Speeches at 2008 Democratic National Convention: on Tax Reform


Barack Obama: Tax cut for 95% of all working families, not corporations

Change means a tax code that rewards the American workers and small businesses who deserve it. I will stop giving tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, and start giving them to those that create jobs in America. I will eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses that create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow. I will cut taxes--cut taxes--for 95% of all working families. In an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raising taxes on the middle-class.
Source: Speech at 2008 Democratic National Convention Aug 27, 2008

  • The above quotations are from Speeches at Democratic National Convention, Aug. 26th-Aug. 28th, 2008.
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