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Originally Posted by aceventura3
I went to his website: Barack Obama | Change We Can Believe In | Fiscal to try and get details, but I could not find any. How does anyone know what the impact of his plan is? If anyone has the details, in his words, please help point me in the right direction. |
Shouldnt we be asking the same question of McCain as well or do you know the impact of his plan?
Neither candidate provides details on the impact of their respective plan...but by most measures, McCain's plan to make permanent the 2001 and 2003 income-tax cuts that expire at the end of 2010....including the top 1% of wage earners..is significantly more expensive with no explanation of how he would pay for it.
IMO, most voters are not interested in the details of tax policy beyond how much income tax they would pay under either plan.
The National Journal provides a good
brief and concise overview of both candidates positions on Bush tax cuts, new tax cuts, the budget, etc:
McCain Policy Positions
Obama Policy Positions
Their positions on other issues are summarized for the average voter as well-- health care, energy/environment, trade policy, etc.
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For those tax policy wonks who want more detail, I would suggest the Tax Policy Center's
Preliminary Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans.
I confess that I dont intend to read the full report.