CNN: McCain’s Small Business Tax Claims “False;” Apply Tax Stats “In a Way That is Highly Unlikely to Match Reality.”

October 21st 2008 in Lies

“The Statement: Speaking during a campaign stop Monday, Oct. 20 in Belton, Missouri, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain criticized Democratic opponent Sen. Barack Obama’s proposals on taxes. ‘The Obama tax increase would come at the worst possible time for America, and especially for small businesses like the one Joe dreams of owning,’ McCain said. ‘The small businesses Senator Obama would tax provide 16 million jobs in America.’ The Verdict: False. McCain uses an overly broad interpretation of the NFIB survey’s figures — applying Obama’s tax plan to those figures in a way that is highly unlikely to match reality.” [CNN, 10/21/08: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/21/fact-check-would-obama-hike-taxes-on-small-businesses-that-employ-16-million/]

Washington Post Fact Checker: Three Pinocchios for McCain claim that Obama’s tax cut is like welfare.

“John McCain hammered his Democratic opponent over the weekend for ‘phony tax cut’ policies that will allegedly harm hard-working Americans such as his new-found friend, ‘Joe the Plumber.’ The Arizona senator claims that Obama has been going round the country promising to ‘cut income taxes for 95 percent of Americans’ at a time when 40 [...]

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Politifact.com: Despite McCain Claim, Barack Obama Did Not Announce He’s Choosing His Cabinet.

“At a rally in Bensalem, Pa., John McCain accused Barack Obama of getting cocky. ‘We have 14 days to go. We’re a few points down. The national media has written us off. Sen. Obama has announced that he’s choosing his Cabinet,’ McCain said at the Oct. 21, 2008, event. The remark invokes a theme from [...]

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