Misinformation from the Obama campaign, as regarding taxes

pjohns · Sep 19, 2012

President Obama and his acolytes continue to proclaim that Mitt Romney wishes to increase the tax burden on middle-class families.

Certainly, it is a devastating accusation.

But is it true?

From Stephen Ohlemacher of the Associated Press:

The Crossroads GPS ad...disputes a claim by Obama that Romney's tax plan would raise taxes on middle-class families by $2,000. Obama made the claim in his speech at the Democratic National Convention, and his campaign makes it again in its own ad.

Obama's claim relies on a study by the Tax Policy Center, a research group formed by two Washington think tanks: the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution. Their study, however, is far more nuanced than Obama's claim.

The study analyzes Romney' plan to reform the tax code in a way that reduces income tax rates by 20 percent, maintains tax breaks for investment income, eliminates the estate tax and the alternative minimum tax, and pays for it all by eliminating or reducing unspecified tax credits, deductions and exemptions. The goal would be a simpler tax code that raises the same amount of money as the current system, but does it in a more efficient manner.

Romney says his plan wouldn't raise taxes on anyone. But the study concludes it wouldn't be possible for Romney to meet all of his stated goals without shifting some of the tax burden from people who make more than $200,000 to people who make less.

In one scenario, the study says, Romney's proposal could result in a $2,000 tax increase for families who make less than $200,000 and have children. (Bold added)
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So, "the study" by two left-leaning think tanks has concluded that Mitt Romney's proposed tax reforms would require a middle-class tax hike of about $2,000 per family in order to remain revenue neutral.

Never mind that Gov. Romney has consistently opposed a tax increase on any group of Americans--including the middle class.

Oh, here is the link: AdWatch: New GOP ad disputes Obama claims on taxes - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-

toddwv · Sep 19, 2012

"New GOP ad disputes Obama claims on taxes"

A Crossroads GPS ad - Crossroads is Karl Roves PAC - is being used to dispute someone else's facts?

Lol... that's rich...

pjohns · Sep 19, 2012

toddwv said: ↑

"New GOP ad disputes Obama claims on taxes"

A Crossroads GPS ad - Crossroads is Karl Roves PAC - is being used to dispute someone else's facts?

Lol... that's rich...
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Can you successfully refute its substance, rather than just the source?

Probably not, huh?

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