It appears that as we get closer to November 4th, people (by people I mean the WSJ) all across the country are beginning to look closer at Obama’s proposed “tax cuts” and other tenants of his campaign. One of the most startling things people are finding is that while he promises to cut taxes on 95% of families (40% of which do not pay taxes) he’s “proposing one of the largest tax increases ever on the other 5%”. Something hardly anyone was talking about a week ago.

Now MSM (main stream media) and Others are finally taking note. So yes, while he would “cut” taxes, the truth is that just like other democrats before him who promised lower taxes, he’s actually raising them. In fact, according to the WSJ article:

Some families with an income of $40,000 could lose up to 40 cents in vanishing credits for every additional dollar earned from working overtime or taking a new job. As public policy, this is contradictory. The tax credits are sold in the name of “making work pay,” but in practice they can be a disincentive to working harder, especially if you’re a lower-income couple getting raises of $1,000 or $2,000 a year.

Thats something you won’t hear any of the talking heads on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN or any other MSM outlet mention or ask him about. Its only a wonder why we haven’t heard that from the McCain Camp yet.

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One of the perks of the internet is the endless ways to kill time while putting off the things that should have already been done. If I’m not busy stumbling around the net, I’m watching youtube videos, playing desktop towerdefense or catching up on the blogs I usually read. Well, that was until I added the hobowars game on facebook. The cool thing about HoboWars is that in addition to the facebook game, there’s a standalone web game as well, and its pretty addicting.

The point is to create a hobo and navigate him/her through the city. Get them an education (it helps in the fighting), join a gang, find cans, beg and other random hobo things. So far its pretty fun and it looks like its going to be a good way to pass the time. I’ve been playing for about two hours and my hobo is already a level two!

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