Whatever your political persuasion, be sure to get out and vote in November, and get educated before you vote!
2008 Presidential Candidate Comparison
| Issue | John McCain | Barack Obama |
| Favors new drilling offshore US | Yes | No |
| Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it | Yes | No |
| Served in the US Armed Forces | Yes | No |
| Amount of time served in the US Senate | 22 Years | 173 DAYS |
| Will institute a socialized national health care plan | No | Yes |
| Supports abortion throughout the pregnancy | No | Yes |
| Would pull troops out of Iraqimmediately | No | Yes |
| Supports gun ownership rights | Yes | No |
| Supports homosexual marriage | No | Yes |
| Proposed programs will mean a huge tax increase | No | Yes |
| Voted against making English the official language | No | Yes |
| Voted to give Social Security benefits to illegals | No | Yes |
Capital Gains Tax
| MCCAIN | 0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain does not propose any change in existing home sales income tax. |
| OBAMA | 28% on profit from ALL home sales. (How does this affect you ? If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you are heading toward retirement and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. This proposal will adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.) |
DIVIDEND TAX
| MCCAIN | 15% (no change |
| OBAMA | 39.6% - (How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, y ou will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president. The experts predict that 'Higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains would crash the stock market, yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.') |
INCOME TAX
| MCCAIN (no changes) | Single making 30K - tax $4,500 Single making 50K - tax $12,500 Single making 75K - tax $18,750 Married making 60K- tax $9,000 Married making 75K - tax $18,750 Married making 125K - tax $31,250 |
| OBAMA (reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts) | Single making 30K - tax $8,400 Single making 50K - tax $14,000 Single making 7 5K - tax $23,250 Married making 60K - tax $16,800 Married making 75K - tax $21,000 Married making 125K - tax $38,750 Under Obama, your taxes could almost double! |
INHERITANCE TAX
| MCCAIN | - 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax) |
| OBAMA | Restore the inheritance tax. Many families have lost businesses, farms, ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to loved ones will only lose them to these taxes. |
NEW TAXES PROPOSED BY OBAMA
| New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet. New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already) New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity) New taxes on retirement accounts, and last but not least....New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries!!! |
You can verify the above at the following web sites:
McCain vs. Obama: Who will cut small-business taxes?
Taxes
RAW DATA: Fred Thompson’s Remarks at GOP Convention
McCain, Obama Offer Different Visions on Taxes
Archive: Barack Obama
You be the judge and then decided. With these facts, who really has your best interests at heart?
1 comment:
Getting educated is important, I agree.
When Googling "presidential candidate comparisons," I've found an unsettling number of sites reprinting this info.
The figures in this chain mail have been debunked by FactCheck.org. The article is here: http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/would_obama_tax_my_profits_if_i.html
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