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Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde
Is it just me, or is nobody taking into account that MAYBE, just MAYBE Obama is trying to appeal to what the majority of American voters are wanting to hear right now? I mean fuck, just because he's a jovial, change-pushing black guy doesn't mean he's any less of a politician. Thats what politicians do. They fucking APPEAL to you to get into office. Maybe i'm oversimplifying things, but I think you guys might be taking everything he is pushing a little too literal. Guy has to play the game to get votes, and without his change campaign and his economic proposals, I highly doubt he'd be standing where he is in the presidential races (aka: winning)
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Yes, I think we all understand the concept of the "median voter theory". Any intelligent politician is going to try to get as close to "the middle-of-the-road" stance without alienating his base constituents. Obama's flip-flopping, and contradictive standpoints are perfect evidence of this. Second, I think that any rational person can figure out that no matter what a president says with regards to fiscal policy, the actual outcome will reflect a different reality than promised. Nonetheless, would you rather vote for the guy who wants to raise taxes for the wealthy (socialism), or the guy who would rather cut spending (democracy and capitalism).
Next, I'd like to direct everyone's attention to this interesting article from CNN
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/11/news...proposals_tpc/
If you look at the table displaying the projected tax changes, it becomes blatantly obvious just how socialistic Obama is. He wants to increase the taxes of the highest earners in America [making 2.9+ million per year] by $701,885. Holy fucking shit! Just look at this quote from the article:
"The net result: compared with their tax bill today, taxpayers on average would see their tax bill cut by nearly $160 under Obama's plan. That means their after-tax income would rise by 0.3%."
"The net result [McCain's plan]: compared with their tax bill today, taxpayers on average would see their tax bill cut by nearly $1,200. That means their after-tax income would rise by 2%"
Interesting, huh?