John Edwards on Budget & Economy

Democratic Nominee for Vice President; NC Jr Senator

More funds for education, health care, and defense

I have laid out a detailed agenda on taxes and spending. My plan includes: increased funding for education, health care, homeland security, and other priorities; funding for a strong national defense; tax fairness, including repeal of the Bush tax cuts for those making over $200,000; and tax cuts for the middle class and working poor. Source: 2004 Presidential National Political Awareness Test Mar 3, 2004

Roll back the Bush tax cuts and address real priorities

Q: How will you balance the budget?

A: We need to balance the need for fiscal responsibility against the need to invest in areas like education and help for working families. I have proposed a series of measures to restore fiscal discipline. We need to roll back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest and restore a tax code that honors work, not wealth. We need to get rid of billions in corporate subsidies. We need to stop wasteful spending that limits our ability to address real priorities.

Source: MoveOn.org interview Jun 17, 2003

Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts.

Vote to table [kill] an amendment that would increase the amount of the budget that would be used to reduce the national debt by $75 billion over 5 year. The debt reduction would be offset by reducing the tax cut in the budget framework from $150 billion Bill S Con Res 101 ; vote number 2000-55 on Apr 5, 2000

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