McCain Adviser Fiorina: McCain Could Raise Taxes On Wealthy

At the end of an article on John McCain's flimsy economic know-how, Bloomberg includes an interesting admission from adviser Carly FIorina:

"In an interview, Carly Fiorina, a top adviser, explains that any tax increases on 'middle- and working-class' Americans are off limits. She says if a bipartisan coalition is 'creative enough' to fashion tax increases on wealthier Americans, that may prove palatable.

That's encouraging, until you consider that McCain doesn't always listen to his economic advisers. A few months ago, his top advisers counseled him that any reduction in the gasoline tax was bad energy and economic policy. A short while later, he advocated suspending the 18-cent-a-gallon tax for the summer."

Fiorina has also undercut her own statements on behalf of the candidate, saying that "most Americans are not really focused on what a bunch of surrogates are saying."

Comments

[LTinCali]

10:39 PM on 07/14/2008

Wait, wait, wait. According to Carly, on one pays attention to surrogates. These were her words over the weekend so why is she talking if we don't pay attention?

[JiminNC]

06:30 PM on 07/14/2008

Figarino strikes again! I love this particular McMummy surrogate.

[Egalitare]

06:27 PM on 07/14/2008

Buh-bye, Carly. Nice knowing you.

[turkeywrld]

06:03 PM on 07/14/2008

Can someone please explain to me WHY a balanced individual actually needs to earn more than say $250k per year (after expenses) and why.if ones needs have been amply met, should one object to contributing to the the fellow human beings in our society who are unable to make ends meet ? ..please look into the percentages of tax revenues that were paid by corporations in the mid 50's and compare it to current revenue's ... lobbying definately works !!!! ... who's running the store ?

[pie8ter]

07:47 PM on 07/14/2008

I need several vacation homes near beaches. I can't get that if I contribute money to my fellow human being. Sorry!

[Maymae]

02:17 AM on 07/15/2008

The real question should be how much have the rich EARNED? What do CEOs do anyway?
We, the middle class get slave wages. I know that I work hard. I believe that CEOs do nothing, are nothing except satanic money-worshippers.
The greedy, selfish rich must pay back all that they have stolen, especially during the Bushite years. Make the war-profiteers pay for their evil war.
The U.S. is bankrupt thanks to these thieving TRAITORS!

[NotesFromME]

05:03 PM on 07/14/2008

You mean Carly Fiorina, the failed CEO of HP who was FIRED by the Board for incompetence? It is absolutely astonishing that anyone would pick her as an economic advisor. McCain just gets more and more pathetic with each passing day.

[globality]

04:49 PM on 07/14/2008

How about getting a economic advisor that was NOT fired from HP for incompetence

[AnnieinOR]

03:14 PM on 07/14/2008

she is so full of it - talk about pandering to puma....she doesn't need to pander they were really for mccain and are all rush limbaugh zombies

[ComnCents]

03:11 PM on 07/14/2008

If she's a surrogate,
whose baby is she carrying ?

[southafrica4obama]

04:26 PM on 07/14/2008

warren jeff's baby

[coba]

02:57 PM on 07/14/2008

so now hes a tax raiser....should mccain disqualify himself for president sensico.wordpress.com

[keepemhonest]

02:52 PM on 07/14/2008

BREAKING NEWS: McCAIN FLIP/FLOPS ON HIS OWN TAX PLAN!

Why no mention of that from Andrea Mitchell today on her show???

Could it be because ...
Andrea Mitchell from MSNBC is married to Alan Greenspan who publicly endorsed McCain & good friends with Rove. Andrea Mitchell tossed out her journalistic ethics to help spread Rove's lies & helps hide the truth from the voters.

Campbell Brown of CNN is married to Daniel Senor - a Republican Strategist on FOX News & good friends with Karl Rove. Campbell Brown tossed out her journalistic ethics to help spread Rove's lies and helps hide the truth from the voters.

[oogabooga]

02:41 PM on 07/14/2008

Now I'm really confused. McCain wants to raise taxes on the rich people but leave the middle class (what's left of us) alone. So what's the difference between the Dems and the Republics?

[momof3inGA]

02:58 PM on 07/14/2008

Fiorina is a liar.

For those that do their own research, take a look at the numbers from the non-partisan Tax Policy Center. McCain is planning a HUGE tax break for the wealthiest -- those making over 2 MILLION dollars per year.

Give me a break.

[karela]

05:05 PM on 07/14/2008

McCain's plans to save the wealthy taxes would cost in the trillions over next ten years and leave the burden squarely on the shoulders of the rest of us. Carly is surely blowing smoke in an effort to make McCain seem more middle of the road and more palatable to Americans who aren't wealthy. It isn't working.

I came across this tidbit the other day. The top 1% of wealthiest Americans have a collective wealth of $19 trillion dollars. The other three hundred million of us have a collective wealth of $17 trillion dollars. Isn't it sweet that McCain is so worried about them?

[liberaldemdave]

02:30 PM on 07/14/2008

Keep it up, Carly! You're doing a "heckuvajob". Your performance on MTP yesterday was STELLAR.

I only hope you have as much success on the Maverick's campaign as you had as CEO of HP.

Epic failure redux.

[4wehttam]

02:17 PM on 07/14/2008

Of course he's going to raise tax on the wealthy, how STUpid are they in that camp? How does McBush propose to pay for all his expenses, cutting earmarks...........LOL, yeah right!!! They know damned well your hands are tied unless you raise taxes, especially with the current economic climate. Good luck trying to explain your 'non-committal' commitment to the Bush Tax Cuts to your base, McLiar.

[SanityClaus]

02:00 PM on 07/14/2008

Look out, Carly, the Double Talk Express is headed your way! I wonder if Carly's dry cleaner is able to remove bus tire tracks from her expensive designer suits?

[JadedAggie]

02:00 PM on 07/14/2008

So according to Fiorina McBush is now Pro-Choice, Pro-Birth Control, and for tax increases on the wealthy. I don't know what she is smoking, but it must have gotten her really really high.

[4wehttam]

02:20 PM on 07/14/2008

I think she accidentally got Obama camp talking points during her spying sessions, so is now stealing democratic policies.