Here is a quick check sheet,
Media quotes/interviews/references at the bottom.)
Favors new drilling offshore US
(Both do, though I do not, how about drill in the 68 million acres we already have leased?)
Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it
(So, do we really still want slavery and the lack of women's right to vote? Didn't think so, but that is what we would have if the original constitution was interpreted literally)
Served in the US Armed Forces
(Agree, but GW barely did)
Amount of time served in the US Senate
22 YEARS
173 DAYS
(How many days are in a year again? This e-mail is a little old, he was elected in 2004)
Will institute a socialized national health care plan
(Neither candidate)
Supports abortion throughout the pregnancy
(Neither candidate, see Obama's REAL record on that, not Sean Hannity's version)
Would pull troops out of Iraq immediately
(Obama has said 6 months)
Supports gun ownership rights
(Both support eliminating the gun show loophole)
Supports homosexual marriage
(Obama, Biden, AND Palin (see VP Debate) have said they support spousal rights, not gay marriage)
Proposed programs will mean a huge tax increase
(http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2008/11/mccain_obama_tax_plans.html More people get a bigger cut with Obama, only over $250,000 a year does that change)
Voted to give Social Security benefits to illegals
(Both of them - actually neither, but both support amnesty for illegals, which I do not)
CAPITAL GAINS TAX
MCCAIN
0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain does not propose any change in existing home sales income tax.
OBAMA
28% on profit from ALL home sales. (How does this affect you? If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you are heading toward retirement and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. This proposal will adversely affect the elderly w ho are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income..)
(This is not true, see Kiplinger report and Obama's website for verification)
DIVIDEND TAX
MCCAIN
15% (no change)
OBAMA
39.6% - (How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president. The experts predict that 'Higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains would crash the stock market, yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.')
(Only if your TAXABLE income is over $400,000 a year. This was the same rate during Clinton's tenure and is fair).
INCOME TAX
MCCAIN
(no changes)
Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250
OBAMA (reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)
(He is only proposing for those over $250,000 a year. And keep in mind, these numbers are TAXABLE income, not wages. Not one person I know making $30k a year pays one cent of tax right now.)
Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750
Under Obama, your taxes could almost double!
INHERITANCE TAX
MCCAIN
- 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax)
(Wrong, exclusion is $5 million)
OBAMA
Restore the inheritance tax
(His exclusion is $3.5 million)
Many families have lost businesses, farms, ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to loved ones will only lose them to these taxes.
NEW TAXES PROPOSED BY OBAMA
New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet.
(I feel sorry for you if you believe this)
New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already)
(Not on the table, but conceivable)
New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity)
(Not on the table)
New taxes on retirement accounts
(Definitely not on the table), and last but not least....
New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries!!!
(Not this one either, Obama is proposing a giant self-insured fund which you could choose rather than your employers)
You can verify the above at the following web sites:
(Tried, imagine that, some are Blogs, and most of the information is not available on those websites)