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Article:	Obama wants payroll tax on incomes above $250,000	View Article
Published:	6/13/2008 by AP	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	JasonK 75 days ago	Add Comment
Category:	Taxes

Article Details: Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Friday called for higher payroll taxes on wage-earners making more than $250,000 annually, a step that would affect the wealthiest 3 percent of Americans.

Article:	Obama Hits McCain on Iraq Comments & Tax Cuts	View Article
Published:	6/12/2008 by ABC News	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	JasonK 75 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	2003 Iraq War & Taxes

Article Details: ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Senator Obama continued to draw clear contrasts with Senator McCain at a town hall in Kaukauna, Wisconsin over tax policy and the war in Iraq.

Article:	Obama and the Economy	View Article
Published:	6/12/2008 by Time	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	JasonK 75 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Business and Economy & Taxes

Article Details: When Barack Obama says a John McCain Administration would amount to a third term of George W. Bush, he's not just blowing smoke, especially when it comes to economic policy.

Fact:	Fact on Taxes 5/17/2008	View Fact
Published:	5/17/2008 by Kiplinger	View Comments (1)
Submitted by:	JasonK 75 days ago	Add Comment
Category:	Taxes

Fact Details: The top 1% of earners in the United States pay 39% of all federal income taxes, and the bottom 50% pay just 3% of all federal income taxes.

Quote:	John McCain on Business and Economy 4/17/2008	View Quote
Published:	4/17/2008	View Person
Submitted by:	Picka 64 days ago	View Comments (0)
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Quote Details: "The effect of this 'gas tax holiday' will be an immediate economic stimulus -- taking a few dollars off the price of a tank of gas every time you fill up...and because the cost of gas affects the price of food, packaging and just about everything else, this immediate step will spread economic relief to every family in America." -- McCain fundraising e-mail to campaign supporters.