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Colin wrote: "I don't understand how any railfan or rail advocate could vote for the anti passenger rail Bush Admin. and radical right Republican Congress. " I did. "Radical Right" is better than Radical Left/Michael Moore/Barbra Streisand/George Soros types. Sen. Kerry wanted to return those making $200,000+ to a higher tax rate. This would hurt small businesses (some rail users?) since their owners report their business's income on their personal tax returns. A tax increase would reduce buying power which would affect working people like you and me. A reduction in buying power would slow the growth in (or possibly reduce) rail freight traffic. The economy would slow as well. Remember the Clinton tax increases of 1993? Why did it take the economy (and the stock market?) until about 1995 to boom (Ironically when Rep's took control of Congress)? Why did frequent announcements of corporate downsizing continue as late as 1996? Amtrak is at its best and most efficient when it has to fight for its life (1980's under Graham Claytor) and at its worst and most inefficient when it does not (late 1990's/early 2000's under George Warrington). I would rather see Amtrak not have to fight for its life and most members of Congress are supporters of the nation's intercity passenger rail system. If the Bush Administration wanted to kill Amtrak they should have appointed Jimmy Carter as its president rather than David Gunn!
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