The Candidates on TAXES
Summary of the Presidential Candidates’ Tax Plans
September 10, 2008
http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/23165.html
(Note: The text displays very small on my computer. Click on each panel to make it larger. I wonder why people labor over this stuff, and then make it unreadable!)
Source: Tax Foundation
“The mission of the Tax Foundation is to educate taxpayers about sound tax policy and the size of the tax burden borne by Americans at all levels of government. From its founding in 1937, the Tax Foundation has been grounded in the belief that the dissemination of basic information about government finance is the foundation of sound policy in a free society.” (http://www.taxfoundation.org/about/)
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Promises, Promises: A Fiscal Voter Guide to the 2008 Election
August 29, 2008
http://www.usbudgetwatch.org/files/crfb/usbw082908promises.pdf
(Note: This is a long paper, but with lots of detail.)
Source: US Budget Watch
“US Budget Watch is a project created to increase awareness of the important fiscal issues facing the country through and beyond the election. The project seeks to bring attention to the presidential candidates’ tax and spending policies, to help the public become informed about these issues, and to track the new president’s fiscal policies after the election. This guide is not intended to recommend voting for or against any particular candidate, nor does it reflect an assessment of the overall merits of any specific policy proposal.
“US Budget Watch is a project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which is a non-profit organization committed to educating the public about issues that have a significant fiscal policy impact. The Committee is a bipartisan group of leading budget experts including many of the past chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, directors of the Congressional Budget Office and Office of Management and Budget, and members of the Federal Reserve Board.” (From Promises, Promises)