McCain vs Obama debate, Who do you feel won? Options

[Billy]

I like McCain. But I feel that McCain treated it like a beauty pageant and Obama actually debated.

[Spectatrix]

McCain's plan is to cut taxes across the board, with most of the cuts being for the upper class. Obama plans to cut taxes for all those making below 250k/yr and raise taxes above that mark. I don't really agree with either plan. I would probably favor a tapered tax cut. Biggest cut for middle class, then tapering off in either direction, but not raising anyone's taxes. A couple of years after that, assuming government spending has gotten reined in (crucial!), I would favor a tax cut similar to the one that McCain is proposing now.

The main reason I'd favor the middle class now is that the current economic stagnation is stemming from there, by and large. I think it's crucial to get that cleared up before worrying much about anything else.

[impala454]

McCain's plan is to cut taxes across the board, with most of the cuts being for the upper class. Obama plans to cut taxes for all those making below 250k/yr and raise taxes above that mark. I don't really agree with either plan. I would probably favor a tapered tax cut. Biggest cut for middle class, then tapering off in either direction, but not raising anyone's taxes. A couple of years after that, assuming government spending has gotten reined in (crucial!), I would favor a tax cut similar to the one that McCain is proposing now.

The main reason I'd favor the middle class now is that the current economic stagnation is stemming from there, by and large. I think it's crucial to get that cleared up before worrying much about anything else.

Tax cuts for citizens, whether rich or poor aren't a huge deal. They're just vote getters. What we really need to see is corporate taxes (like the capital gains tax, etc) cut. If the damn democrats will ever pull their thumbs out of their asses and sign off on it, we'll have some great economic times.