mccain : More Tax Deceptions

[spanone]

this man wants to be president yet he lies in his attack ads....pure lies

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McCain released three new ads with multiple false and misleading claims about Obama's tax proposals.

A TV spot claims Obama once voted for a tax increase "on people making just $42,000 a year." That's true for a single taxpayer, who would have seen a tax increase of $15 for the year – if the measure had been enacted. But the ad shows a woman with two children, and as a single mother, she would not have been affected unless she made more than $62,150. The increase that Obama once supported as part of a Democratic budget bill is not part of his current tax plan anyway.

A Spanish-language radio ad claims the measure Obama supported would have raised taxes on "families" making $42,000, which is simply false. Even a single mother with one child would have been able to make $58,650 without being affected. A family of four with income up to $90,000 would not have been affected.
The TV ad claims in a graphic that Obama would "raise taxes on middle class." In fact, Obama's plan promises cuts for middle-income taxpayers and would increase rates only for persons with family incomes above $250,000 or with individual incomes above $200,000.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/151621/output/print

[DebJ]

1. Thanks for the great link. I printed out a bunch of copies for my

Team Meeting next week, and some for work.

[spanone]

2. you're welcome.....

[LonelyLRLiberal]

3. factcheck.org also has an extensive post about these McCain lies.

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/more_tax_deceptions.html