Hmm.

[learnteach]

Interesting.

http://alchemytoday.com/obamataxcut/

There's a lot of strange things about this election--very strange things. Information delayed, or missing. McCain's son in Iraq, out of the spotlight; backchannel email coming from churches about how Obama will stand with Muslims "when the time comes". This election may be won by the end of days...

Strange things.

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[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

So of course the next question is, "who are these people?" Who owns the website, what is their expertise level, what is their agenda? Clearly the are pro-Obama on this front but are they actual Obama supporters (probably) or a disinterested third-party (possible, but unlikely) in general?

Interestingly, if my family had two kids the savings from Obama changes hardly at all but the information on McCain disappears. Does this mean we'd see no chage at all or just that the website doesn't want to tell us we would save money with the opposition too?

And then there's the question that lots of folks don't ask- are tax cuts always good? This site says we'd save $478 with Obama and our taxes would go up $35 with McCain. What would that $35 pay for and what would we lose for $478? Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have more cash, but my taxes are not oppressive or crippling and while I'm not in a rush to volunteer to pay more, I wonder what that $478 would buy the system. Where is the money coming from to replace my $478 or what are we no loonger paying for?

No, I don't expect you to have the answers, just musing. :)

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

It only matters in that insofar as it impacts credibility. Motive is important. A strong support of Obama doesn't automatically make the site owner dishonest, but it makes me want more information before accepting his statements as fact.

[terpsichoros.livejournal.com]

The McCain message disappears when McCain's plan would save you more money.

Interestingly, the Obama tax cuts are much better for $100k - $200k folks than for people with lower income; the lowest cuts (aside from the tax increase on $500k+) are in the range of median family income.

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

Lowest percentage or lowest dollar amount? Or both?