TPMDC Rick Santorum: January 2012
Rick Santorum
CHART: Santorum Calls For Tiny (Huge!) Tax Cuts For The Poor (Rich)
The Tax Policy Center in DC has released numbers Rick Santorum's tax plan -- the latest, and perhaps final, in a series of analyses of the leading GOP contenders' tax plans.
It's a variation on the theme underlying all of the Republicans' tax proposals -- its impact on the middle class is trivial compared to the massive tax cut it proposes for the wealthiest Americans.
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Hmmm... Santorum's Healthcare Pitch Sounds An Awful Lot Like Obamacare For The Elderly
Ever since Republicans in Congress voted overwhelmingly for Paul Ryan's budget, the GOP has expected its leading Presidential candidates to back a similar Medicare privatization scheme. Most of them have followed suit. Rick Santorum is trying to have it both ways.
During Sunday morning's NBC debate, the come-from-behind winner of the Iowa caucuses talked about his Medicare pitch to voters.
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