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To: bentway who wrote (402834)	7/29/2008 11:49:39 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 1575784

In Town Hall Meeting, McCain Pledges He Won’t Raise Taxes by FOXNews.com Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Tuesday: John McCain and his wife Cindy greet the crowd after a town hall meeting at Reed High School in Sparks, Nev. (AP Photo) John McCain pushed his message of energy independence at a town hall meeting in Sparks, Nev., on Tuesday, but it was taxes that had questioners buzzing. Even a young child posed a question to the Republican presidential candidate: “Will you raise our taxes?” McCain answered simply: “No.” The rising concern among economic conservatives about McCain’s commitment not to raise taxes followed complaints from the financial watchdog group Club for Growth, which questioned a recent statement by McCain that nothing — presumably including a payroll tax hike — is “off the table” as a solution for fixing the solvency of Social Security. McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds did his best to put down the speculation “There is no imaginable circumstance where [McCain] would raise taxes,” Bounds told FOX News on Tuesday. In making a contrast to Barack Obama, McCain has claimed that his Democratic rival has voted in the Senate for “tax increases on income taxes, capital gains taxes, dividend taxes, Social Security taxes. Pretty much anything that you can tax.” Obama said in an interview that aired Monday on FOX News that he would raise taxes on anyone earning more than $250,000, but vowed that people making less than $150,000 would see tax cuts. For McCain, who said raising taxes during a slowdown is the worst thing for the economy, that kind of pledge rings hollow. “My friends, he wants to raise taxes on capital gains. There [are] 100 million Americans today that have some kind involvement in capital gains, and investments are associated with it. So basically when he tells you that he’s only going to raise taxes on the rich, pay close attention, look at the fine print,” McCain said. “Whenever these kinds of candidates come and say we’re only going to tax the rich, some people are astonished to find themselves in that category.” The Arizona senator added that the Democrats’ solutions make America’s problems harder, and noted that Obama has made requests for $1 billion in earmarks — nearly $1 million for every day he has been a U.S. senator. McCain told conservatives that despite his maverick reputation, he stands with them when it comes to reining in spending. “We have former members of Congress now residing in federal prison because we Republicans let spending get completely out of control. We betrayed our base when we started in on this pork barrel spending,” he said. “We have the size of government increase more than at any time since the Great Society. So I am very proud of my record of being a conservative and I am a conservative and I am an unabashed conservative.” At one point in the town hall, McCain was asked about a recent Gallup poll that showed him with a narrow lead over Obama among likely voters. That’s a switch from polls of registered voters, which usually show Obama up by 3 to 6 points. “Frankly, I am surprised,” McCain laughed. “I think we have to assume, despite the fluctuation in the polls, I am the underdog in this race. And I am going to need every single one of you to get out there and get out the vote in Nevada.” Obama said Monday that things look pretty good for his victory in November.