‘Joe The Plumber’ Comes Clean: ‘I Would Be Receiving Obama’s Tax Cuts'

[cal04]

As ThinkProgress and many others noted yesterday, the premise of Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher’s complaints about Barack Obama’s tax plan was ill-informed. Contrary to Wurzelbacher’s claims, “neither his personal taxes nor those of the business where he works are likely to rise if Mr. Obama’s tax plan were to go into effect.”

As CBS News reported, even “Joe The Plumber” acknowledges this fact now:

So today, Joe, who said he makes much less than $250,000, reluctantly admitted Obama would lower his taxes.

“I would, if you believe him, I would be receiving his tax cuts,” Wurzelbacher said.

Watch it:
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/17/joe-the-plumber-obama-cut/


Bloomberg reports that “one other problem in making Wurzelbacher a symbol of the overtaxed” is that — even if he did earn an adjusted gross income of $280,000 — “he would pay just $773 more in taxes under Obama’s plan than McCain’s.” That amount would hardly deal a crippling blow to his potential small business.

Last night, Sarah Palin said she didn’t want to talk about Wurzelbacher. “I begged our speechwriters, ‘Don’t make me say Joe the Plumber, please, in any speeches,” she said. After failing to properly vet Wurzelbacher’s situation, the McCain campaign is apparently now throwing him overboard and moving on.

The campaign is holding a conference call today with Russ Deker, an individual the McCain camp is calling “a Missouri ‘Joe the Plumber.’”

[Egnever]

1. Don’t make me say Joe the Plumber

love that authenticity!

puppet much?

[NotThisTime]

3. Well, she just said Obama would raise Ohio's taxes and Joe The Plumbers - stupid is as stupid does

[Leftist Agitator]

8. "Don’t make me say Joe the Plumber"

Make me say Jesus the Carpenter instead!

After all, I, Sarah Palin, clearly do not believe in Jesus the Peacemaker.

[NotThisTime]

2. He could use the tax money to pay the liens off on his house

[Raster]

4. Or to get some Domestic Abuse counseling.

Or to actually join the Plumber's Union, oh wait...you actually have to go through the Plumber Apprenticeship to be able to join the Union.

[WI_DEM]

5. I wish the media would get off of "Joe the Plumber" it's deflecting real issues which in the end

helps McCain.

[PA Democrat]

6. “I would, if you believe him, I would be receiving his tax cuts,”

Hey, Joe, I don't think you are in any position to question anyone else's honesty.

[hamsterjill]

7. Joe needs to tell Sarah

I wish that Joe the Plumber would tell Sarah Palin the truth so that she would stop spouting lies based on his situation - because she's still at it.

[samrock]

9. I sure wish a reporter with the McCain or Palin campaign

Would toss this to John/Sarah and get their comments.. hehehe...

[SalmonChantedEvening]

10. K&R! Poor Joe.

He's only a shill of his former self.

Great work as always cal04 :)

:applause: