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..."mounting evidence that McCain’s TV commercials assailing Obama’s tax policy contain serious distortions, if not out-right lies." FOX News
Hmm....
..."on the stump this weekend, when either Obama or Biden (they both hit the issue) said they would cut taxes for “95 percent of those who earn a pay check,” the crowds in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan shouted their approval. The tax debate has just begun and McCain is losing credibility among the non-partisan bean counters and the larger media organizations that have done their own compare and contrast exercises.
With more than two months to go, the Obama camp will have plenty of time to script TV ads accusing McCain of distortions. For all these reasons, McCain may have more to worry about on the tax front than any Republican presidential candidate in a generation." SOURCE
consider this...Obama leads in Ohio by one point. based on the turn out in republican areas at his campaign stops, if Obama wins Ohio in November, its over for McCain. NO republican has ever won the presidency without Ohio and if McCain os putting out lies about Obama's tax plans, hes desperate.
..."mounting evidence that McCain’s TV commercials assailing Obama’s tax policy contain serious distortions, if not out-right lies." FOX News
Hmm....
..."on the stump this weekend, when either Obama or Biden (they both hit the issue) said they would cut taxes for “95 percent of those who earn a pay check,” the crowds in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan shouted their approval. The tax debate has just begun and McCain is losing credibility among the non-partisan bean counters and the larger media organizations that have done their own compare and contrast exercises.
With more than two months to go, the Obama camp will have plenty of time to script TV ads accusing McCain of distortions. For all these reasons, McCain may have more to worry about on the tax front than any Republican presidential candidate in a generation." SOURCE
Great post! In the FOX link is a link to an editorial last Sunday in the WaPo, of which this is an excerpt:
"The facts? The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center found that the Obama plan would give households in the bottom fifth of the income distribution an average tax cut of 5.5 percent of income ($567) in 2009, while those in the middle fifth would get an average cut of 2.6 percent of income ($1,118). "Your taxes" would go up, yes -- but not if you're someone who is sweating higher gas prices. By contrast, Mr. McCain's tax plan would give those in the bottom fifth of income an average tax cut of $21 in 2009. The middle fifth would get $325 -- less than a third of the Obama cut. The wealthiest taxpayers make out terrifically. The country can't afford the tax cuts either man is promising, although Mr. McCain's approach is by far the more costly. We don't expect either side to admit that. But neither side should get to outright lie about its opponent's positions, either."
There you have it: John McCain's welfare for the wealthiest 1-2% of the population, plus his pals in big business.
Great post! In the FOX link is a link to an editorial last Sunday in the WaPo, of which this is an excerpt:
"The facts? The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center found that the Obama plan would give households in the bottom fifth of the income distribution an average tax cut of 5.5 percent of income ($567) in 2009, while those in the middle fifth would get an average cut of 2.6 percent of income ($1,118). "Your taxes" would go up, yes -- but not if you're someone who is sweating higher gas prices. By contrast, Mr. McCain's tax plan would give those in the bottom fifth of income an average tax cut of $21 in 2009. The middle fifth would get $325 -- less than a third of the Obama cut. The wealthiest taxpayers make out terrifically. The country can't afford the tax cuts either man is promising, although Mr. McCain's approach is by far the more costly. We don't expect either side to admit that. But neither side should get to outright lie about its opponent's positions, either."
There you have it: John McCain's welfare for the wealthiest 1-2% of the population, plus his pals in big business.
A politician trying to misconstrue what an opponent said Oh wow, now that is news...I don't think I've ever heard of that before...not once...not ever in a political campaign from either party. It's also very old news and got no play two months ago when the Obama camp first tried to break with the story.
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Oh wow, now that is news...I don't think I've ever heard of that before...not once...not ever in a political campaign from either party.
