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Re: Oil companies as a target (2.00 / 2)

And $1000 direct to consumer would be meaningful, while $30 that you might or might not see is a gimmick.  This really isn't that hard to figure out.



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by map on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:07:01 AM EST
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Re: Oil companies as a target (1.66 / 3)

A gimmick is a gimmick according to Obama.
by zenful6219 on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:11:34 AM EST
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Re: Oil companies as a target (none / 0)

He's been talking about middle class tax cuts forever.

Not a gimmick.


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by Dracomicron on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:23:37 AM EST
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Re: Oil companies as a target (2.00 / 1)

In his latest negative ads, in response to Clinton's idea to target oil companies, he leads people to believe that this is a new $1,000 gimmick to help pay for rising fuel and food costs.
by zenful6219 on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:27:22 AM EST
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What's the difference? (none / 0)

The vehicle might be slightly different (a rebate rather than a tax cut), but the end result is the same.


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by Dracomicron on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:30:13 AM EST
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Re: Oil companies as a target (2.00 / 1)

Yeah, a gimmick is a gimmick.  But not all tax rebates are gimmicks.  Logic 101.



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by map on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:25:05 AM EST
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Re: Oil companies as a target (2.00 / 1)

So, there's nothing at all gimmicky about Obama bringing up the $1,000 tax rebate idea in an ads denouncing Clinton's so-called gimmick?
by zenful6219 on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:29:20 AM EST
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Re: Oil companies as a target (none / 0)

No.

He's tying his solution (a meaningful 1000 tax rebate) to a real life problem, while pointing out that Hillary's solution ($30 you might or might not see) is a gimmick because it would do nothing to help.



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by map on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:36:13 AM EST
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Re: Oil companies as a target (2.00 / 1)

$1000 != $30
John McCain isn't evil. He's just wrong about a lot of things. Vote Obama!
by proseandpromise on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:30:35 AM EST
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