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53% of Americans think Barack Obama would increase their federal income taxes.
40+ percent of them are wrong.

http://www.gallup.com/video/109804/Americans-Prefer-Obama-Taxes.aspx

I know, I'm yelling. But this is important.

Check out this dkos diary:

When I spoke to them about Obama's tax plan (the elimination of income tax for many seniors, the tax breaks for middle-class people and the increase for corporations and the rich) - EVERY UNDECIDED VOTER I TALKED TO WENT FROM UNDECIDED TO LEANING OBAMA.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/14/142735/867/447/598584

The Obama campaign knows this is a problem. Olbermann thought this gap in public perception was important enough to ask Obama about in person.

So how do we help Obama fix it? Well, canvassing for sure. But even armchair campaigners can surely spare a few seconds to
Send everyone they know a very polite, nonpartisan sounding one-liner that says something like this:

Subject: Neat -- election 2008 tax calculator

Look what I found: this site lets you figure out which candidate gives
you a better tax break. Neat!

http://obamataxcut.com

Here are some links to use when you get people mailing you back reciting McCain lies about Obama's tax plan,
and DUers should familiarize themselves with their content.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aa4ipe4fhU
http://mediamatters.org/items/200804180012
http://jan.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/04/tip-of-the-day-who-pays-capital-gains-tax/
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/key-elements/estate/who.cfm

[medicswife]

1. It IS neat!

Our families Obama tax cut was 1,537.06 John McCain would charge us $957.27 MORE!

I am going to forward that link!

Cool beans man!

:kick:

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3. Isn't it, though?

Yeah I was really hoping someone would put a calculator up when the subject came up on dkos a while back. Just the sort of thing people like to play with.

[PA Democrat]

2. John McCain's lies have really taken hold.

I got an email (with about 20 other people copied) on Friday claiming Obama would raise taxes. I did a "reply all" with this:




and this:

http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/would_obama_tax_my_profits_if_i.html