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John McCain: He favors higher taxes on investment for, quote, 'fairness.' There's nothing fair about driving our economy into the…

On the recordOctober 27, 2008
He favors higher taxes on investment for, quote, 'fairness.' There's nothing fair about driving our economy into the ground. Senator Obama is running to be redistributionist-in-chief. I'm running to be commander-in-chief.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain criticizes Barack Obama's economic plan and tax policies during his campaign.

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