Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Barack Obama's point of view on taxes

Obama supports eliminating marriage penalty and extending child tax credit. He does not want the elderly paying taxes so he wants to make it $50,000 a year. He wants to eliminate all capital gains taxes on start-ups and small businesses. He wants low income families to receive 50% credit for their child's care expenses. He will ensure that the first $4,000 of a college education is completely free for most Americans. By Tyler

Barack Obama's point of view on Health Care and Economy

Health Care, By Josh


Barack plans to spend 50 to 60 billion on health care by eliminating the bush tax cuts. "Employers that do not offer or make a meaningful contribution to the cost of quality health coverage for their employees will be required to contribute a percentage of payroll toward the costs of the national plan." said Barack. he also does not mandate individual coverage for all Americans, but requires coverage for children. plus allows individuals below age 25 to be covered through their parents' plans. he would also would create a national health insurance program for individuals who do not have employer-provided health care and who do not qualify for other existing federal programs.

Economy, by Josh


He supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout package and said "America is facing one of the greatest financial crises in history, and today's passage of an emergency rescue plan was absolutely necessary to prevent an economic catastrophe that could have cost millions of jobs and forced businesses across the country into bankruptcy." Also he advocates a $50 billion emergency economic stimulus plan. The money would go toward 1 million jobs for rebuilding infrastructure, schools, helping local governments avoid budget cuts.

John McCain's point of veiw on the issue of Energy and The Environment

Energy and Environment, by Josh

John has called for 45 new nuclear power plants across the U.S. He also has promoted the production of longer lasting car batteries and bio fuels. John also said that we should "drill now" to free us from depending on countries for our oil and fuel. "In a world of hostile and unstable suppliers of oil, this nation will achieve strategic independence by 2025." John McCain. He propose the use of alternative energy sources, including nuclear.

John McCains point of veiw on education and Iraq.

McCain thinks that if a child wants to go to a Private school then the government should pay for it. "We have to have choice and competition in our schools in order to improve our school system." -John McCain. He also thinks that education is the responsibility of the state and the local government. He is part of the no child left behind act.
McCain thinks what we are trying to do in Iraq is an Iraq that can stand on its own and he believes that the American troops have done all they can and do not need to be there any more. He does not want t keep the troops in Iraq for a minute longer. He believes that by 2013 all of the troops should be back home because he thinks that the war is all over and we won it. By Tyler