Bring about real change to our economy
$1,000 Tax Cut for Middle Class American Families
Obama and Biden will cut income taxes by $1,000 for working families, because the economy needs to be revitalized from the bottom up, not top down. Read more »
Energy Rebates
Obama and Biden will enact a windfall profits tax on excessive oil company profits to give American families an immediate $1,000 emergency energy rebate to help families pay rising bills. Read more »
Create Jobs through Fair Trade
Obama and Biden believe that trade with foreign nations should create American jobs, not send them overseas. They will stand firm against agreements that undermine our economic security. Read more »
Create 5 Million Green Jobs
Obama and Biden believe that we should invest in innovation and manufacturing jobs in the growing clean energy market, freeing us from our dependence on foreign oil within a decade and creating 5 million green jobs. Read more »
New Jobs Through National Infrastructure Investment
Obama and Biden believe that rebuilding our highways, bridges, roads, ports, air, and train systems will create jobs, ensure safety, and bolster our long-term competitiveness. Read more »
Technology, Innovation and Creating Jobs
Obama and Biden will increase federal support for research, technology and innovation for companies and universities so that American workers can lead the world in cutting edge jobs and products. Read more »
Support Small Business
Obama and Biden will level the playing field for small business by eliminating all capital gains taxes on start-up and small businesses. Read more »
Labor
Obama and Biden will strengthen the ability of workers to organize for good wages, healthcare, and secure pensions. Obama and Biden will fight for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Obama and Biden will ensure that labor appointees support workers' rights and will work to ban the permanent replacement of striking workers. Obama and Biden will also increase the minimum wage and make sure it remains a real wage year over year. Read more »
Protect Homeownership and Crack Down on Mortgage Fraud
Obama and Biden will crack down on fraudulent brokers and lenders. They will make sure homebuyers have honest and complete information about their mortgage options, and they will give a tax credit to all middle-class homeowners. Read more »
Address Predatory Credit Card Practices
Obama and Biden will establish a five-star rating system so that every consumer knows the risk involved in credit card borrowing. They will establish a Credit Card Bill of Rights to stop credit card companies from exploiting consumers with unfair practices. Read more »
Reform Bankruptcy Laws
Obama and Biden will reform our bankruptcy laws to protect working people, to ban executive bonuses for bankrupt companies, and to require disclosure of all pension investments. Read more »
Work/Family Balance
Obama and Biden will help working families by doubling funding for after-school programs, expanding the Family Medical Leave Act. They will provide low-income families with a refundable tax credit to help with their child-care expenses, and encourage flexible work schedules. Read more »
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And before you say anything, I read John McCains - he has NOTHING to offer the Middle Class - the driving force of our economy. I am learning here like everyone, but how is that going to help me? It looks as if Obama's plan will benefit us with more money in our pockets by the end of 4 years than McCains will??? What gives???
~k
But he offers nothing on how he plans to pay for any of it. That is by raising taxes. If you offer more programs,you have to fund them. To say oh he's just going to tax the rich, well what happens when the rich say screw all of you, I'm taking my toys and playing somewhere else. We the middle class may be the driving force of the economy but none of us work for poor people. (Well, unless you're self-employed and then your boss is poor).
People have more control over their own money when you lower taxes but the absolutely main thing that hasn't happened in FOREVER and one of the things that has been sooooo disappointing about the republicans is their complete and total lack of discipline in lowering spending and cutting costs. POX ON EVERYONE'S HOUSES for that. But just looking at Obama's laundry list of great things for all of us that he feels the government has to give us because we are too stupid to take care of ourselves, someone has to pay for it - and it will be us - all of us.
OH AND BY THE WAY - I resent the implication you think I can't look at it!!! I have. I've read McCain's too. I find them both sorely lacking. BUT - you know me, I'm a one issue girl of security. McCain offers me more that I agree with then Obama so he's my guy. Which is why Obama's your guy. He offers you more that you agree with. I JUST WISH IT WAS OVER BECAUSE ANOTHER FUCKING MONTH AND ONE-HALF OF THIS IS GONNA SUCK! I AM SO READY FOR MEXICO!!!
SANDY
I agree with you, you have to fund them, stop the war - get the money from that put it in the proper places (like it should have been in the first place and we would not have been in this situation) also, the rich are already moving there shit elsewhere, Trump just bought some enormous resort in Dubai as well as Cheney and all the other rich ppl so for you to say that that they WILL do that, they already are because they are taking ALL that damn money that they are making off of US and putting it somewhere else, not in AMerica, but in the MIDDLE FUCKING EAST - I would much rather have us build from the bottom up than the top down, those rich corporations and those "good ole boys" have RAPED us. So that myth obviously does NOT work. And also I didn't implicate that you could not look at the site, I just couln't highlite on it when I tried so I thought it would be easier for us all that way. Back off Sista Lucy...
love ya,
~k
The money from the war and the deficit are two different animals sister mary lou! and that's so funny - I didn't really resent it but it was just funny how you titled it! I just want to know now why the new posts are going under that post instead of on top of it . . .
Sandy
No Prob, but just think if we didn't have to spend that money in the war, where our country would be now, I realize they are separate, but what is our deficit now???? Lets see, Reagan - billions of debt, Bush Sr - billions of debt, Bush Jr - billions of debt, Clinton - billions of SURPLUS, change in my pocket, markets good, economy good, unemployment low, hmmmmmm...... you can't tell me that you want another Republican in that house sista. It obviously is not working for the American ppl. A Democrat is just what our country needs right now. don't be a one issue voter, the economy is much more important, yes I know so is our security, but John McC ain and Sarah are not going to do any better than Obama and Biden are, seriously, that is the truth. you know it. Also, how the hell are we gonna pay this shit off??? Somebodies got to do it and take some responsibility. At least Libs know that.
~k
And that's just where we will agree to disagree sista mary lou!
And nobody takes responsibility for anything - libs or conservatives. I say keep me safe and get out of my way!
If I thought a Libertarian would win - I would vote for him - or her!
Sandy
well all right damn it.
Dubai is pretty too, but not as pretty as Costa rica!!
~k
And I don't think you can drink in Dubai -so that's a total deal breaker!
S
I think it would be better to have a pres that doesnt indiscriminately drop bombs on innocents because we dont have enough troops to put on the ground (Afghanistan) and then send in Gates to apologize after the fact. I want one with more foresite. Maybe one that would not have gotten us in this predicament to begin with. Maybe one that would not use invasion as a first resort but instead use tough diplomacy as a first step. John McCain wants to bomb Iran and we just cant afford another blunder. As for taxes they will go back to the 1993 amount on the top two percent. At the end of four years they will both have added to the deficit but McCain's is a number twice as big as Obama's. Unlike their penis's which I'm sure are the other way around. Well, when McLame is on his viagra.
tootles, Shelly
I learn so much from you girls! THanks for keeping me abreast to all sides!
See, we can have good debates. Come on J, get back in the game!
~k
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