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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Jack Dinkmeyer
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

A "tell-it-like-it-is" article. Tax cuts never create jobs. And trickle-down tax plans don't stimulate the economy. No one can be sure where all this "voodoo economics" is leading, because no one really knows the true extent of the economic crises Bushies may be hiding. Come mid-2009, when the miscreants are out of power, all will be revealed in its full ghastly glory.

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