That was with a quickness. Nice. I started to respond 2hrs after your post but then something came up and i lost 45 min worth of work. I'd like to keep this short and sweet but i doubt that happens.
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Originally Posted by `NthErik.  Foreign Policy (and Iraq): immediate withdrawal of troops, trustworthy in that he was one of the most influential senators opposing the Vietnam War. |
As far as Foreign Policy goes Obama is reaching for the stars. Some of the stuff on his page would be monumental. He wants to negotiate with Israeli-Palastinien leaders to get those folks living side by side peacefully. He says he will meet with Iran with no preconditions in efforts to get them to suspend their nuclear weapons programs and terrorist support. He will reward them with economic investments(Ahmadinejad might lose his job in their elections this yr due to Iran's economy), membership in the WTO and normal diplomatic relations. If they continue he will step up economic pressure and political isolation. And also he wants to do things like stop the genocide in Darfar, ease world hunger and poverty, and take the first steps to a nuclear free world(he got a law passed with (R) d.ck Luger that aims to stop smuggling of WMD's). Here's the list:
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/foreignpolicy/
Is it all realistic? Probably not. But if we get the ball rolling on some things while he deals with his priorities (Iraq#1) then maybe some day some one will finish it.
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Originally Posted by `NthErik. Economy: filed for personal bankruptcy (I guess you could take this as proof that he has a more personal stake in economic matters), supports requiring the federal budget to be balanced each year. |
Obama wants to institute something called "Making Work Pay". This will save individuals $500 and working families $1K. This will supposedly eliminate income taxs for 10million Americans. He also wants to simplfiy filing so that taxpayers have the option to sign,verify and return pre-filled tax forms. Wow theres too much to mention, but i'm not sure how it will look to a libertarian.
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Originally Posted by `NthErik.
Energy & Environment: wants to tax oil, increase use of wind-power, said he, "started the nuclear critique in this country," and he said he would immediately sign the Kyoto Protocol and "make global warming a matter of national security". He said he'd also strengthen the clean water act & clean air act, supports carbon tax to get off of oil, and he sponsored a bill allowing tax reductions for recycling costs.
Health Care: universal coverage with guaranteed care, expand Medicare & child healthcare programmes. His personal bankruptcy is related to healthcare costs as well, so it's likely he'd be passionate about this issue. |
I'm losing steam here so i'm bout to get real lazy. These are all headers in the various sections of Obamas issues pages. Each one has a short succinct paragraph following it. It is very interesting stuff, and may pertain to you and your family. The last one pertains to my family and our buisness.
Create New Job Training Programs for Clean Technologies Boost the Renewable Energy Sector and Create New Jobs Deploy Next-Generation Broadband Protect the Openness of the Internet Reform Bankruptcy Laws to Protect Families Facing a Medical Crisis Fight for Fair Trade Invest $150 Billion over 10 Years in Clean Energy Deploy Cellulosic Ethanol: Establish a Grant Program for Early Adopters Lowering Costs Through Investment in Electronic Health Information Technology Systems
If you want to read for yourself what Obama plans to do instead of letting other people tell you what he has planned, visit the site. I will write on the below after some sleep i'd like to get into the shortcomings of libertarian stances later. For instance does the goverment make our meth or do we still do it ourselves in trailers?
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Originally Posted by `NthErik.
War on Drugs: would legalise all drugs.
Immigration: supports amnesty for all illegal immigrants living here and stop deportation; though for some reason he supports making English the official language (I guess to combat Spanish-language dominance, which he feels may happen through his immigration policy).
Jobs: supports unions and wants to raise the federal minimum wage; he sponsored a bill to help employees buy closing businesses.
Taxes: eliminate income tax, impose national sales tax (to replace IRS), less regressive tax on poor, more capital gains on rich.
Abortion: strongly supports, says it's a woman's right; also supports funding for stem cell research. |