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John McCain Was For Progressive Taxation Before He Was Against It

by Doug Mataconis @ 6:47 pm on October 22, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, John McCain, Politics

Would the John McCain of 2008 call the John McCain of 2000 a socialist ?

I’m guessing he would if it would help him win.

H/T: Matthew Yglesias

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One Response to “John McCain Was For Progressive Taxation Before He Was Against It”

  1. Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » John McCain Was For Socialism Before He Was Against It says:
    October 27, 2008 at 8:41 am

    [...] response to this, Tom Brokaw showed McCain two instances, including one when he was running for President eight years ago, when McCain clearly endorsed progressive taxation and the idea of “taxing the rich” [...]

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