As a republican, you would think that I was hoping Hillary would be on the ticket because Hilary is the weaker candidate and has less of a chance of winning against McCain. No. Although he may be black, have so-called ties to terrorists, and babbles incessantly about change without really giving a clear objective… I would still prefer him over Hillary.
He is a doer, not just a talker…. He got much more done in his 8 years of being a Senator, versus Hilary’s six. See the stats here http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080218140637AA9Qpqt
Here’s a little breakdown of Obama’s beliefs/plans/etc, take it for what it’s worth to you and vote for whom you believe would do the best job and supports similar beliefs to you:
- WAR: Obama has been against the war in
- VOTING: There’s some babble on his site about how there are so many obstacles in ensuring that every person can vote. What are the obstacles minorities face? All you have to do is have a form of ID, REGISTER (which can be done in many places as well as by mail), and take a stroll down to the polls on election day (with ID in tow).
- END RACIAL PROFILING: He plans to ban racial profiling by federal law enforcement agencies and provide federal incentives to state and local police departments to prohibit the practice.
- REDUCE CRIME RECIDIVISM: Basically this says he’s going to help ex-offenders by making it easier for them to get jobs, counseling, rehabilitation, etc. This is excellent because it’s really hard for a convicted felon to get a decent job. We’re all human and we all make mistakes. Leaving a free felon unemployed and broke is only going to lead him back to crime.
- DISABILITY: Read more here http://www.barackobama.com/issues/disabilities/
- TAX CUTS: He plans to provide a tax cut for working families ($1,000) to offset the payroll tax they pay. There will be 10 million
Americans who will not be paying any income tax (AKA low income folks will likely get back everything they paid in taxes plus some if you qualify for EIC… if you’re low income, add $1,000 to your usual tax return amount) - MORE ON TAXES: He plans to simplify the tax filing so that Americans can sign and return pre-filled information and be done with there taxes in five minutes. This would be great IF IF IF IF 1) These middle class and low income families would STOP paying hundreds of dollars to H&R block just so they can get there check in two days versus two weeks; 2) There weren’t 18000000 different deductions that vary widely from person to person. It isn’t difficult to use turbo tax online to file your taxes (if you’re just a regular Joe, homeowner, couple of kids, college tuition deduction, etc). It’s super easy. That’s what we use. To hell with paying someone $120 just to ask questions that the computer monitor tells them to ask! It’s simple!
- TRADE info can be found here: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/economy/
- JOBS AND PAY: same website as above. Lots of things are mentioned, more than I have time to break down. Increase minimum wage, increase Earned Income Credit (AKA wealth redistribution lol)
- LABOR: More unions, protection for striking workers, he supports the Employee Free Choice Act.
- HOMEOWNERSHIP: A ($500 average) tax credit to homeowners who do not itemize. He plans to fight mortgage fraud and has been closely monitoring the subprime mortgage industry (AKA adjustable rate mortgage). He wants to create a fund for homeowners to avoid foreclosure (funded by penalties from mortgage fraud offenders).
- CREDIT CARDS: Establish a credit card rating system, making it easy for every consumer to be aware of all of the risks involved. Ban unilateral changes. APPLY INTEREST RATE INCREASES ONLY TO FUTURE DEBT!!!!! Hallelujah! Prohibit interest on fees. Prohibit universal defaults.
- BANKRUPTCY: Cap ridiculously high interest rates on payday loans and improve disclosure. Encourage responsible lending institutions to make small consumer loans (enabling folks like us to pay off suchinsuch bill before they tack on that big late fee, making it even harder to pay it off). Reform bankruptcy laws to protect families facing a medical crisis.
- FAMILY/WORK BALANCE: Expand FMLA act to cover business with 25 or more employees (versus the current number, 50). FMLA will cover more purposes. FMLA will also require employers to allow 24 hours off per year to participate in there children’s academic activities. FMLA will also cover leave for employees to address domestic violence issues.
- Encourage states to adopt paid leave.
- Increase the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (AKA you’ll get more on your income tax return for the expenses you paid out for childcare).
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- EDUCATION:
- EARLY CHILDHOOD: Focus on early education, starting at infants. Grants will be provided to promote state efforts and help move toward voluntary universal pre school.
- He wants to quadruple Early Head Start, and increase Head Start funding and improve quality for both.
- K-12: Reform No Child Left Behind (by funding it)
- OKAY HERE’S THE DEAL: Education is important to me. I suggest you read the entire section on education: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/education/
- Basically free college…. Community colleges will be practically free. Read the above link for specifics.
- Simplified financial aid application for college students (hallelujah again, that crap is a pain!)
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- ENVIRONMENT: He supports the production and distribution of Ethanol (YAY!) and plans to get the ball rolling. He wants to reduce oil consumption by 35%. There’s lots of eco babble here http://www.barackobama.com/issues/energy/
- ETHICS: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/ethics/ … nothing too interesting… political bologna
- MINIMUM WAGE: He wants to increase the minimum wage higher than the upcoming $7.25.
- PAID SICK TIME: Barack will require that employers provide seven paid sick days per year.
- FISCAL: Reverse Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, cut pork barrel spending, make government spending more accountable and efficient,
- FOREIGN POLICY: This is very important to me and I feel like it should be to you too…. Do yourself a favor and read this section: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/foreignpolicy/ I’m going to hit the high notes, but this section is full of important CRUCIAL information.
- THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: WHEN OBAMA SAYS HE WILL END THE WAR IN
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- HEALTHCARE: Our healthcare system needs reform. Obama’s plan is a whirlwind of change for the positive. Read about it here http://www.barackobama.com/issues/healthcare/
- IMMIGRATION: This is a very important topic to me. I live in
Barack Obama's Plan
Obama wants to preserve the integrity of our borders. He supports additional personnel, infrastructure and technology on the border and at our ports of entry.
Improve Our Immigration System
Obama believes we must fix the dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy and increase the number of legal immigrants to keep families together and meet the demand for jobs that employers cannot fill.
Remove Incentives to Enter Illegally
Obama will remove incentives to enter the country illegally by cracking down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants.
Bring People Out of the Shadows
Obama supports a system that allows undocumented immigrants who are in good standing to pay a fine, learn English, and go to the back of the line for the opportunity to become citizens.
Obama believes we need to do more to promote economic development in
Okay I don’t have anymore time to write this up, but check these out if they are of interest to you:
SENIORS: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/seniors/
TECHNOLOGY: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/technology/
1 comment:
# EARLY CHILDHOOD: Focus on early education, starting at infants. --------What is wrong with moms raising children?? Who is going to pay for all this. I can see how it helps the "at risk" - but not the general folks. The education system needs an overhaul.
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