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why is mccain such a socialist?

Audience member: "Why is it that someone like my father who goes to school for 13 years gets penalized in a huge tax bracket because he's a doctor."

McCain: "I think it's to some degree because we feel obviously that wealthy people can afford more."

Audience member: "Are we getting closer and closer to, like, socialism?"

McCain: "Here's what I really believe: That when you reach a certain level of comfort, there's nothing wrong with paying somewhat more."

http://crooksandliars.com/silentpatriot/daily-show...

Update:

yea i know i'm a bit late, but with the way questions disappear within minutes it never hurts to trot out the ole facts again sometimes.

Update 2:

L2joke yall :D <3

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    There'll be no counter to this, because an honest assessment reveals that a person who believes in a certain amount of money allocated to health and education in the broader field of a market economy is not a socialist.

    Many Americans do not know what socialism is.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I like how it says in the bottom of the actual link that this would be a good ad for Obama when Obama is the one that wants to charge that doctor $500,000 more and give it to the lazy that don't want to work when McCain's plan will save that person tons of money. I think this is a fluke video anyway cause it totally goes against everything said in any news outlet about McCain. Plus it says it's from 8 years ago.

  • 1 decade ago

    This is a common sense rule. rich pay more taxes. the more money you make the more taxes you pay. fair or not it is the way it is ... not just in the US but in the entire world. What McCain won't do is raise the rich people taxes because lets face it they already pay a lot. he poor instead of crying foul should get off their lousy behinds and get a job instead of waiting for Obama to robe the rich and give to the poor. Many Obama voters think they will have nothing else but sit on their butts and wait for the checks to drop. pathetic.

  • 1 decade ago

    What about the person that can't afford to go to school for 13 years but works 3 or 4 jobs and is barely making it or someone that does go to school for 13 years but is not so handsomely rewarded? People need to look outside themselves.

    McCain did support the bail out for Wall Street. How is that not socialism?

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  • 1 decade ago

    Your points are just goofy!! It doesn't seem you even know what you're talking about. People that make more money have ALWAYS paid more taxes. McCain believes in the AMERICAN DREAM. You know, where you can work really hard and earn a good living?

    Obama is a SOCIALIST and want's to give money and homes to people that don't even work, he want's to give citizenship and drivers licenses and voting priveleges to people that aren't even LEGAL citizens. Biden thinks it's PARTIOTIC to pay more taxes. Get your FACTS straight.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2JPbQOHE...

    John McCain On Taxing Rich People

    here the video

  • Paul
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    We live in a Socialist country, what do you think welfare is and tax brackets. Why not tax everyone the same.

  • 1 decade ago

    Obama is the socialist, his plans are very similar to many socialist methods, while Mccains are not.

  • 1 decade ago

    So, McCain's the "socialist"? Too funny.

  • 1 decade ago

    OMG Mccain is a socialist

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