Clinton Campaign Attacks Sanders on Tax Increases

[Historic NY]

“If you are truly concerned about raising incomes for middle-class families, the last thing you should do is cut their take-home pay right off the bat by raising their taxes,” Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s spokesman Brian Fallon says in statement. “Yet Bernie Sanders has called for a roughly 9-percent tax hike on middle-class families just to cover his health care plan, and simple math dictates he’ll need to tax workers even more to pay for the rest of his at least $18-20 trillion agenda.”

Clinton “will make sure the wealthiest Americans finally start paying their fair share, not force the middle class to pay even more than they already do,” Fallon says
Statement cites Nov. 13 Washington Post story on Democrats’ tax plans

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2015-11-17/clinton-campaign-attacks-sanders-on-tax-increases

[Dawgs]

1. Sounds like something a Republican would say.

Wait...

[frylock]

2. Beat me to it.

[dorkzilla]

5. Holy shit, she really just proved that she is a Republican...

Wow, what a fucking dumb thing to say.

[frylock]

10. I expect nothing less than dumb fucking things being stated by her.

[tritsofme]

8. lol, Except you know...the part about raising taxes on the wealthy

How dare Hillary oppose middle class tax increases while supporting raising taxes on the wealthy. What a Republican!

[JaneyVee]

11. Sounds uber-liberal to me.

Wage raises. Tax increases on the wealthy. No tax increase on middle class. I like it.

[rogerashton]

3. It's unfortunate.

The "no new taxes" meme has done much harm to this country. Democrats should leave it to the Republicans.

[pinebox]

4. Is she still broke?

[yardwork]

6. Bernie's proposal to raise taxes on the middle class will sink his campaign.

Americans don't want to hear it.

[ibegurpard]

7. How very Republican of her

[JaneyVee]

12. Raise wages. Tax the rich. No middle class tax increase.

That sounds Republican? LOL, which one?

[AgingAmerican]

9. The 9% tax hike would be cheaper than what we have now

With better health care.