Received: from UKCC.uky.edu (ukcc.uky.edu [128.163.1.170]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id JAA06540 for ; Wed, 11 Jun 1997 09:02:38 -0600 (MDT) Received: from UKCC.UKY.EDU by UKCC.uky.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with BSMTP id 7975; Wed, 11 Jun 97 11:01:56 EDT Received: from ukcc.uky.edu (NJE origin MMREDL0@UKCC) by UKCC.UKY.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 1162; Wed, 11 Jun 1997 11:01:56 -0400 Date: Wed, 11 Jun 97 11:01:04 EDT From: Meredith Subject: Archer tax cut proposal info (fwd) To: socgrad@CSF.COLORADO.EDU Message-Id: <970611.110155.EDT.MMREDL0@ukcc.uky.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT hey all--this came over a local student listserve. Has anyone out there heard about this? Meredith Univ. of KY ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Return-Path: Received: from UKCC (NJE origin SMTP@UKCC) by UKCC.UKY.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 0246; Wed, 11 Jun 1997 07:49:20 -0400 Received: from lsv.uky.edu by UKCC.uky.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with TCP; Wed, 11 Jun 97 07:49:20 EDT Received: from lsv (128.163.1.15) by lsv.uky.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.0a) with SMTP id 0E38CC90 ; Wed, 11 Jun 1997 7:49:56 -0400 Received: from LSV.UKY.EDU by LSV.UKY.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8b) with spool id 95236418 for UKOGS@LSV.UKY.EDU; Wed, 11 Jun 1997 07:49:56 -0400 Received: from pop.uky.edu by lsv.uky.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.0a) with SMTP id 0DCAC880 ; Wed, 11 Jun 1997 7:49:56 -0400 Received: from geo17 (geo17.as.uky.edu [128.163.123.110]) by pop.uky.edu (8.8.4/(UKY.POP.1.4)) with SMTP id HAA28120 for ; Wed, 11 Jun 1997 07:49:55 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: makurt0@pop.uky.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970611074711.009146b0@pop.uky.edu> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 07:47:11 -0400 Reply-To: UK Organization of Graduate Students Sender: UK Organization of Graduate Students From: Matthew Kurtz Subject: Archer tax cut proposal info To: Multiple recipients of list UKOGS Anybody know any more about this stuff? Matthew >>From: Tony Rosati >>Subject: Archer Goes after TA/RA Tuition Tax Exemption! >> >>Dear Friends & Members of NAGPS, >> >>Something definitely smells rotten in the State of Denmark, tonight! The >>Archer tax cut proposal is not only a reversal of promises and pledges >>made between Republican House leadership with Democrats, but IT IS ALSO A >>TAX ON GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS ALIKE! >> >>Yes, you heard me right folks... If Archer's tax proposal gets through >>markup TOMORROW, he could remove the tuition tax exemption TA's & RA's >>have had for decades. Uh-huh ... YOU COULD END UP HAVING TO PAY TAXES ON >>YOUR FELLOWSHIP TUITION REIMBURSEMENT FOLKS! How's about them apples! >> >>Specifically, the proposal plans to eliminate Sec. 117 (d) of the Tax >>Code, which includes the teaching and research tuition exclusion. >> >>"So, what's a graduate or professional student to DO????????, " you ask? >> >>CALL 1-800-574-4-AID AND (POLITELY BUT FIRMLY) TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE >>TO CONTACT CHAIRMAN BILL ARCHER (R-TX) AND REMIND HIM THAT SECTION 117 >>IS *NOT* ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK! Tell your Representative and your Senator >>that you will NOT stand for the removal of the tution tax exemption for >>TA's & RA's and that this is MORE than a voting issue for you... >> >>TOMORROW is the day this proposal goes to MarkUp.... That's when they >>finalize the language. >> >>REMEMBER, Archer's Proposal lashes out THREE WAYS at GRADUATE & >>PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS: >> >> 1. It CANCELS Section 127 for those of you who get tuition >> benefits from your employer (making that money taxable). >> >> 2. It CANCELS the pledge of the Republican leadership to >> reinstate the Student Loan Interest Deduction. >> >> 3. It TAXES graduate & professional students who receive >> TA & RA fellowship tuition benefits - by CANCELLING >> Section 117 of the Tax Code. >> >>CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, CALL BILL ARCHER'S OFFICE, CALL YOUR SENATOR! >> >>Tell everyone (politely but firmly) that YOU'LL no longer let Congress >>make graduate & professional students the budget cutting and tax-raising >>scape-goats of higher education! Tell them the truth, tell them you'll >>remember how they vote and exercise YOUR voting right to remove them from >>office the next time around.... >> >>I don't know about you, but I'M MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANY >>MORE! >> >>Anthony Rosati >>NAGPS Board of Directors >>NAGPS Information Exchange Coordinator >>NAGPS Legislative Team >>*--------------------------------------------------------------------------* >>| *** Information Exchange Coordinator & Member, Board of Directors *** | >>| ** National Association of Graduate - Professional Students * [NAGPS] ** | >>| *** Owner & Administrator, T-ASSIST Discussion LISTSERV *** | >>+-----------------------++-------------------------------------------------+ >>| Anthony V. Rosati || ** rosati@gusun.georgetown.edu ** | >>| Dept. of Chemistry || ** rosati@access.digex.net ** | >>| Georgetown University || ** rosati@nagps.org ** | >>| Washington, DC 20057 ||<>>>>>>>>>>>>>Internet Access Points<<<<<<<<<<<<>| >>*-----------------------++-------------------------------------------------* >>| # NAGPS Web-Site >>> http://www.nagps.org/NAGPS/ # | >>*--------------------------------------------------------------------------* >> >>__________________________________________________________________________ ___ >> This message | *** *** *** Stop the Raid on Student Aid! *** *** *** >> sent using the | Call 1-800-574-4AID >> NAGPS E-mail | Send your letter to SAVE-STUDENT-AID@NETCOM.COM and NAGPS >> Server | will print it and hand-deliver it to your Congress people >> >> > >