McCain's Convenient Untruth

Higher tax rates mean a lower budget deficit. According to the Tax Policy Center, over the course of a decade Obama's plan would result in a national debt $1.2 trillion smaller than you would get under McCain's plan. Less government borrowing ultimately means lower interest rates and more private investment. This positive effect may well outweigh the blow to growth and jobs from weaker work incentives. Full Story »

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Roland F. Hirsch
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by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

This opinion piece has minimal journalistic merit. It is in effect an Obama campaign piece with no attempt at objectivity. Further, it gets the facts exactly wrong by relying on left-wing pressure groups. In fact cuts in the tax rates have resulted in increased Federal government tax revenues, under Kennedy, under Reagan, and now under Bush.

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