By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist
Barack Obama has talked in St. Louis Saturday and will be in KC tonight. Obama's main point before huge crowds in St. Louis: He's sick and tired of John McCain trying to mislead Americans about the Democrat's tax plan.
Essentially, McCain and running mate Sarah Palin are telling Americans that Obama's plan is "socialism." (Yes, they are now using that word on the campaign trail.)
McCain claims there's no way Obama can give 95 percent of Americans a tax break since tens of millions don't even pay taxes. Why, that's "sharing the wealth" with people who haven't earned it, whines McCain.
But he's wrong.
On Saturday, Obama did a great job explaining his tax plan -- and why it's better than McCain's.
"Sen. McCain wants to give the average Fortune 500 CEO a $700,000 tax cut but absolutely nothing at all to over 100 million Americans. I want to cut taxes – cut taxes – for 95 percent of all workers."
Is McCain listening? That's 95 percent of all workers.
"...Lately, Sen. McCain has been attacking my middle class tax cut. He actually said it goes to, “those who don’t pay taxes,” even though it only goes to working people who are already getting taxed on their paycheck. That’s right, Missouri – John McCain is so out of touch with the struggles you are facing that he must be the first politician in history to call a tax cut for working people “welfare.”
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Re: The Real KC
Neverbetter,
I know that Kansas City is full a lot of great people and you and others are representative of that fact.
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Cheers!
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel
The real KC
Colin Powell and Barack Obama have accomplished more this morning that you will ever achieve in your miserable life.
Notice to anyone not from KC currently reading the racist drivel from sonofrogue and other "featherweight intellects" on this forum, please be aware that Kansas City is not filled with bigots. We have intelligent, progressive, racially diverse communities. They could be better, but sonofrogue and his mob are not representative of our town.
Not everyone is a neanderthal throwback. Honest!
Labels vs. Solutions
I am very disappointed by the Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, an intelligent man, labeling the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama's, plan for a middle-class tax cut as "socialist." A fairer, reasoned argument for Senator McCain to make would be to explain how his proposed tax breaks for wealthy individuals and corporations would create wealth and spread jobs, and generate more tax revenues. McCain's reluctance to argue for his own proposals makes me wonder whether he still believes in trickle-down, deregulated Reaganomics, now that the end of that era is at hand.
Instead, the Rovian campaigner labels Obama's tax breaks "socialist." That's shorthand, of course, for un-American, radical, foreign, and so on. I wonder what this Reagan-Bush Republican candidate thinks of FDR's "dangerous" and "risky" "socialist" program, Social Security? Or of LBJ's "socialized medicine", Medicare?
Now, more than ever, we need thoughtful new solutions, not hateful old labels.
Sonoffrogue
I almost didn't recognize you without your hood and burning cross.
Colin Powell and Barack Obama have accomplished more this morning that you will ever achieve in your miserable life.
Is anyone truly surprised that Powell endorese him?
Yep lets get that Osama Yomama in there "spreading the wealth around" Yisiree bob we are gonna tax our way to prosperity again! A chicken in evey pot, and a gar in every garage!
But they way, give up your guns, and forgot gathering intel on terrorists, Prepare to bring those innocent folks at Gitmo to Leavenworth where ACLU lawayers can get them off with "time served". But hey the world will love us, and Iran and Israel will for a new coalition...once Israel is totally under Iran's boot.
Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27265490#27265490
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Spread The Wealth - First Installment
Obama's Spread The Wealth Program Is just Getting Started. It Only Took The Democratic Congressional Leadership 2 Short Years To Put Into place The First installment Of Their Spread The Wealth Program. The Result Has Been Destroyed Savings, Ruined Retirement Accounts, A Drastic Plunge In Your Home Equity, A Failing Home market For Those Who Need To Sell Their House, Higher Unemployment, Higher Gas Prices, And Higher Food Prices.
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Change is Coming When Obama - Pelosi - Reid Control Everything. If The Next Changes Are Anything Like The One's They Have brought Us So Far, Then Brace Yourself.