What do you think about these factual comparisons and how does it affect your vote?

2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE COMPARISON TALKING POINTS
ISSUE JOHN McCAIN

BARAK OBAMA

Favors new drilling offshore US
JOHN McCAIN Yes
BARAK OBAMA No

Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it
JOHN McCAIN Yes
BARAK OBAMA No

Served in the US Armed Forces
JOHN McCAIN Yes
BARAK OBAMA No

Amount of time served in the US Senate
JOHN McCAIN 22 YEARS
BARAK OBAMA 173 DAYS

Will institute a socialized national health care plan
JOHN McCAIN No
BARAK OBAMA Yes

Supports abortion throughout the pregnancy
JOHN McCAIN No
BARAK OBAMA Yes

Would pull troops out of Iraq immediately
JOHN McCAIN No
BARAK OBAMA Yes

Supports gun ownership rights
JOHN McCAIN Yes
BARAK OBAMA No

Supports homosexual marriage
JOHN McCAIN No
BARAK OBAMA Yes

Proposed programs will mean a huge tax increase
JOHN McCAIN No
BARAK OBAMA Yes

Voted against making English the official language
JOHN McCAIN No
BARAK OBAMA Yes

Voted to give Social Security benefits to illegals
JOHN McCAIN No
BARAK OBAMA Yes

CAPITAL GAINS TAX

MCCAIN
0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain does not propose any change in existing home sales income tax.

OBAMA
28% on profit from ALL home sales. (How does this affect you? If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you are heading toward retirement and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. This proposal will adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.)

DIVIDEND TAX

MCCAIN
15% (no change)

OBAMA
39.6% – (How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president. The experts predict that ‘Higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains would crash the stock market, yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.’)

INCOME TAX

MCCAIN
(no changes)
Single making 30K – tax $4,500
Single making 50K – tax $12,500
Single making 75K – tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K – tax $18,750
Married making 125K – tax $31,250

OBAMA (reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)
Single making 30K – tax $8,400
Single making 50K – tax $14,000
Single making 75K – tax $23,250
Married making 60K – tax $16,800
Married making 75K – tax $21,000
Married making 125K – tax $38,750
Under Obama, your taxes could almost double!

INHERITANCE TAX

MCCAIN
– 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax)

OBAMA
Restore the inheritance tax
Many families have lost businesses, farms, ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to loved ones will only lose them to these taxes.

NEW TAXES PROPOSED BY OBAMA

New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet. New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren’t high enough already) New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity) New taxes on retirement accounts, and last but not least….New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries!!!

You can verify the above at the following web sites:

http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxes.html

http://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes

http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.html

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/barack_obama/

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/john_mccain/

Why do obama supporters get so mean when someone shows them the FACTS about their candidate?

I already know this question will be reported, just as my other recent FACTUAL question were, but isn’t ANYONE interested in FACTS, ISSUES & where the candidates stand?
1: Favors new drilling offshore in the US – McCain: Yes
Obama: No

2. Will appoint judges who interpret the law & NOT make it –
McCain: Yes
Obama: No

3: Served in the U.S. Armed Forces –
McCain: Yes
Obama: No

4. Amount of time served in the U.S. Senate –
McCain: 22 YEARS
Obama: 173 DAYS

5. Will institute a socialized National Health Care Plan –
McCain: No
Obama: Yes

6. Supports abortion throughout the pregnancy –
McCain: No
Obama: Yes

7. Would pull troops out of Iraq immediately –
McCain: No
Obama: Yes (bringing the terrorists to us)

8. Supports gun ownership rights –
McCain: Yes
Obama: No

9. Supports Homosexual marriage –
McCain: No
Obama: Yes

10. Proposed programs that will mean HUGE tax increases –
McCain: No
Obama: Yes

11. Voted AGAINST making English the official language in the U.S. –
McCain: No
Obama: Yes

12. Voted to give Social Security benefits to ILLEGALS –
McCain: No
Obama: Yes

What about taxes? Do you know where they both stand?

Capital Gains Tax –
McCain: 0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain does NOT propose any changes in existing home sales income tax.

