Earlier today, Uncle wrote: I can’t find where taxes are lower for anyone under Obama’s plan. If that’s true, then he’s not looking or not paying attention. See the non-partisan Tax Policy Center’s report (PDF) on the two candidates tax plans. In particular, note Figure 1 on page 41 — for the bottom four quintiles, [...]
Archive for October 15th, 2008
About Those Tax Plans
Posted in Politics, Taxes on October 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Playing [Not] To Lose
Posted in General on October 15, 2008 | Comments Off
Relevant to what KTK just posted, The American Conservative‘s Daniel Larison weighs in: What is striking about McCain’s failure is how irrational it was to approach an election this way amid conditions that everyone acknowledged to be very good for Democrats. It might make sense to coast along on biography and belittling your opponent’s readiness [...]
McCain: Playing to Lose?
Posted in Culture, General, News & Current Events, Politics on October 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Does anybody else get a sense that the GOP has essentially thrown in the towel, and is now simply positioning itself for the best possible outcome in the Obama/Democrat landslide ahead? Already, we’re hearing the excuse-making narratives. The GOP is going to spend the next 8 years whining about how they were robbed (any election [...]