late last night, i was reading an article-perhaps on msnbc, i don't remember-about mccain and obama, and factcheck was mentioned. i had never really seen or heard of the site til dala brought it up. at any rate, they said it was either non- or bi-partisan, and that both sides had been found by it to be less than truthful. ah, that's right-the article i was reading was about mccain and what he was saying about palins earmarks. at any right, i decided to go to factcheck.....interesting stuff.
now, i try very hard not to post things unless i feel pretty confident it's correct. also try not to argue a point unless i have those same feelings, so when i put up here that obama said he wasn't going to adjust cap gains depending on the economy--well, i knew it was correct. and that whole episode in here got pretty ugly. but i was right, he said that. at any rate....
when i ask questions, i like answers-as i am really searching for the truth. i have to say nothing bothers me more than platitudes, talking points, etc. i find people will do a better job informing me if they stick to facts, sometimes the same facts they say they aren't seeing from 'the other side'. forgive me if i'm getting tedious, i know this is getting long in a hurry. but some things i found on fact check i feel should be brought up-and yes, these that follow are from that site, i recommend it now that i know it's not from either side, but from a group who checks both.
it was said obama would cut taxes in 95% of households. not quite--"Overall, the TPC found that Obama’s plan would produce a tax cut for 81.3 percent of all households, and a cut for
95.5 percent of all households with children."
and yeah, obamas plan would cut more taxes than mccains.
the thing i saw that resonated most however--neither candidate will cut deficit spending, it will increase under BOTH candidates.
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2...d_pattern.html
there's the link to the particular article about some mccain ads, and their truthfulness. it contains the rest about both tax plans, and the fact that neither is making any attempt to slash our deficit or balance the budget.
so, if you think either one is a proponent of change, neither is. and to be honest, imo i would rather keep the current taxes, not lower them more, and pay down some of the debt, and get the govt off their deficit budgeting. i would also like to see both candidates say no more spending until they work towards doing that.
oh, and by the way retirees, your taxes would increase under obama-not so sure on mccains plan. "We'd also note that retirees would fare quite a bit less well than working families under Obama's tax plan: The TPC estimates that 32 percent of households with a person over age 65 would see a tax increase."
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2...ing_obama.html
anyway, i recommend going to the site, altho i don't know in the end if anything will become clearer for anyone-both sides get taken to task, both sides engage in stretching the truth, and seemingly neither side is really interested in change-at least not where we're headed tax and spend wise!