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Obama's tax calculator
Ben Smith's Blog —
... The latest: An online Obama tax calculator at taxcut.barackobama.com, aimed at demonstrating that most people will benefit from his plan. ...
Obama Calculator Touts Tax Cuts For Middle Class
News —
... Barack Obama's campaign has a new tax calculator on its website that aims to show how middle-class Americans would pay fewer income taxes under the Democrat's proposals than under John McCain's. The campaign hopes the calculator , launched Tuesday, reinforces Obama's tax message. Obama has said that 95 percent of Americans, a group that includes those making less than $200,000, would see taxes decrease under his plan. Obama has also said he would also provide bigger tax cuts to the middle class than McCain's would. McCain and his surrogates have said that Obama would raise ...
Calculate Your Tax Cut, Obama-Style
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
It's the Obama campaign's official tax calculator -- put in your income and input a few other bits of information and out pops your estimated tax savings under the Obama plan. http://taxcut.barackobama.com/ I assume the McCain campaign has problems with the methodology...which we'll find out about soon enough. (h/t Brian Montropoli)
Responding To The Obama Tax Calculator
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
Americans For Tax Reform doesn't like it: The forgotten tax hike. By its own admission, the tax calculator ignores
the unprecedented imposition of Social Security payroll taxes on small
business profits exceeding $250,000 (where two-thirds of small business
profits exist). This is despite the fact that Obama told Charlie
Gibson on October 8th that he wants to keep the Social Security
tax rate "the same" for these small business ...
Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
TUESDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * The markets started high before ending low, with the Dow dropping about 76 points today. * Remember Bush's pledge to cut the deficit in half by 2009? Well, never mind . * This tax-cut calculator is a pretty good idea. * This White House has abused "executive privilege" in ways no one even imagined before 2001. * We're back, once again, to McCain/Palin supporters calling for Obama's assassination . It's no longer foolish to think the Secret Service may want to start keeping an eye on ...
Rendering Unto Caesar
Rising Hegemon —
... The good news is that I just got this great little tool from the Obama campaign -- the Obama Tax Calculator allows you to see how you'll do under Obama's proposed tax plan. ...
Obama releases tax cut calculator
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
I've been waiting to see this since the weekend's Parade Magazine comparison John talked about. You can find the calculator here http://taxcut.barackobama.com/ and embedded (hopefully) below. For 95% of Americans, their taxes will go down under Obama; if you make over $250,000, you'll pay more. But as Parade points out, if you're really, really, really, rich, John McCain will save you hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes. It's time Americans got to get their calculators out to see just how much more they'll save in taxes under Obama. Check out ...
sing it!
skippy the bush kangaroo —
the obama tax cut calculator will show you how you fare with obama tax cuts vs. mcsame's tax cuts. my tax cut was $1800 under obama's plans and $200 under palin's pal's plan.
Daily Digest: Capturing, Tagging, and Protecting the Vote
techPresident —
... Making a Tax Cut Case Online: The candidates' competing tax plans have factored prominently into John McCain's stump speeches of late, and the Obama campaign has taken to the web to make a numbers-based case for its tax vision. The Obama-Biden Tax Calculator is a dead simple microsite that calculates what the impact of Obamanomics and McCainomics will be on your pocketbook, based on your own personal financial profile. (An ...
Kim Mance: Holy Crap, A Candidate Answers a Question
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... But this is just impressive. Not only did I learn something about Obama's tax plan, but it also shows that Barack really knows his shit. There was no scripting or telepromting involved. As a former Hillary supporter and long-time Obama-skeptic-turned-no-other-choice-but-still-a-little-tentative-supporter, this made my day. ...
Here’s What Joe The Plumber Needs To Know:
Congress Blog —
... . If that were to happen to Nicole Lowe, she might not be able to find any health insurance at all for Trevor. Chronic diseases like asthma are considered “pre-existing conditions” by insurance companies, who frequently deny coverage to people who need it the most. Higher taxes and less health care coverage? Doesn’t sound like a very good deal for Joe the Plumber, Nicole Lowe, or anyone else. A better bet: Barack Obama’s plan to cut taxes on the middle class , ...
Obama’s Pie Story, Plus Barry Tax Calculator
Pirate's Cove —
... As far as the Barry tax calculator, is a check sent by Los Federales (good luck getting that passed by Queen Nancy and Harry Reid, Barry) a tax cut, or a welfare check? ...
What's Your Obama Tax Cut?
Burnt Orange Report: - Quick Hits's RSS Feed —
Find out here. Mine was $500, plus I may be eligible for a $4,000 college credit.
Barry Tax Calculator, Plus Obama’s Pie Story
Stop The ACLU —
Anyone else listen to Obama’s speech from Roanoke, Virginia? What the heck is with the pie stories he has been telling lately? He loves sweet potato pie? Is this how he is trying to integrate himself with the bitter guns and God clingers? Memba this from a few days ago? As far as the Barry tax calculator , is a check sent by Los Federales (good luck getting that passed by Queen Nancy and Harry Reid, Barry) a tax cut, or a welfare check? According to it, he will save me $1,018 in taxes. No. He will give me $1K, and, quite frankly, I make way more then $18 in interest, and could ...
Grow My Pie!
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... There are only two small problems with this. The first is that Obama never says “income taxes”, he says “taxes”. This is because despite going on year 498 of conservatives insisting that only income taxes count, people pay other kinds of taxes. The second is that John McCain ...
Daily Digest: When it Comes to Election Prediction, Are the Kids All Right?
techPresident —
... hurt you?" But the videos aren't displayed on YouTube or voted on on JohnMcCain.com -- they're sent directly into the campaign, which might cut down on the chance that wisenheimers will create video spoofs. Though that's not stopping some folks. Jack & Jill Politics' Baratunde Thurston, whose video submission is the first Google search result for "Joe the Plumber" video contest, cleverly uses the contest as a chance to redirect people to The Obama campaign's Tax Calculator. #
Searching for ...
"Al the Shoesalesman Gets a Tax Cut."
Althouse —
Nicely done ad and website with easy to use calculator -- not that I believed the number I was given. ADDED: This post is red meat lobster for my other readers. ...
Heritage to Obama
The Corner on National Review Online —
... with false information and repeats it on the campaign website . The following letter was sent by Heritage lawyer Alan P. Dye to the Obama campaign. Dear Senator Obama: Two recent campaign advertisements seriously misrepresent the views of my client, The Heritage Foundation. They suggest, quite falsely, that The Heritage Foundation and one of its analysts support your tax plan. The print ad on your ...
Matt Lewis: Heritage Calls on Obama to Pull False Ads
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... : Dear Senator Obama: Two recent campaign advertisements seriously misrepresent the views of my client, The Heritage Foundation. They suggest, quite falsely, that The Heritage Foundation and one of its analysts support your tax plan. The print ad on your Website as well as your ad entitled “ ...
Useful Info
Rising Hegemon —
For you, or forward to friends and family.... For Monday: For those who still need convincing: Obama/Biden tax cut calculator. For Tuesday: Find your polling place. (Here, too.) State by state voting information. In the words of the late, great Joe Strummer: Know your (voting) rights (state by state) And just in case things get hairy ... Report voting problems. For Wednesday: Hangover ...
NY Gov. Paterson's Budget Calculator: a Case Study in Pretend Participation
techPresident —
... Obama showed a fondness for numbers-based online widgets during the campaign with a Obama-Biden Tax Calculator. Paterson's example is one of carefully-controlled participation, more of a souped-up press release than true open government. ...
