Spread the Tax Hooey!

Five "MAVERICK" reasons to elect OBAMA BIDEN in 2008:

1) Charlie Black: McCain advisor who retroactively lobbied for immunity for AT&T's illegal wire-tapping acts, and stated that a new terrorist attack would be "a big advantage for McCain".

2) Phil Gramm: McCain advisor and former vice-chair of UBS which lost $42 billion in the nation's current mortgage crisis. He also said the current economic crisis is a "mental thing and America is a nation of whiners..."

3) Steve Schmidt: Senior McCain strategist who claimed the "elite media were trying to destroy Palin and referred to the New York Times as a " pro-Obama advocacy organization".

4) Randy Scheunemann: McCain foreign policy advisor who crafted McCain's Russia policy while simultaneously lobbying a firm which profitted $200,000 from neighboring Georgia. Termed senator Obama's willingness to talk with rogue dictators as "unilateral cowboy summitry...?"

5) Rick Davis: Mccain campaign manager who until August 2008, was a Wash DC lobbying activist for Freddie Mac and earning $15,000 per month. Also, stated, questions about Palin's chruch were, "literally an attack on Christianity itself !"

6) Sarah Palin: Hockey mom who transferred colleges 5 times before graduating in Journalism and who obviously prefers to shop on Saks Fifth Ave. than on struggling Main St. USA . Who the hell spends $150,000 on clothing? Is she the Imelda Marcos of the GOP?

There hasn't been a Democrat majority in Washington since 1965, and before that, 1933. It looks like we are about to see another such event take place. By November 5, 2008 both houses of Congress and the Presidency will be in Democratic hands.

For those readers who can think for themselves, think back to 1965. Kennedy and the Civil Rights movement. A pivotal time in our history, one we can all be proud of. And 1933, when FDR gave us the New Deal and turned around the Great Depression. If you think about the past century, the only two times that we have had a liberal Democrat majority, America got STRONGER and BETTER.

Obama '08

Taxation is and always has been a redistribution of wealth. Once you recognize that point, the question is, how are we going to spend the money we raise in taxes?

For the past 8 years, our tax dollars have gone to killing civilians in Iraq and giving big payoffs to Halliburton (co-incidentally owned by the Cheney family). And since there wasn't enough in the treasury to do this in style, we borrowed money from communist China and ran up the national debt to pay for it.

Like 80% of Americans, I am sick of this particular redistribution plan.

Obama's plan reduces taxes on 98% of Americans. The other 2% of us (who make over $250,000 a year) can afford to pay an extra 3%. That extra 3% comes out to only $300 for every $10,000 they make above $250,000. It's not going to kill them. In fact, if you make over $250,000 a year, $300 probably doesn't mean much to you. The other source of increased revenue will be making corporations that ship jobs overseas pay a higher share of tax. Right now, these corporations pay a lower share than companies that keep their employees in the USA. No more incentives to hurt America. We all can agree with that.

Obama promises to go through the Federal budget line by line and cut all the wasteful spending. He promises to have transparency, a website where you can go and actually see the real Federal budget, not the made for TV version you can access under Bush.

Furthermore, Obama's economic plans will lead to a strong economy, an educated workforce, more American based jobs, affordable health care, and freedom from foreign oil. We will regain our position as a world leader, a nation that spreads democracy not with guns and threats, but with prosperity and diplomacy.

How do I know this? I read Obama's Blueprint for Change. And I compared it to what McCain had to offer (more tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, more wars, a really inadequate health plan, and the stated intention of overturning Roe v. Wade). You really should visit the websites of both candidates and read their platforms.

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/

http://www.johnmccain.com/Issues/jobsforamerica/