Back-to-back speeches at the 99th NAACP Convention, July 2008: on Tax Reform


Barack Obama: Tax cut for middle class and relief to struggling homeowners

Washington should not benefit the special interests at the expense of ordinary Americans; and that we’re rewarding not just wealth, but the work and workers who create it. That’s why I’ll offer a middle class tax cut so we can lift up hardworking families, and give relief to struggling homeowners so we can end our housing crisis, and provide training to young people to work the green jobs of the future, and invest in our infrastructure so we can create millions of new jobs.
Source: McCain-Obama speeches at 99th NAACP Convention Jul 12, 2008

Barack Obama: Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit

We have to fight for all those young men standing on street corners with little hope for the future besides ending up in jail. We have to break the cycle of poverty and violence that’s gripping too many neighborhoods in this country. That’s why I’ll expand the Earned Income Tax Credit--because it’s one of the most successful anti-poverty measures we have.
Source: McCain-Obama speeches at 99th NAACP Convention Jul 12, 2008

John McCain: Double the personal tax exemption for every dependent

We will preserve the current low rates as they are, so businesses large and small can hire more people. We will double the personal exemption from $3,500 to $7,000 for every dependent, in every family in America. And we will lower the business tax rate, so American companies open new plants and create more jobs in this country, instead of going overseas to flee the second-highest tax rate in the world.
Source: McCain-Obama speeches at 99th NAACP Convention Jul 12, 2008

  • The above quotations are from Back-to-back speeches by John McCain and Barack Obama at the 99th NAACP Convention, July 2008.
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