tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069354713843321730.post1946894966664362875..comments2023-10-01T09:22:37.695-07:00Comments on Economists for Obama: New Obama Tax Cut CalculatorDon Pedrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438565798505041042noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069354713843321730.post-65790707755849227502008-11-03T20:16:00.000-08:002008-11-03T20:16:00.000-08:00Just to clear, we--meaning Economists for Obama--a...Just to clear, we--meaning Economists for Obama--are not connected to the campaign and haven't created any tax calculator.<BR/><BR/>We link to ObamaTaxCut.com, which is based on the Tax Policy Center numbers, and TaxCut.BarackObama.com, which is the campaign's calculator.<BR/><BR/>As the FAQ above explains, they calculate slightly different things but are both accurate. The main difference between the two is that the TPC allocates part of corporate taxes to individuals, while the campaign's does not.<BR/><BR/>But like I said, both calculators are accurate.Don Pedrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15438565798505041042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069354713843321730.post-63290665212654695992008-10-15T13:05:00.000-07:002008-10-15T13:05:00.000-07:00Which is it!? You say the following regarding "Ob...Which is it!? You say the following regarding "Obama's 95% Illusion", "... never believe anything you read in a Wall Street Journal editorial. For trustworthy analysis of tax proposals, the non-partisan Tax Policy Center is the only place to go."<BR/><BR/>Then when a calculator appears based on the Tax Policy Center and you do not like what it delivers you create your own? What happened to "... the non-partisan Tax Policy Center is the only place to go."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069354713843321730.post-8389914074680921712008-10-15T07:17:00.000-07:002008-10-15T07:17:00.000-07:00Thanks for the heads up on the new tax calculator....Thanks for the heads up on the new tax calculator.<BR/><BR/>Your link that should go to the calculator currently goes to the FAQ - you might want to fix that.JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138898492882416694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069354713843321730.post-33049279019978117132008-10-14T21:21:00.000-07:002008-10-14T21:21:00.000-07:00the calculator is not rigged but is an attempt to ...<I>the calculator is not rigged but is an attempt to give you an honest estimate of how your taxes would change under Obama's proposals</I><BR/><BR/>Agreed. Obama's team has done the work to address the problems I had with the Tax Policy Center numbers when making ObamaTaxcut.com -- not being an economist or tax pro, I decided to stick with their numbers rather than make calculations I'm not qualified to make. For example, I include the TPC's calculation of corporate tax effects since this is include in their widely reported change in after-tax income numbers, but this is not a good way to talk about individual income tax. This new site is a lot better.<BR/><BR/>For a more detailed calculation, you should also check out electiontaxes.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com