latimes.com - 8/21/2008
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Under McCain, the rich would see their tax burden ease. Under Obama, their rates would rise dramatically. For much of the campaign, the two candidates have talked sparingly and obliquely about how they would deal with affluent taxpayers. But a recent volley of acid-edged campaign ads stirred up the tax issue, and a question posed last weekend by Orange County pastor Rick Warren zeroed in on ...
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uggabugga —
Averages: In a Los Angeles Times story about McCain and Obama's tax plans, there is this graphic: Even though (for the most part), Obama's plan raises taxes starting at an income of $250,000 - which is the upper 5% or so, the Times presents a figure for the wealthiest 20% (which includes the top 1%) and, when all the algebra is done, makes it look as if a household with an income of $120,000 is going to see a tax hike. That's what using quintiles will do. But it's misleading. The ...
Obama's house vs. McCain's pretty little shoes
Nitpicker —
... ) would give the average American taxpaying family a tax cut that would equate to about $1000 a year. McCain, on the other hand, would give the average family, oh, around $100. The rich, however, would rake it in. ...
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