Can anyone really cut taxes?

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Registered: 08-27-2001
Can anyone really cut taxes?
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Mon, 10-27-2008 - 6:48pm
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Registered: 07-03-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 7:01pm
What I find amusing is McCain says he doesn't want to raise taxes on anyone, YET he wants to tax the value of our Employee Health ins! Does that make any sense?
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Registered: 09-14-1997
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 7:03pm

I would have more respect for either of the candidates if either would just say, "Listen, we have mortgaged your children's future. The most I can promise you is that I will try not to raise taxes. You need to know that cuts will have to be made across the board, without jeopardizing the safety or life of Americans."


Instead they both feed us pipe dreams.

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Registered: 04-03-2003
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 7:05pm

Sure they can, and just pass along the debt to the next President just like has been done in the past.

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Registered: 08-27-2001
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 7:51pm

So do you believe McCain will cut taxes?


Do you believe Obama will?


Why the heck are either of them saying it?


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Registered: 10-17-2008
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 2:37am

I believe the overall situation is much graver than most others.

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Registered: 08-13-2008
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 7:09am
I'm not crazy about the idea... set rates back to pre-Bush, get a hold of spending (bye, Iraq war) and these two things take us a long way.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 8:14am

Do you think Obama can lower taxes on everyone making less than 200k?


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Registered: 03-30-2007
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 9:03am
The government will probably turn a lot of programs over to states.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 9:08am
I have had the same thought about the long term prospects for the US's ability to repay what it owes.

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Registered: 06-28-1997
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 9:47am

Do you think Obama can lower taxes on everyone making less than 200k?


I think if he goes tax neutral and rolls back the 3% cut gave to people earning $250k+ and the 4.6% cut to those over $334k he can balance it out.

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