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Now Holtz-Eakin's main task is defending the indefensible, McCain's tax policy.

The Things Campaigns Do to You xtra 2008

Holtz-Eakin's basic math is correct but it begs a basic question: if a typical worker gets an $800 tax cut, how can the whole policy be revenue-neutral?

Update3: The Great Health Care Debate - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

Now Holtz-Eakin's main task is defending the indefensible, McCain's tax policy.

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"Now Holtz-Eakin's main task is defending the indefensible, McCain's tax policy."

The Things Campaigns Do to You xtra 2008

Holtz-Eakin's comments about cutting Medicare and Medicaid confirm this.

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This is not Holtz-Eakin's first attempt to distance McCain from the partisan economic policies of the sitting GOP president, a notable tendency considering the Arizona "maverick" Senator's consistent trend toward adopting more traditionally conservative positions.

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The appeal of McCain's assumed independent streak and Obama's talk about unity and compromise is undeniable, and so it was inevitable that they would take Holtz-Eakin's statement a step further and claim that there is no difference between the leaders of the two major parties on any substantive issue.

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McCain allowed Senator Phil Gramm to squelch Holtz-Eakin's views and work early in the process and to make every answer to every problem the single refrain of "tax cuts."

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Using Holtz-Eakin's figures, the federal government would provide less than $2,000 per-person for the precise populations insurers don't want to serve due to costly health problems.

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Importantly, he also explained portions of Holtz-Eakin's CBO study that were not widely discussed: DO TAX CUTS pay for themselves?

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