Obama: 28% on profit from ALL home sales. In other words, if you sell your home & make a profit. you WILL pay 28% of your gain in taxes. If you are heading to retirement & want to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from selling your home WILL go to taxes. This WILL adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.

Dividend Tax –
McCain: 15% (NO change)

Obama: 39.6% In other words, if you have ANY money invested in the stock markets, IRA, Mutual Funds, College Funds, Life Insurance, Retirement Accounts or ANYTHING that pays or reinvests dividends, “YOU” WILL now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes IF obama becomes president. Experts predict that “Higher tax rates on dividends & capital gains WILL crash the stock markets & will do NOTHING to cut the deficit.”

Income Tax –
McCain: (no changes)
single making 30K – tax $4500
Single making 50K – tax $12,500
Single making 75K – tax $18,750
Married making 60K – tax $9000
Married making 75K – tax $18,750
Married making 125K – tax $31,250

Obama: (reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)
Single making 30K – tax $8400
Single making 50K – tax $14,000
Single making 75K – tax $23,250
Married making 60K – tax $16,800
Married making 75K – tax $21,000
Married making 125K – tax $38,750

Under obama, taxes will almost double

Inheritance Tax –
McCain: 0% (no change – Bush repealed this tax)

Obama: Restore the inheritance tax
Many families have lost businesses, farms, ranches & homes that have been in their familes for generations because they could NOT afford to pay the inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to their loved ones will ONLY lose them to these taxes.

New Taxes Proposed –
McCain: 0

Obama: New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet.
New gasoline taxes, New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity), New taxes on retirement accounts & last but not least, New taxes to pay for “socialized medicine” so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third world countries!!!

NOTHING IS FREE, SOMEONE ALWAYS HAS TO PAY!!!

All of this can be verified by these……..
www.money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/index.html

www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxes.html

www.elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes

www.bulletin.aarp.org/youworld/politics/articles/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions.com

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/barack_obama

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/john_mccain

So, I want to know why obama supporters get so angry when they are shown FACTS?

Audrey: Like what? Did you look the information up?
Barb: Then prove me wrong. Many of the facts that I have found come from the “left” media CNN. Are you telling me THEY don’t have their facts right? If so, then why are they left?
jim,twa: That is such a pathetic & typical Democratic comment you just proved my point. McCain is NOT stalling, he IS doing his JOB. This is the SECOND time in recent weeks that McCain has put the U.S. first. The first time was when Hurricane Ike was coming in. But all obama thinks of is himself. Then of course he wouldn’t want to do anything that would bring into the for front his involvment in being in the number 2 spot feeding at the trough of Fannie & Freddie would he? Just ANOTHER FACT I thought I would share!!
What Democrats need to remember is that CONGRESS makes the laws & the President can ONLY do with what he is given.
The Democratic Congress is NOT doing anything so as to make the Republicans look incompetent since it is an election year, when in FACT it is the DEMOCRAT led Congress that is NOT doing their job because THEY are incompetent.
Your Horns Are Showing: You have GOT to be kidding!! The right is paranoid? The Democrats have leaped off the edge. They are sending hate mail to a Maine news anchor saying she is trying to look like Governor Palin & sending subliminal messages to viewers to get them to vote Republican! That is beyond paranoid, that is just plain INSANE!!!
B Star: NOBODY is talking about race but YOU. As for New Orleans, look at YOUR governor & mayor. THEY left those people there by NOT doing their job & NOT using the funds provided SEVERAL times to fix & reinforce the levies. Hurricane Katrina was an act of God, NOT the Federal Government.
I’m not upset in the least. There is ALWAYS things about people that we don’t like, I am not different, but I have yet to find ANYONE who supports obama who can tell me why & what has he done in his 173 days to qualify him for the presidency. I don’t want regurgitated campaign garbage either. I want “REAL” reasons & “REAL” experience & “REAL” qualifications.
Annalies: are you serious? Higher taxes will NOT get more people health care. Who do you think will be paying for this universal health care? When businesses are taxed & MORE people are unemployed, who will they tax to pay for it then? You cannot simply raise taxes on people to get more money, because sooner or later, the people will have NO money, NO house, NO job, NO food, NO NOTHING!! Then what? Universal health care will no longer be there because there will be NOBODY left to tax to pay for it!
uneyk: Do you honestly believe what you wrote? “WITH THE PEOPLE”? What does that mean? He was a “Community Organizer”. what is that? Did he organize monday night bingo, community bake sales & rummage sales? WHAT is a community organizer? There are scarecrows in Kansas who know as much about foreign affairs, government & this country than obama does. What country have you ever been in where they have changed their official language to suit ANYONE but the people who make up that country? If I move to France, I should speak french, because THAT is their OFFICIAL language. If I move to Norway, I should speak Norwegian, because THAT is their OFFICIAL language. NO country should lose their OWN identity or language to make immigrants happy or make it easier for illegals. ENGLISH IS the “OFFICIAL” language of the United States & it ALWAYS should be & WILL be.
Whiteside: NOW fifeldity matters to you? NOW? Did it bother you when Clinton did it? or how about Edwards or the multitude of other Democrats. Did it bother you THEN?? I’m sure it didn’t, you were all just as blind, deaf & dumb to all of that as you are about facts concerning Obama. Every person who registers as a Democrat should receive one of those little statues of the three monkeys…”HEAR NO EVIL” “SEE NO EVIL” “SPEAK NO EVIL” because that is how you all are when it comes your candidates.
ooopppsss! that should have read – fidelity

