Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterFact check: Would Obama raise taxes on some to cover tax credits for others?
Published 10/19/2008 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker
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At a campaign stop Sunday, October 19, in Westerville, Ohio, Sen. John McCain cited Sen. Barack Obama's promise to "cut income taxes for 95 percent of Americans. You might ask, 'How do you cut income taxes for 95 percent of Americans when more than 40 percent pay no federal income taxes right now?' … [...]
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