This is Joe The Plumber.
Joe may well win the election for John McCain.
He was certainly the center of last night's debate.
You see McCain wants to cut Corporate income tax rates.
That means lots of money for big corporations, tiny savings for small business and nothing for workers.
Obama wants to cut taxes on income under $200,000
And to not raise tax on anyone making less that $250,000
That $250,000 limit applies to small business too.
Now the stats say that 98% of small businesses make less than $250,000
So 98% of small businesses would pay no more tax under Obama.
BUT
Joe the plumber is thinking of buying a business.
That business would make between $250,000 and $270,000 a year
That means he may, possibly, at worst pay an extra $20 a week in tax.
DISASTER
He looks ordinary.
He's going to be taxed more.
OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST
That's how it's going to play.
The 98% who pay no more - or get a reduction have no face
Joe Plumber has a face.
The families that will get tax savings are a mass, with no face
Joe Plumber has a sad face.
The fact that this is a guy who doesn't own a business.
A guy who says he 'might buy a business'
And the fact that that business is right on the cusp of a small increase in tax on a small part of its income
Combined with the fact that he emerged to talk to Obama a day before the debate
And was easily found afterwards.
Makes me think that Joe Plumber was a plant.
If he was then McCain deserves the election - it's brilliant politics.
If he wasn't then God must love John McCain - and he'll win anyway.
Things (I think) just took a turn towards the Red