More "Higher Taxes" Hooey
McCain's recent ad also continues a pattern of false claims about Obama's tax proposals. At the outset, the announcer asks whether Obama is "ready to help your family" and then quickly says the "real Obama promises higher taxes." That's false for all but the highest income families. The real Obama tax plan would raise taxes only for those with family income above $250,000 a year ($200,000 for singles).
McCain regularly misrepresents his opponent's tax plan, falsely claiming that Obama's plan would increase taxes on 23 million small-business owners, when the vast majority of them would get a cut; wrongly saying that Obama would "raise taxes on electricity," though Obama has said no such thing; and saying that Obama would raise taxes on investments in stock in a retirement plan – which is also not true.
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Is it true that the French dispose of their nuclear wastes by sending them to Russia?
Will Russia accept ours? If it's not free, we may spend as much to dispose of our energy waste as we currently do to buy oil.
tintaluz@prtc.net
Why is there such an ingrained irrational paranoia about nuclear energy and waste disposal among some Americans. Importantly also why is somehow okay for millions of Navy sailors to have served for nearly forty years aboard nuclear power American aircraft carriers and nuclear powered submarines and air force personnel to handle nuclear bombs but some Americans will not consider even remotely assume any risks involved with nuclear power. It is okay for our servicemen to be exposed to alleged risks but not Democrats who oppose nuclear power. This paranoia is particular evident with the Democratic people acceptance of risks that are associated with other aspects of modern American living. Forty thousand people die every year in the United States in auto accidents but there is no outcry to ban all automobiles in the United
States. Bridges have collapsed recently in Minnesota and tunnels ceilings have fallen but there is no consensus on eliminating bridges. There have been airplane crashes that have also involved injuries on the ground but there is no outcry to ban air travel. There have been repeated rail and ship accidents but no outcry to ban railroads or ship travel. The irrational fear involving nuclear power and waste disposal has no justification. American people undergo multiple medical and dental xrays and CT scans yearly and have no fear. TSA airport screeners and medical staff work daily around xray equipment, fluoroscopes, and CT machines and do not experience adverse health consequences as a result of their work exposure. There were no documented adverse health events associated with the Three Mile Island release of minor radiation in the 1970???s and no payments for health losses were ever made involving lawsuits related to that accident. The containment vessel held at Three Mile Island. In light of most Americans acceptance of risks associated with automobiles, trains, planes, and ships, the fear on the part of some Americans of nuclear power can not be viewed as rational. John McCain's proposals to build 45 new nuclear power plants along with his other energy proposals on conservation and renewable energy will help America achieve relative energy independence in the near term and long term.
Affordable Energy is not a Zero Sum Game
The Hill by Ohio GOP Rep. Steve Chabot Aug. 13, 2008
The debate on energy has reached a tipping point. For months, calls to allow a vote on domestic drilling have been stonewalled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but yesterday she conceded that the House ???can have a vote.???
The clear temptation is to vilify the Speaker for ignoring the will of the American constituency for so long; however, the focus should now be on the future of our energy policy, not on partisan politics.
The search for sustainable energy sources should not be a zero sum game. What we have are realistic and substantive proposals available for debate that emphasize both alternative sources like wind and solar, as well as environmentally responsible approaches to increasing domestic oil and gas production. What we need is for the Speaker to call Congress back from vacation to show her party is willing to admit that the status quo and proper tire pressure are insufficient for an energy policy.
Today I joined House Republicans on the floor for the informal session we???ve been holding since Congress adjourned almost two weeks ago. While some have derided our actions as a stunt, they seem to have brought about a change in the tide. Oil and gas are still critical to American families and our economy, and the time has come for Congress to deliver solutions.
America???s energy security is a bipartisan matter. Let???s get something done.
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