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Originally Posted by Goat Blower
It's kinda funny how many people actually think you have to make over $200k to be taxed by Obama's plan. His prior voting records shows he'll tax anyone that actually pays taxes, which starts at $42k/year. Even his own campaign promises started at anything over $300k/year and got down to $150k/year, so all this crap about "sticking it to the CEO's" is crap. Half of my friends make over $150k/year, none of them are CEO's.
And paying more taxes will help? We couldn't pay enough taxes to cover the trillions in spending Obama is already proposing. Say you go out to your favorite watering hole and your beer is normally $4. The bartender decides it'd be better for him to charge $5 for that beer because now he could spend more. Does paying that extra dollar make your beer taste better? Will the bartender treat you better for it? By some of the comments here, I'd guess you would happily pay $5 for your beer when it was $4 and nothing else changed but the price. But in reality, I'd bet you'd take your business elsewhere.
And a quick history lesson. What president did the economy flourish the most under, Jimmy Carter or Ronald Reagan? Take a guess which one raised taxes and which one lowered them.
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One of the local TV networks said McCain's plan would have put the country in more debt than Obamas plan. Seeing as their credibility is important, I don't think they were making it up. Nobody knows what would happen when either canidate is in office anyways. Either one could do something completely different than what they said when campaining.
What would it have been like with a Pres and VP that barely even speak to each other? It doesn't sound like McCain and Palins people were getting along too well. He wouldn't even let her speak when he was giving up.