who do you think is better to run the country McCain or obama? ?

answer after reading this. Dear everyone

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SIMPLE MATH:

2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE COMPARISON TALKING POINTS
ISSUE JOHN McCAIN
BARAK OBAMA

Favors new drilling offshore US
Yes-McCAIN

No-OBAMA

Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it
Yes-McCAIN

No-OBAMA

Served in the US Armed Forces
Yes-McCAIN

No-OBAMA

Amount of time served in the US Senate
22 YEARS-McCAIN

173 DAYS-OBAMA

Will institute a socialized national health care plan
No-McCAIN

Yes-OBAMA

Supports abortion throughout the pregnancy
No-McCAIN

Yes-OBAMA

Would pull troops out of Iraq immediately
No-McCAIN

Yes-OBAMA

Supports gun ownership rights
Yes-McCAIN

No-OBAMA

Supports homosexual marriage
No-McCAIN

Yes-OBAMA

Proposed programs will mean a huge tax increase
No-McCAIN

Yes-OBAMA

Voted against making English the official language
No-McCAIN

Yes-OBAMA

Voted to give Social Security benefits to illegals
No-McCAIN

Yes-OBAMA

CAPITAL GAINS TAX

MCCAIN
0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain does not propose any change in existing home sales income tax.

OBAMA
28% on profit from ALL home sales. (How does this affect you? If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you are heading toward retirement and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. This proposal will adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.)

DIVIDEND TAX

MCCAIN
15% (no change)

OBAMA
39.6% – (How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president. The experts predict that ‘Higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains would crash the stock market, yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.’)

INCOME TAX

MCCAIN

=0 D

(no changes)
Single making 30K – tax $4,500
Single making 50K – tax $12,500
Single making 75K – tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K – tax $18,750
Married making 125K – tax $31,250

OBAMA (reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)
S ingle making 30K – tax $8,400
Single making 50K – tax $14,000
Single making 75K – tax $23,250
Married making 60K – tax $16,800
Married making 75K – tax $21,000
Married making 125K – tax $38,750
Under Obama, your taxes could almost double!

INHERITANCE TAX

MCCAIN
– 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax)

OBAMA
Restore the inheritance tax
Many families have lost businesses, farms, ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to loved ones will only lose them to these taxes.

NEW TAXES PROPOSED BY OBAMA

New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet. New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren’t high enough already) New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity) New taxes on retirement accounts, and last but not least….New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries!!!

You can verify the above at the following web sites:

http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxes.html

http://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes
http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.html

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/barack_obama/
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/john_mccain/