White House: GOP ignoring economy with health care vote
Miley Cyrus channels Theodore Roosevelt

Obama ad hits Romney on tax cut plan

By David Jackson, USA TODAY

President Obama's campaign released an ad today touting his tax cut plan while saying Mitt Romney's proposals would benefit the wealthy and hurt the middle class.

The ad comes out the same week that Obama has revived his call to extend the George W. Bush-era tax cuts for middle-class taxpayers but eliminate them for those who make more than $250,000 a year.

"The president believes the economy grows from the middle out, and that's why his plan would extend tax cuts for the middle class and asks the wealthiest to pay their fair share," said a statement from the campaign.

Romney and other Republicans support extension of all the Bush tax cuts and say Obama's plan amounts to a tax hike on job creators.

The Obama ad, called "Two Plans," airs in nine battleground states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

The ad says Romney's plan calls for eliminating Obama programs that include tax breaks, leading to tax hikes for up to 18 million families.

Romney spokesman Ryan Williams said Obama has "no plan" to get the economy moving again, and his "tax hike will hit families, job creators and small businesses all over the country during a recession."

Romney "has a plan to reform our broken tax code, help middle-class Americans save and invest and jump-start economic growth and job creation," Williams said.

White House: GOP ignoring economy with health care vote
Miley Cyrus channels Theodore Roosevelt