Women would be disproportionately affected by tax plans proposed by Cain, Perry, experts say

As campaign-finance filings come out from 2012 Republican presidential candidates, the records show women are not big-money donors for this year’s crop of hopefuls. Recent campaign-finance records evaluated by the Center for Responsive Politics reveal the median percentage of campaign cash over $200 from female donors to the GOP More…

Neither Candidate’s Tax Plan ‘Pro-Growth’

During an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell a short time ago, Sen. John McCain’s senior economic adviser, Doug Holtz-Eakin, said a nonpartisan tax analysis found McCain’s tax plan would better promote economic growth than that of Sen. Barack Obama.

“You go to the independent, quote, Tax Policy Center, a group

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McCain Will Cut Medicare and Medicaid to Fund Health Plan

While the McCain campaign’s attacks on Sen. Barack Obama’s connection to former Weatherman William Ayers will likely dominate today’s news cycle, the Wall Street Journal is out with a story this morning with far larger implications for millions of Americans.

According to the newspaper: