John McCain actually said...

Raising taxes in a bad economy is about the worst thing you can do because it will kill even more jobs when what we need are policies that create jobs.

Context

McCain argues against raising taxes during an economic downturn, stating it would negatively impact job creation.

08/05/2008

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