Dear All: Please read following message sent to me by a doctoral student Mrs. Sayeda Haq from Massachusetts. Also take a few moment to watch a video clip attached to her email. Mrs. Haq's "Rebuttal to Joe the Plumber" with a video clip "Response to Joe the Plumber" are highly commendable. With regards, Anis Ahmed North Potomac, Maryland PS: I'm not Anis Ahmed of Voice of America.
----- Original Message -----
From: Sayeda Haq
To: Anis Ahmed
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:47 PM
Subject: Video"Rebuttal to Joe the Plumber"
As a country fellow, I am sending you a video that answer JTP's concerns. (I noticed it is not your work e-mail.)
I am shocked the way some people had been criticizing Obama's Tax-plan. So, I wanted to explain it in very simple language and wanted to encourage/motivate all Americans to look after each other in this bad economic time, without considering it as a socialistic approach.
Please spread the message if you agree with the gist of the video.
Thanks,
Sayeda
| Response to Joe the Plumber | |
 A high-income immigrant responds to Joe the Plumber's concerns about high taxes and redistribution of wealth. | |
| © 2008 YouTube, LLC | |
"I heard Joe the Plumber saying that it angers him when he sees people put down Americans. I am very impressed with his love for fellow Americans. I can relate to this feeling – I always tell my friends and relatives abroad, how kind and generous average Americans are. That is exactly why I don't mind to give back to this society, my new home.
My husband is a software engineer and I am an economist; currently working on my PhD. Our household income will definitely be more than 250K after I complete my PhD. Although we have worked hard to get to this point, we are ready to pay a little higher tax for our income over 250k. We do not consider higher tax as a punishment – we consider it as giving back to the society for providing us with opportunity. We know that there are millions of Americans who are probably working harder than us, but with an average income of 45 to 50k, they can barely make ends meet.
Besides, our government has an alarmingly high budget deficit – if we, who can afford, do not help to mitigate this deficit – who will?
Moreover, the increase in tax under Obama's plan is only from 36% to 39%, that too only on the income over the 250k, the same as it was a decade ago. Back then the economy was booming and I don't think anyone considered us as a socialistic country.
And, finally, the current government is redistributing wealth by taking money from average Americans and giving it to the Banks."
-- Sayeda Haq Doctoral Student Heller Graduate School Brandeis University
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