Friday, August 12, 2011

Did McCain misrepresent the "Joe the Plumber" incident?

McCain intensely focused on Obama's last sentence about "spreading the wealth around". This was an attempt to portray Obama as a radical socialist. He left out Obama's major point that Joe would not pay higher takes on all income, just the marginal amount over $250,000. The tax increase would bring tax levels to the same percentage as under the Clinton administration. Joe would also get a tax break towards healthcare for his employees. I think Joe is going to be okay.

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