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McCain: Low Taxes and No More Pork Barrel Spending 2 of 4

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John McCain's August 31st 2008 interview on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace.
John McCain contrasts his low tax approach to the Obama tax and spend approach. McCain explains how his low tax plan will grow the economy compared to how Obama's high tax plan, whether it's on the rich or not, will (in my opinion, not McCain's) weaken the economy and possibly push us into a small depression.
The choice is clear, do you want an inexperienced tax and spend liberal who will grow government until it is involved in every aspect of your life, or do you want a low tax, small government president who still believes that the government needs to stay out of the way of the American people and let the freedom and dignity of the individual continue to make this country the greatest country in history.
WALLACE: Senator, I want to turn to the Democratic Convention. First of all, did you watch much of it?
MCCAIN: I didn't, much, really, because I was traveling a lot.
WALLACE: You won't be surprised, your ears would have been burning, because they were going after you pretty good.
MCCAIN: Yes, I heard that.
WALLACE: I want to give you this first chance to respond to it directly. Senator Obama, in his acceptance speech, quoted you with saying that the fundamentals of the economy are strong, that it has made great progress under President Bush. And then he said this.
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SEN. BARACK OBAMA, D-ILL.: It's not because John McCain doesn't care. It's because John McCain doesn't get it.
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MCCAIN: I know and understand, and I did watch excerpts from Senator Obama's speech. As we all expected, he gave a great speech. I even heard that some members of the media were cheering.
But anyway, the — but I knew he would. And he's a very gifted speaker, and I admire and respect what he has accomplished.
Look, I've said for a long time, America is in trouble. As I've been talking all across America, including the heartland, these are tough, tough times, and we need changes.
Now, what Senator Obama wants to do is raise people's taxes, wants to basically sort of redistribute the wealth. I want to keep everybody's taxes low, and I want everybody rich.
Just like Cindy's dad, who came home from World War II, an Air Force person with a Distinguished Flying Cross that sold his car to start a business and became very, very successful. I want Americans to have lower taxes. You'll see us states right now...
WALLACE: Let me...
MCCAIN: You'll see states right now with a bad economy that raised taxes and it made their economy worse.
WALLACE: But...
MCCAIN: He wants to raise taxes.
WALLACE: But, if I may, Senator...
MCCAIN: Yes, sure.
WALLACE: ... the Democrats pointed out at the convention that you have voted 17 times against raising the minimum wage. They say the only reason you voted for it in 2007 was because it was linked to war funding.
MCCAIN: Well, the point is that I have voted to keep taxes low and to cut taxes. And Senator Obama has voted to raise them consistently.
WALLACE: But why have you been (ph) against the minimum wage?
MCCAIN: Even on people as low as $42,000. I'm for the minimum wage increases when they are not attached to other big-spending pork barrel. The practice in Washington is attach a good thing to a bad thing. And that way, then you have to vote yes or no.
The energy bill, the energy bill had a lot of good things in it, and it billions of dollars of pork and good deals for the oil companies. Senator Obama voted for it. I voted against it, because we've got to start giving people a straight choice.
Now, you watch this September. Harry Reid will say, OK, we'll let you vote on offshore drilling...
WALLACE: Senate Democratic leader.
MCCAIN: Yes. The Senate Democratic leader will say, well, let's vote on offshore drilling, but you've got to have A, B, C, D and E. You can't just have a straight up or down vote.
When I'm president, I'm going to veto every bill that doesn't have straight up or down votes on the issues that are important to the American people.
WALLACE: So, you would have been for...
MCCAIN: I'm certainly...
WALLACE: ... alone (ph), after the increases in the...
MCCAIN: Look, I'm certainly...
WALLACE: ... minimum wage, even though you voted against it, I said 17, it was actually 19 times?
MCCAIN: Well, or 29 or 49, whatever it is. The fact is that I am for a living wage for all Americans. And I'd like to see them get it. But the key is to get them jobs, and get them the kind of good educational opportunity and affordable health care.
So, I am committed, and my record clearly shows that I've done everything I can to keep their taxes low, to get them available and affordable health insurance, and to secure a good education...

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