I fully understand the context of this article and Obama’s spin…the reality is he’s proven to me that he will change the message to suit the audience and the time…he can say he $150K-250K won’t change but those are just words…I don’t trust anything he says…at least with McCain he’s been consistent.

Why should my husband and I pay anymore taxes? I understand previous comments about the troops giving us the freedom to live comfortably, but as a prior service member I do not fault anyone who makes it ahead in this country.

Father in law – Retired Vietnam Vet – upper middle class – $180,000p/y – after taxes
Husband – 12 years military service – upper middle class – $170,000p/y – after taxes
Myself – 13 years military service – working class- $75,000 – after taxes

Our entire family has served our country first, went to college while in the service and moved on after that. Every year of hard work has finally paid off and honestly, at the end of the year it makes me sick to my stomach to see that $35,000-$40,000++ in taxes were taken from us. Our three children will not qualify for government help meaning that we have to pay for it out of our pocket. Obviously we have a mortgage plus the monetary obligations that come with owning a home. So for anyone to have the nerve to tell me that I have to give more of my paycheck to people to pay for their healthcare, education, mortgage, or welfare makes me want to punch them in the eye.

I’m proud I served my country and proud that it gave me the opportunity to get this far in life. It’s time for the politicians to reward our hard work and service to this country by leaving our paychecks alone.
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Your husband should pay more taxes because he loves his country. Your husband should pay more taxes because he can afford to. Increasing taxes on your husband does not affect you husband’s ability to pay his bills and keep a roof over his head.

If Obama gets into office, that is the sound of your paycheck being cut in HALF!!

The government needs to learn to live within their budget and stick to it. Those at the bottom of the scale should not be allowed to be tax exempt, just like those at the top of the pay scale should not be smacked by their taxes.

The Pork in DC needs to stop. If the budget can’t cover your pork, then your pork gets fried. “Special Projects” should be weighted just like we would weight the importance of something that we buy in the REAL world. If it is important enough, it will be contributed to. If not, it won’t.

Simple logic and common sense are rare commodities today, that needs to be recaptured.

Think about what a million dollar earner can do with his/her million dollars!!!! Figure the enormous tax burden to this million dollar earner. Let’s say, 60 plus percent is paid in all the different tax categories. Now, try to define where this individual ‘fits’ in today’s society.

Prior to, even, the early 1970’s, and before, anyone in America making a million dollars a year would have been considered ‘rich’!!!! Now, step into 2008 earning that same million per year. Would you say that this million dollar earner today is ‘rich’??????

Obama’s bumbling, and confusing, comments in the interview cited while he ‘toured overseas, caught him by surprise. No scripted format to look down at – off the cuff, so to speak, shows so very clearly that Obama’s so-called knowledge of economics is extremely limited.

Our household annual income runs somewhere around $125,000 before taxes. Chop off about 35% of that, and where does that put us???? Hum, maybe not even ‘IN’ the middle class anywhere!!! I certainly do not feel rich, and could benefit from some form of tax cut! And, as mentioned by other comments in this forum, those who earn $35,000 or less pay NO TAXES AT ALL. I would think, also as others have mentioned, that ‘working class’ COULD apply, but could POOR BE APPLIED HERE ALSO?

If Obama goes into the White House, those of us who pray will need to be prepared to look heavenly for help. Where will America be in four years of an Obama presidency ??? And, beyond, should he be reelected for another four years, our lives as American citizens will be dangerously close to ruins!!!! Obama’s idea of ‘becoming more like Europeans’ really says, loud and clear, that socialism and worse, are just on the brink of becoming a reality in our ‘NOW – FREE AMERICA’ !!!!

Regardless of your political position, a vote for McCain will SURELY BE A BETTER WAY, THOUGH NOT PERFECT, FOR ALL OF US TO CAST OUR VOTE IN HIS DIRECTION, COME NOVEMBER.