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Before you vote, learn the issues
Megan Lynch
Issue date: 11/3/08 Section: Election Special
With Election Day so close, there are many important issues to focus on before you vote. These important issues do not include the word "nucular" or how Sen. Barack Obama's name ties him to terrorism.
Has anyone else noticed that the "Obama - Biden" signs sound a lot like Osama Bin Laden? Does this really matter? This campaign has been the source of countless jokes for the past few months, leading all the way to "Saturday Night Live" skits and a a Hustler-produced porno in the works. Voters need to know the issues that will really affect our nation before casting their ballot.
The economy has been the biggest issue to hit the candidates, and just two months before Election Day. For those of us who are not economists, what do we really know about it - besides that it is really bad? Each candidate has made plans to mend this economic crisis and, before voting, it is extremely important to know them.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to continue President Bush's tax cuts to individuals and business at the top of the income scale. As stated in The New York Times, McCain's new plans also include, "tax cuts on capital gains and on withdrawals from retirement accounts by people 59 and older, bigger write-offs for stock losses and a tax waiver for unemployment benefits" for the next two years. Republicans believe that this will help strengthen the job market, ultimately providing job opportunities to middle class families.
Obama's stance is much different. He plans to give tax cuts directly to the middle class in addition to increasing public works spending in order to create jobs. Obama also plans to create millions of new jobs by commissions to rebuild schools, roads, etc. and by investing in alternative energy. With a stimulus proposal consisting of $60 billion, Obama still plans to invest in universal health care and to offset oil prices to provide $65 billion in tax rebates to middle class.
These plans will go into effect when either McCain or Obama is elected. They both plan to reduce U.S.' budget gaps by the end of their first term. It is important to take note of how much money they are promising and to whom - and just where it is all coming from.
Has anyone else noticed that the "Obama - Biden" signs sound a lot like Osama Bin Laden? Does this really matter? This campaign has been the source of countless jokes for the past few months, leading all the way to "Saturday Night Live" skits and a a Hustler-produced porno in the works. Voters need to know the issues that will really affect our nation before casting their ballot.
The economy has been the biggest issue to hit the candidates, and just two months before Election Day. For those of us who are not economists, what do we really know about it - besides that it is really bad? Each candidate has made plans to mend this economic crisis and, before voting, it is extremely important to know them.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to continue President Bush's tax cuts to individuals and business at the top of the income scale. As stated in The New York Times, McCain's new plans also include, "tax cuts on capital gains and on withdrawals from retirement accounts by people 59 and older, bigger write-offs for stock losses and a tax waiver for unemployment benefits" for the next two years. Republicans believe that this will help strengthen the job market, ultimately providing job opportunities to middle class families.
Obama's stance is much different. He plans to give tax cuts directly to the middle class in addition to increasing public works spending in order to create jobs. Obama also plans to create millions of new jobs by commissions to rebuild schools, roads, etc. and by investing in alternative energy. With a stimulus proposal consisting of $60 billion, Obama still plans to invest in universal health care and to offset oil prices to provide $65 billion in tax rebates to middle class.
These plans will go into effect when either McCain or Obama is elected. They both plan to reduce U.S.' budget gaps by the end of their first term. It is important to take note of how much money they are promising and to whom - and just where it is all coming from.
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