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We're being placed in a war to "free the Iraqi people from tyranny" and they got people to support it by scaring us all into believing that Iraq would pull off some sort of terrorist attack when lo and behold, Iraq stopped building chemical weapons the first time we went over there in the early 90's. So what is the real reason we are there? OIL! And Oil=Money. All of this was at the expense of our brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, neighbors, and people you haven't even met but still support our country. They did this because they love what our country is supposed to stand for, but they were put in harms way just to put money in some rich guys pocket. Our government didn't give a damn about the Iraqi people, and they don't give a damn about our troops...but I do. So we need to vote for someone who's going to put an end to this shit. He will quickly clean up our mess THAT IS ON OUR HANDS and stop fucking around over there. The rest of the world hates us because of this, and so does half of our own country. Let's fix that before we get hit again and give some rich asshole another excuse to kill our economy to get more oil. If our country practices the right policies, we won't be attacked by Islamic radicals, and no one can start bullshit wars in the name of our safety when the fact of the matter is that the bullshit wars we participate in is what gets us attacked in the first place. http://www.bidstrup.com/hate.htm
So let's talk taxes and Social Security. The only rising taxes Obama plans on making for everyone is social security, which is something that needs to be done to ensure that the program has enough money to benefit the current retirees and us in the future. McCain wants Social Security to be funded through personal accounts which still takes money from you, the difference is, what you save is what you get...so poor people will always remain poor under that and rich people will remain rich with Social Security. Taxing SS will provide everyone with a fair amount o money upon retiring. Other than that, the middle-class will see NO tax hikes for individuals. As for businesses and the rich, Obama plans on raising the taxes for the top two tax brackets and businesses that make over $250,000 in profit a year. These people already have a shitload of money anyways, and if they would have been spending it right in the first place, our economy wouldn't be as messed up as it is. Since their taxes will comprise more of the general pot, maybe they will focus more on treating the consumers the right way and earning more money over the long run and less on $440,000 spa trips right after they received money they "needed" from the government. McCain wants to cut taxes for the rich and raise OURS! Obama's plan would earn the government $700 billion in the first 10 years while only spending $2.7 billion while McCain's would have the government LOSE $600 million after he spends 3.7 billion (and don't forget about the ever growing debt that Iraq is giving us, since McCain wants to keep the war going). Where's the rest of that money going you ask....in rich people's pockets.
This isn't about black or white, gay or straight, pro-life or-pro-choice, this about having a future successful enough to not have to worry about anything else enough to argue over that kind of stuff.
It's time our government starts caring about every person, not just the rich ones.
We are choosing hope over fear. We are choosing unity over division and sending a powerful message that change is coming to AMERICA. " - Barack Obama
