It's a bit weird that the way the Tax Policy Center wants you to find their tables is by going to their web site and downloading a pdf document onto your computer which is composed of nothing but links to their tables on the internet. Anyway! TPC has just released an updated analysis of the candidate tax plans which takes into account new baseline numbers from the Congressional Budget Office. The basic lay of the land remains fairly similar. Obama will cut taxes for most taxpayers, and center his cuts on low- and moderate income families. McCain will cut taxes across the board, but focus his cuts on the rich and the wealthy. Here's what this looks like:
In other words, McCain wants to give money to the rich, Obama to the poor. Now, it could be that McCain is out of touch, and doesn't understand the effects of his own policy. Or it could just be that he thinks rich people need more money. Or it could just be that he's a liar and has some secret tax plan he's hoping to implement in office. Any of these things are possible. But let's cut the crap: McCain is going to blow a hole in the deficit in order to accelerate income inequality. It's incredibly irresponsible, and he should be hounded over it.
In other words, McCain wants to give money to the rich, Obama to the poor. Now, it could be that McCain is out of touch, and doesn't understand the effects of his own policy. Or it could just be that he thinks rich people need more money. Or it could just be that he's a liar and has some secret tax plan he's hoping to implement in office. Any of these things are possible. But let's cut the crap: McCain is going to blow a hole in the deficit in order to accelerate income inequality. It's incredibly irresponsible, and he should be hounded over it. 
