Fact check: Would Obama plan hurt special needs trusts?
October 29th, 2008CNN’s Political Ticker blog examines Sarah Palin’s assertion that the Obama tax plan would have “serious and harmful consequences” for special needs trusts.
Their conclusion: The charge is
… misleading. Obama’s plan would increase taxes on individuals making more than $200,000 and families making $250,000, and it would include the income on interest in special needs trusts. But Obama does not have a plan to raise taxes on special needs trusts in general.
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October 29th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Well, Republicans don’t target special needs funds in particular when they cut funding and people say they are uncaring. Republicans are never cut slack like Obama is here.