Posted on 07/29/2008 8:38:06 AM PDT by pissant
My former next-door neighbor Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review takes note of an apparent flip-flop by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on taxes.
In March 2007 McCain told Ponnuru the following:
Ponnuru: If you could get the Democrats to agree, or at least to come to the table on entitlements or on tax simplification, are those circumstances under which you’d be willing to accept a tax increase?
Sen. McCain: No; no.
PONNURU: No circumstances?
Sen. McCain: No. None. None.
But on This Week with George Stephanopoulos Sunday McCain sounded a bit different, saying of Social Security, "I am a supporter of sitting down together and putting everything on the table and coming up with an answer. So, there is nothing I would take off the table. There was nothing I would demand. I think that's the way that Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill did it. And that's what we have to do again...
"I have said and will say, I will say that everything has to be on the table, if we're going to reach a bipartisan agreement," McCain continued. "I've been in bipartisan negotiations before. I know how you reach a conclusion. We all have to sit down together with everything on the table."
Asked George: "So, that means payroll tax increases are on the table, as well?"
"There is nothing that's off the table," McCain responded. "I have my positions, and I'll articulate them. But nothing's off the table. I don't want tax increases. Of course I'd like to have young Americans have some of their money put into an account with their name on it. But that doesn't mean that anything is off the table."
McCain has a base? Who knew?!?##!
People that call themselves conservatives, hehe, actually believe a well known democrat collaborator to NOT raise their SS taxes. They really believe they are getting a deal, even after Juan said he might raise the taxes. What a true laugher! Juan will raise their taxes and then claim he couldn’t help it, after all the RAT Congress and all, you know?
I understand the fear and why they put thier lot with him out of fear of Obama. I guess it will make getting screwed, less painful for them.
Did you answer my question, or just ask one of your own?
“I’m sure he’ll slash taxes though. Just recall his enthusiasm for the Bush tax cuts. LOL”
yeah I think I recall his words were along the lines of “tax cuts for the wealthy” but I could be wrong, that might have been Ted Kennedy, Russ Feingold or Hillary Clinton.
He said the 2003 tax cuts would continue. For me, that means keeping $4K of cash money per year. Obama has said he’s getting rid of the tax cuts.
Do you know what the tax cuts are?
(AKA bend over for the Democrats)
It’s nice to know that McCain if elected would not change much.
yeah I think I recall his words were along the lines of “tax cuts for the wealthy” but I could be wrong, that might have been Ted Kennedy, Russ Feingold or Hillary Clinton.
Okay, you don’t know what the 2003 tax cuts are. Just great! You may want to bone up on those tax cuts and start paying attention to what the government does, and does not, take out of your paycheck. Just an idea!
“You may want to bone up on those tax cuts and start paying attention to what the government does, and does not, take out of your paycheck.”
My income is tax free but thank you anyway.
As I said, you don't know the tax cuts of 2003. You just admitted it. Thank you.
Where did I say “I do not know what the tax cuts of 2003 are?”
Thank you.
Bump
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