Deficit Impact

Both John McCain and Barack Obama have proposed tax plans that would substantially increase the national debt over the next 10 years, according to analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.

[Compared with current law, the Obama plan would cut taxes by $2.8 trillion from 2009-2018. McCain would reduce taxes by nearly $4.2 trillion.]

SOURCES: Congressional Budget Office, Tax Policy Center | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - August 10, 2008

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