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A Little Ditty ‘Bout Taxes and Trade
Posted on October 26, 2008
The Obama-Biden campaign has released a radio ad in Indiana featuring favorite native son John Mellencamp. In the ad, Mellencamp says, “John McCain will keep giving tax breaks to companies shipping American jobs overseas.” Mellencamp is referring to an aspect of the tax code that allows companies to skirt paying …
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Tagged Barack Obama, jobs, Joe Biden, John McCain, John Mellencamp, tax breaks, TV ad
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