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John McCain: We have been very consistent about cutting spending, cutting taxes, and the fundamentals of our economic message.…

On the recordOctober 21, 2008
We have been very consistent about cutting spending, cutting taxes, and the fundamentals of our economic message. Senator Obama has been all over the place, including wanting to -- quote -- 'raise taxes on only the rich,' 95 percent -- tax cut for 95 percent of Americans, when 40 percent of them pay no federal income taxes as it is.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain defends his economic policies against Obama's tax proposals.

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