What I posted on my facebook..tell me what you think
the election just around the corner there are some thoughts I had about
this election that frustrate me. First of all, I really don't like
being political because a lot of people [including me] just want to
hang out and forget about the election entirely. However, this country
is in such a fragile place and this election has become one for the
history books, one that will change the course of this country. The
youth seem to be in the boat for Obama, and overwhelmingly so. My
question is why? Many people forget that this country isn't just run by
the President but also the different branches of the government. WIth a
majority in the House, democrats are about to explode with glee because
they already hold the purse strings for the country and if Obama wins
it will be a blank check for Congress. By allowing this unchecked
government we are creating a larger and larger burden for the youth of
this country. The more we dig the harder it will be to get out. OBAMA
SUPPORTERS: Tell me what you think [respectfully] I'm curious if I'm
missing something.
Taxes: Obama's plan sounds like a gift from the "gods" themselves. 95%
of people will get tax cuts? Well the problem with that is around 40%
of the population already don't pay income taxes. Also, the top 10%
flips about 70% of the national bill. What people don't realize is that
Obama and the democrats in Congress also are planning on letting the
Bush tax cuts expire which will, by default, raise taxes on people
making $42,000 and up. Obama's plan to tax the rich more and then give
a check to people who pay nothing in taxes will tailspin this economy
into a deep recession. The top earners in our country are investors,
business owners, and big spenders. They are one of the biggest driving
forces for our economy and taxing them more will make them hold onto
more of their money creating a loss in jobs. Obama talks about how the
middle class is dwindling "11% of the middle class is gone" ironically
enough in that same year the upper class grew by...11% ! Instead of
sharing the pie around which will eventually dwindle we need to keep
making the pie bigger. Companies aren't stupid and will not take the
hit when it comes to taxes...they pass along the tax to us, the
customers. If WalMart gets taxed another, let's say, 1 billion dollars
they are going to raise prices and or cut employees to make up for
that. Whether or not you are a republican or democrat it is wrong to
play Robin Hood with peoples hard earned money. It is also important to
note Obama's definition of rich has already changed three times. It
started at $250,000, then he said $200,000 and more recently they have
said no one making less than $150,000 will be taxed. Obama's tax plan
is wrong for this country and its clear to see...it's Economics 101.
Abortion: I have a feeling that the issue of abortion will continue to
be an issue for many years to come. In this election though it comes
down to Obama's record once again. He adamantly fought a bill, that
ended up passing, that would require medical attention to botched
abortion babies who were delivered. He also wants to make abortion
legal in almost any circumstance. McCain and Palin obviously have
different views on abortion, and even differ from each other. However,
the amount of influence that a McCain and Palin administration would
have on the abortion issue is extremely minimal, if anything. Democrats
like to say that Palin is "scary" in her abortion views, but it's
pretty clear who has the scarier view when it comes to abortion. Our
Global Standing: Quite a few people I know have stated that they
believe Obama will give us a better image in the eyes of the world. Yet
I don't know how he can do that when he believes our Constitution is
"flawed", apologized to a crowd of Germans on behalf of America [...for
what?], and clearly doesn't believe rouge nations are too big of a
threat. Nicolas Sarkozy, Pres. of France even recently stated that he
believed Obama's views of Iran are simply "immature." Biden even stated
himself that an Obama administration would be tested
within the first 6 months of his administration. What is scary was that
he said that in what he thought was off the record, it was after the
candidates had been briefed on the national security issues concerning
America and it's future, and he went on to say that it wouldn't be
clear that Obama made the right choice so "stick with him." Leaders of
volatile nations have backed Obama for President because they feel he
will be less aggressive and less threatening. Why would we ever put the
people of our nation at risk? Especially when we are spread out in two
current wars. Obama is not experienced enough to lead our nation,
especially in these times of turmoil. Before the election was in full
throttle and the nominees were decided John McCain was an extremely
popular Senator for fighting against his own party when they were
wrong, and God knows the republicans have been wrong on things.
Democrats respected him, worked with him, then threw him under the bus
because he doesn't have a (DFL) at the end of his name on the ticket.
Barack Obama has been named the Senate's most liberal member ( and he
hasn't even been there a full term), and Joe Biden is third. This
country was designed to have checks and balances and what we don't need
right now is a country run by one party, much less the most extremes of
the party [Pelosi, Reed, Obama, and Biden]. This nation and the youth
need to wake up, throw party affiliations aside and do what's best for
this nation right now. Vote John McCain.
