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Obama Would Shift Tax Burden to Wealthy

Submitted by terrgill, Sep 26, 2007 19:51

I agree with Obama to a certain extent, that taxes should be cut for the elderly not making at least $50,000 a year, and that it is fair to make large corporations pay minimal increases in taxes which in turn would cut taxes for homeowners and the middle class. However, I find it insulting that along with this he wants to make filing taxes easier. In doing this the voice behind the idea is crushed and I look at it more as a selling point for himself than an attempt to help out the middle class. I have been filling out tax forms since I was 16 and if a person can't handle doing such, they don't deserve to get the money back in the first place, it is better used by the IRS then in the hands of a person who can't follow step by step instructions and calculate simple arithmetic.


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