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Conservative Tax Policy Is Corporate Socialism

Adrienne Birecree | Posted 11.25.2008 | Home

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Adrienne Birecree

John McCain decries middle class tax cuts as "socialism" because they "spread the wealth around." What are tax cuts for corporate America and the wealthy then? There indeed has been an increase in "socialism" in the U.S. but a smokescreen of conservative ideological rhetoric has hidden it for decades.

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"Dear Florida": Five Ways McCain/Palin Will Make Things Worse For Older Americans

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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RJ Eskow

While McCain now lags in all age groups, he retains his strongest support among voters 65 and older.

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McCain Camp Flips Again: New Economic Proposals Tomorrow

Talking Points Memo | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

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Despite a top surrogate's suggestion over the weekend that McCain would be unveiling new economic proposals, we learned this morning that in fact John...

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McCain Not Mentioning The Market; We're Not "CNBC"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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The Politico reports: McCain didn't talk about the stock market yesterday, and didn't put out a statement on it, while Obama did both, and McCain ca...

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McCain's Economic Plan: Blurt Out Random Crap

Bob Cesca | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

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Bob Cesca

If what we've seen from the senator so far is him "focusing" on the economy -- what the hell is he like when he's multitasking?

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McCain's Bailout Vote Crucial, Party Leaders Say

ABC News | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

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If Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain doesn't vote for the Bush administration's $700 billion economic bailout plan, some Republican a...

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McCain Actually Blocked Creation Of Blackberry

Politico | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

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To those who express doubts about his economic acumen, John McCain has a simple answer: "I was chairman of the Commerce Committee, which oversights al...

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Obama: McCain Has Had "An Election-Year Conversion" On Economy

Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama moved to claim the mantle of fiscal responsibility in a roiling economy, vowing o...

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McCain Top Economic Adviser: He Will Raise Taxes

Time | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

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Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and current chief McCain economic advisor, is an honest man--which means he'...

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Gramm: McCain Supporters Aren't The "Whiners"

Bloomberg | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, who stepped aside as John McCain's campaign co-chairman in July after an uproar over comments that those worried abou...

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McCain's Head Games on Taxes

Ari Melber | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Phil Gramm was not "off message." McCain's economic platform rests on the premise that the nation's economic challenges are minor and primarily psychological.

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McCain Gets Social Security Benefits But Calls Current System A "Disgrace"

AP | DAVID A. LIEB | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Although Republican presidential candidate John McCain has called Social Security "a disgrace," he still cashes his own retir...

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Social Security Privatization: McCain's Achilles Heel?

LA Times | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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It was a spectacular flop: a president making dozens of fruitless trips around the country to build support for a plan his own party's leadership refu...

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McCain Surrogate On Gramm: "Most Americans Are Not Really Focused" On What We Say

AP | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A top economic surrogate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain doesn't think people are paying much attention to what p...

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Sam Stein

McCain Campaign Initially Stood By Gramm Remarks

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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The McCain campaign is working hard to distance itself from statements made by economic adviser Phil Gramm describing the current economic downturn as...

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Phil Gramm: Recession Is "Mental," America Is "Nation Of Whiners" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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***SCROLL DOWN FOR RESPONSES FROM THE MCCAIN CAMPAIGN, THE DNC, AND OBAMA CAMPAIGN*** In an interview with the Washington Times, McCain's top economi...

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Economists 'Endorsed' McCain's Economics Plan? Actually, No

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

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On Monday, John McCain's campaign released a statement signed by 300 economists who "enthusiastically support" his "Jobs for America" economic plan. T...

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Sam Stein

McCain: Obama Will Take Away Your Crocs

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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For weeks, John McCain has been fighting off the notion that his presidency would be a third Bush term, even using a prime time address -- on the nigh...

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McCain Budget Would Create Largest Deficit In 25 Years

Think Progress | Posted 05.24.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain promises that, as president, he would "cut taxes and balance the budget." But his current economic plan would create deficits as deep...

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