Monday, September 8, 2008

Like Taxes Do You?

Like taxes do you?
Obama : the wealthiest 1 percent of taxpayers, those making roughly $600,000 or more, would see their taxes go up on average by $93,709 in 2009 ( 1% people, of the richly-rich elitists )
McCain : those same taxpayers would see an average reduction of only $48,860, reflecting in part additional cuts he is proposing. (paying off favors no doubt under the guise of the trickle down economy theory, how’s that worked for you over the last 8 years?)
Obama: The bottom 20 percent of taxpayers, those with taxable income of roughly $19,000 per year or less, would see their taxes cut by an average of $567
McCain: $21 under McCain's plan for the same 20% low income Americans (wow, $21 bucks – what, that’s about 5 gallons of gas a year? Ooh, thanks)
Obama: the 20 percent of taxpayers right in the middle of the income scale, making roughly between $37,600 and $66,400, the tax break would be $1,118 (this is where I am. Sounds good to me … will go toward my property taxes)
McCain: only $325 for the same 20% of the middle class Americans. ( that’s not even enough for a studio apartment rent for a month, I wonder if I could rent out a closet in one of his houses)
Obama: National Debt will go up $3.5 trillion (ouch)
McCain: National Debt will go up $5 trillion (super ouch)


Regardless of the tax cuts, the truth is: "We are starting out with very big deficits, and the demographics are turning more unfavorable with all the baby boomer retirements," said Nigel Gault, senior economist at Global Insight, a Lexington, Mass., forecasting firm. "The deeper you get into the next presidency, the more likelihood that taxes will have to be raised."


Face it, somewhere down the line there will need to be increased taxes and a big cut in spending. Of course it would help to get people back to work, and take a closer look at mortgage practices, and oh .. I don’t know, perhaps being innovative and fair with trade balances, energy sources and immagration. THINK people, demand a plan!

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