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Fact-Checking ‘Joe The Plumber’
Think Progress —
... Jake Tapper reports that it’s not even clear if the figures Wurzelbacher cited take expenses into account. If his net profit is below $250,000, “Joe the Plumber” would be eligible for an Obama tax cut. Dean Baker explains that, under Obama’s plan, the tax on income above $250,000 would increase by 3 percentage points from 33 percent to 36 percent — which means that, if his net profits are above $250,000, Wurzelbacher could expect to see his tax bill rise ...
Joe The Plumber Is, It Seems, Not A Tax Expert
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Already, however, there is some dispute as to whether or not Wurzelbacher was being accurate with his critique of Obama. His business, as ABC reports, would almost certainly get a tax cut under Obama's plan, given that he does not expect to make anywhere close to $250,000 in profits. ...
Joe The Plumber Is, It Seems, Not A Tax Expert
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Already, however, there is some dispute as to whether or not Wurzelbacher was being accurate with his critique of Obama. His business, as ABC reports, would almost certainly get a tax cut under Obama's plan, given that he does not expect to make anywhere close to $250,000 in profits. ...
Joe the Plumber's tax bill
Political Animal —
... wondered what impact Obama's tax plan would have on him. [...] Jake Tapper reports that it's not even clear if the figures Wurzelbacher cited take expenses into account. If his net profit is below $250,000, "Joe the Plumber" would be eligible for an Obama tax cut . Exactly. Based on the reports this morning, the profits of Wurzelbacher's small business are well under $250,000, so Obama's proposal wouldn't adversely affect him at all. He's apparently concerned that he may someday have those kinds of profits, though, which is obviously his prerogative. In the meantime, ...
Uh-Oh
The Corner on National Review Online —
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Who Cares If Joe the Plumber Isn't a Plumber?
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
... Why can't we—the media—leave the guy alone? As far as I'm concerned, there are only two things that matter about Wurzelbacher: He probably won't actually pay more taxes under Obama's plan if he buys the plumbing business, and, as Andrew Sullivan ...
10/17: Not Your Average Joe
Blogometer —
... : JOE THE PLUMBER II: He Doesn't Pay Taxes Anyway, So What's He Worried About? Several liberal bloggers are arguing that Wurzelbacher's concern that Obama would raise his taxes is unfounded, since he would be eligible for a tax cut under President Obama: Other liberal bloggers are noting that Wurzelbacher ...
so set ‘em up, Joe
Firedoglake —
... Likewise, his assumption that Barack Obama would raise his taxes is wrong, says ABC News. Joe Wurzelbacher had mistakenly said that the plumbing firm he wants to buy has income exceeding $250,000, the threshold where Obama's tax hike would kick in. But it's actually lower, ABC reported. It's the business's purchase price, $250,000 to $280,000, that's higher. ...
More “Facts” for a Press With an Election to Win
damnum absque injuria —
... says he backs the middle class and then goes and attacks Joe the Plumber after Sen. Obama’s asked a tough question. What’s that all about?” In fact, Obama did not attack Joe the Plumber; rather he criticized McCain for suggesting that the Ohio plumber who wants to purchase the plumbing business where he works is in the same economic shape as most working class voters. It sure is comforting to know that “in fact” Obama and his followers never attacked Joe the Plumber . The Ass. Press said so, and even dropped in an f-bomb on top of it, ...
Bush created 4.8 million jobs while ‘tax and spend’ Clinton created 23 million.
Think Progress —
... as a “tax-and-spend liberal” for his plan to roll back the Bush tax cuts. Under President Bush, however, who’s tax plan McCain wants to make permanent, only 4.8 million jobs were created. President Clinton, however, created 23 million jobs after raising income taxes and investing at home, as the Wonk Room notes:
Obama wants to return the top two tax rates to where they were under Clinton, at 36 and 39 percent. Bush kept those tax rates at 33 and 36 percent.
Video: Biden talking about taxing incomes over $150K, not $250K, now?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... The McCain camp’s pushing this out as evidence that Joe the Plumber’s fears are already being realized : Because you’re successful, you have to pay more than everybody else? We all live in this country. It’s a basic right. And Obama wants to take that basic right and penalize me for it, is what it comes down to. That’s a very socialist view and it’s incredibly wrong. I mean, $250,000 now. What if he decides, well, you know, $150,000, you’re pretty rich, too. Let’s go ahead and lower it again. You know it’s a slippery slope. When’s it going to stop? Watch the clip, then read ...
Bad All Over And Getting Worse
Balloon Juice —
... who could not figure out that because he made significantly less than 250 grand a year he would not be having his taxes increased, taking their ...
