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Here’s a chart from the Washington Post comparing the candidates’ tax plans:
(click to view just the image)
The analysis is from the non-partisan Tax Policy Center.
Now, whether or not either of these plans actually happen is questionable, but the point here is to understand the priorities of the candidates and keep some perspective when they start throwing numbers around.
You can find out what your tax change might look like on the Obama plan at ObamaTaxCut.com. The data is real, though if your taxes will go up, the site just says “you will probably not get a tax cut”.
Important quote from the site:
“Barack Obama will cut taxes for over 95% of American families. (even though more than half of American think he’ll raise their taxes)”
OK, that’s enough politics for now…
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