http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/taxes This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Taxes en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130011 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, John Harwood described Sen. John McCain as a "maverick" without noting any of the numerous actions McCain has taken that undermine that characterization. Harwood later asserted that McCain "voted against Bush's tax cuts" without noting that McCain reversed his position on the tax cuts and now calls for making them permanent, or that he has since offered a different explanation about why he voted against them than he gave at the time. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130011 Tue, 13 May 2008 21:08:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804220005 <em>This Week</em>'s George Stephanopoulos did not challenge Sen. John McCain's assertion that "history shows every time you have cut capital gains taxes, revenues have increased -- going back to Jack Kennedy." Stephanopoulos did not note that, notwithstanding a potential short-term revenue increase, many economists have challenged the claim that revenue goes up over the long term as a result of capital gains tax rates being cut. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804220005 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:17:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804180012 During the April 16 Democratic presidential debate, Charles Gibson asserted of capital-gains tax cuts that "in each instance, when the rate dropped, revenues from the tax increased. The government took in more money. And in the 1980s, when the tax was increased to 28 percent, the revenues went down." In fact, economists dispute Gibson's assertion. Moreover, looking forward, the Joint Committee on Taxation estimated that the 2006 extension of the 2003 cuts on capital-gains taxes would result in decreased revenues over 10 years. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804180012 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:41:19 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804030007 On <em>The Situation Room</em>, John King uncritically reported that "[i]n a statement, a McCain spokesman took a shot at the other party, saying, 'Americans can't afford the Democrats' liberal agenda to raise taxes, nationalize health care, cut off trade, and crush the economy under big government.' " Following what has become a pattern in the media, King failed to note the significant falsehoods and misleading claims in McCain's statement and simply read it without challenge. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804030007 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 17:33:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310008 CNN's Lou Dobbs claimed that, "with the exception of Iraq, there isn't much difference among" Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain. In fact, on health care, Obama and Clinton have both proposed plans to expand coverage, which McCain has denounced. Obama and Clinton also both support comprehensive immigration reform; McCain abandoned his previous support for comprehensive immigration legislation during his campaign for the Republican nomination. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310008 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:30:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803280006 A <em>Washington Post</em> article claimed that "[o]f the three candidates, budget analysts said [Sen. John] McCain has been most aggressive at identifying ways to reduce spending." While the article noted that "McCain's proposals come nowhere near generating the sums necessary to meet the costs," it did not note that, in addition to his proposals to make the Bush tax cuts permanent, those "costs" include the war in Iraq, for which, unlike Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, McCain does not support a timetable for withdrawal. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803280006 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:23:35 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803280003 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and NBC News' Savannah Guthrie did not challenge senior McCain adviser Steve Schmidt's false assertion that "[w]ith regard to the economy," Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "talking about raising taxes across the board." In fact, Obama and Clinton have proposed tax cuts -- not tax increases -- for the poor and the middle class. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803280003 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:01:50 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803140009 On <em>MSNBC Live</em>, Mika Brzezinski stated that Sen. Barack Obama "claimed" that Sen. John McCain "had initially opposed the tax cuts and was flip-flopping, just to get elected," and aired a clip of McCain saying, "Senator Obama has stated very clearly his desire to increase Americans' taxes." But Brzezinski did not acknowledge that Obama's "claim[]" that McCain reversed his position on the Bush tax cuts is in fact true, or that, contrary to McCain's assertion, Obama has proposed tax cuts for the poor and the middle class. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803140009 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:48:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803030001 Reuters' John Whitesides wrote that Sen. John McCain "has faced a revolt among some conservatives unhappy with his past stances on immigration, tax cuts and campaign finance reform, although it has done little to slow his march to the nomination." But, in fact, on immigration and taxes, McCain reversed his positions to more closely align himself with the base of the Republican Party. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803030001 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:32:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802190003 CNN's Tom Foreman uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's claim that he voted against President Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts because "he wanted reductions in spending, too." But in a 2001 floor statement explaining his opposition, McCain did not mention the absence of offsetting spending cuts; rather, he stated, "I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us, at the expense of middle class Americans who most need tax relief." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200802190003 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:35:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802150010 An Associated Press article described Sen. John McCain as a "deficit hawk" but provided no support for that characterization. While the article mentioned that McCain has called for making permanent President Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, it did not note the absence of budget offsets to pay for them. Further, McCain repeatedly voted in favor of emergency supplemental spending bills for the Iraq war that exacerbated the deficit. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802150010 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:06:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140014 MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer falsely claimed of Sen. John McCain's reversal on tax cuts that McCain "didn't want to vote for it because he didn't see cuts in spending and he wants to see a fiscally responsible government," and she also falsely suggested that McCain did not change his position on the issue of immigration. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140014 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:31:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140012 CNN's Dana Bash uncritically aired a video clip from Republican Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) making a comparison between "the Democrats who want to raise your taxes, or me, I want to lower your taxes. Whether it will be a health care system run by the federal government, or whether families in America will make their choices about health care." In fact, neither Sen. Hillary Clinton nor Sen. Barack Obama has proposed "a health care system run by the federal government," and both have proposed tax cuts for the poor and the middle class. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140012 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:10:55 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802110004 <em>The New York Times</em>' Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrote that Sen. John McCain's "differences with the White House are well known," and added: "He did not vote for the president's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, a sore point with groups like the conservative Club for Growth." However, Stolberg did not note that after opposing the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003, McCain now supports making the tax cuts permanent -- a position Bush noted during his Sunday interview. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802110004 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:47:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802040006 On <em>Late Edition</em>, Wolf Blitzer described opposition to President Bush's 2001 tax cuts on the grounds that "so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us at the expense of middle-class Americans who most need tax relief" as "almost like the class warfare argument that the Democrats make," echoing an attack Republicans commonly use against Democratic positions. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802040006 Mon, 4 Feb 2008 17:27:39 EST