drives
August 14 - Secane, PA
September 18 - Upper Darby 2nd District

Those interested can call or email Jason Marmon, 610-565-2589 or APOOscar@alum.drexel.edu.

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Republicans Proposing the Largest Tax Increase in Pennsylvania History

You Can Take Action Now to Help the House Democrats Stop it!

Legislators representing the Pa. House right-wing Commonwealth Caucus will soon introduce legislation to lower the state sales tax rate â€“ from 6 percent to either 4 percent or 4.5 percent â€“ but to greatly expand the list of items subject to taxation. This scheme would provide money to eliminate roughly $5 billion in school property taxes, but it would expand the state sales tax to collect $12.4 billion more than is collected now. That sounds like a formula for the largest tax increase in Pa. history on average working people and senior citizens.

According to a study prepared by the nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization Citizens for Tax Justice, low-income households pay more than six times as great a percentage of their incomes in sales taxes as do wealthier families while middle-income households pay four times as great a share.

What would this mean for the average Pennsylvanian? The shorthand explanation that food and clothing purchases would now be taxed only scratches the surface of how this ill-advised proposal would hurt families and senior citizens.

You can help stop this tax increase by logging on to www.pahouse.com and clicking on our Action Alert to ask Republican lawmakers NOT to raise the regressive sales tax.

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News Articles of Note

Kerry Still Standing Despite Ads' Damage
By The Associated Press
Saturday 19 June 2004

Bush Told He is Playing into Bin Laden's Hands
By Julian Borger
The Guardian U.K.
Saturday 19 June 2004

Michael Moore on his Movie Fahrenheit 911

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Worth Repeating

Let's face the reality: If ripping off the public trust; if distributing tax breaks to the wealthy at the expense of the poor; if driving the country into deficits deliberately to starve social benefits; if requiring states to balance their budgets on the backs of the poor; if squeezing the wages of workers until the labor force resembles a nation of serfs -- if this isn't class war, what is?

It's un-American. It's unpatriotic. And it's wrong

Bill Moyers

Keynote speech
Inequality Matters Forum
New York University
June 3, 2004