BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS (from www.cnnmoney.com)
MCCAIN OBAMA
Level Income Avg. tax bill Avg. tax bill
1 Over $2.9M -$577,148 +$699,872
2 $603K and up -$109,214 +$121,689
3 $227K-$603K -$15,877 +$942
4 $161K-$227K -$6,322 -$2,796
5 $112K-$161K -$3,736 -$2,135
6 $66K-$112K -$1,487 -$1,264
7 $38K-$66K -$608 -$1,118
8 $19K-$38K -$259 -$892
9 Under $19K -$65 -$567