Joe Biden Lights A Fire

OBAMA PLAN: REAL ECONOMIC RELIEF
FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES.

Washington Post Editorial: “McCain Campaign Insists on Completely Misrepresenting Mr. Obama’s Plan” on Taxes – Under McCain’s Plan, “Wealthiest Taxpayers Make Out Terrifically.” “The McCain campaign insists on completely misrepresenting Mr. Obama's plan… neither side should get to outright lie about its opponent's positions.” [Washington Post Editorial, 8/31/08]


Obama’s Tax Cut Plan “Offers Three Times The Break For Middle Class Families Than Proposals” Of McCain. “The tax cut plan of Democratic nominee to be Barack Obama offers three times the break for middle class families than proposals of likely Republican nominee John McCain, according to analysts working for a left‐leaning think tank. Families making between $37,595 and $66,354 of annual income with Obama would get an average tax cut of $1,042 per family while McCain’s tax cut for this group would be $319, the report states.” [Nashua Telegraph, 6/12/08]


Claim That Obama “Promises More Taxes On Small Business, Seniors, Your Life Savings, Your Family” Is “Simply Not True For The Vast Majority…” “The TV ad also says that Obama ‘promises more taxes on small business, seniors, your life savings, your family.’ This statement is simply not true for the vast majority of viewers who will see it.” [FactCheck.org, 8/8/08]


McCain’s Ad Is “False” In Its Claims Obama Will Raise Taxes On electricity. “McCain's new ad claims that Obama ‘says he'll raise taxes on electricity.’ That's false. Obama says no such thing.” [Factcheck.org, 7/30/08]


Obama: We Need To Increase Domestic Production By Telling Oil Companies To Use The
Land, Including Offshore, Already Leased Or They Lose It. Obama said, “And we do need to increase domestic production, and as President, I will…If we drill in the 68 million acres that are available, we can double our domestic oil production and increase natural gas production by 75 percent.” [Cedar Rapids, IA Remarks, 7/31/08]

McCain: Offshore Drilling Will Not Have Short Term Impact; Will Only Have a “Psychological Impact.” At a town hall today in Fresno, CA, McCain said, “So I don’t see an immediate relief…Even though it may take some years, the fact that we are exploiting those reserves would have a psychological impact that I think is beneficial.” [CNN Live Feed, Speech (Fresno,CA), 6/23/08]