I was watching TV and saw an advertisement supported by Obama for taxcutfacts.org. Since tax policies of the two candidates differ largely, and have been a main concern of mine during this campiagn, I wanted to check it out. The website redirects to http://taxcut.barackobama.com/. Here appears a tax calculator where you can enter in your information on annual income, dependents, age, dependents, etc. Then it calculates the tax cut you would receive under Obama versus McCain. After entering my parents' information, I received this message: "You will probably not get a tax cut under the Obama-Biden plan."
Obviously taxes are not the only important issue in this election. And what's best for my family, is not necessarily what's best for the country. I am not blind to the fact that trickle-down tax plans don't seem to be working for our economy. Not everyone who makes enough money to be cahritable is. The reality of the situation for my family is that we won't be able to afford our current lifestyle under Obama. We will have to make sacrafices. Since I plan on being dependent on my parents for another couple of years, this thought scares me. My parents both work extremely hard to give me and my sisters things they never had growing up. Under Obama's tax plan, some of those things would be taken away. I know I sound selfish, but my family has also been very generous to other people and organizations, something we not be able ot afford any more. This is really the main issue in my choosing a candidate.
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