McCain Jumps on Biden’s Tax Comment

Laura Meckler reports from Hershey, Pa., on the presidential race. The McCain campaign is pouncing on a statement by Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden that people making under $150,000 would qualify for a tax cut when the Obama campaign is actually pledging a tax cut for families making less than $200,000. “You getting a little idea of what’s on their mind, heh?” McCain said at a rally in Hershey, Pa. “It’s interesting how their definition of rich has a way of creeping down.” The Obama campaign has long said that families earning more than $250,000 a year would see their taxes rise and most others would see a tax cut. In a recent TV ad, the campaign says that families earning under $200,000 would see a tax break. But in an interview Monday with a Scranton television station, WNEP, Biden was explaining how the Obama tax policy would no longer give tax breaks to the “very very wealthy” and appeared to set the bar lower. “What we’re saying is that $87 billion tax ... (link)