McCain criticizes Obama's promise of tax cuts

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: Yahoo News

MIAMI – Republican John McCain told crowds in this battleground state Friday to "hold onto your wallet" because his Democratic presidential rival, Barack Obama, has talked of spreading the wealth around. McCain suggested voters could not rely on Obama's promise of tax cuts while returning once more to the story of Joe the Plumber, a regular part of McCain's speeches since the Arizona senator first mentioned the tax concerns of Ohio plumber Joe Wurzelbacher in Wednesday's presidential debate.

Florida was McCain's first stop on a two-day tour through states, including North Carolina and Virginia, where he has surrendered his lead in polls during the past month despite their history of supporting Republican presidential candidates.

Last Sunday as Obama walked through Wurzelbacher's Holland, Ohio, neighborhood, Wurzelbacher asked him whether his plan to increase taxes on those earning more than $250,000 a year would impede his ability to buy the plumbing company where he works. Obama replied that those making over $250,000 would be taxed more but that money would be returned to the middle-class through tax cuts. "I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody," Obama said.

"When politicians talk about taking your money and spreading it around, you'd better hold onto your wallet," McCain told a Miami rally crowd. "Sen. Obama claims that he want to give a tax break to the middle class, but not only did he vote for higher taxes for the middle class in the Senate, his plan gives away your tax dollars to those who don't pay taxes. That's not a tax cut; that's welfare."

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[chelsea0011]

1. People who don't pay taxes are the working poor. I thought McCain didn't like class warfare.

[kestrel91316]

2. According to the online calculator, Obama will cut my taxes by $500.

Why does McCain hate me?

[LynnTheDem]

3. Dear out-of-touch John; of course YOU are concerned about "spreading the wealth around"...

YOU, John McCain, are filthy rich.

Whatcha don`t seem to know, John 7-homes Mccain,

is most Americans are not.

So being out-of-touch filthy-rich, and greedy, YOU don`t want YOUR wealth to get `spread around`to the other poorer 95% of Americans.

We get that.

[msongs]

4. if John McCain is in the house, watch out for your WOMEN nt

[Warren Stupidity]

5. So he was talking to the Miami Coke Cartel?

'cause everyone else is mostly not going to be affected adversely by a tax increase on income over 250K and instead will benefit from tax cuts on income less than 200K.