Is Obama a socialist?

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Is Obama a socialist?
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Wed, 10-08-2008 - 12:33pm

Is Barack Obama a socialist?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 1:00pm
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Registered: 10-14-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 1:20pm

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Registered: 09-26-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 1:29pm
obama 08
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Registered: 10-14-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 1:29pm







OBAMA-MCCAIN ISSUE COMPARISON CHART






ISSUE

JOHN McCAIN



BARAK OBAMA




Favors new drilling offshore US



Yes



No




Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it



Yes



No





Served in the US Armed Forces



Yes



No




Amount of time served in the US Senate



22 YEARS



173 DAYS




Will institute a socialized national health care plan



No



Yes




Supports abortion throughout the pregnancy



No



Yes




Would pull troops out of Iraq immediately



No



Yes




Supports gun ownership rights



Yes



No




Supports homosexual marriage



No



Yes




Proposed programs will mean a huge tax increase



No



Yes




Voted against making English the official language



No



Yes




CAPITAL GAINS TAX




MCCAIN



No change to current capitol gains tax. 0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). Other capitol gains remain the same.




OBAMA



Up to a 28% capitol gains tax.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-14-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 2:29pm
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-23-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 2:31pm
Eye opening!
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 2:32pm

Speaking of flag pins, why isn't McCain wearing one?


 

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 6:59pm
I really hope you are kidding.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 10-17-2008 - 5:51am

Thanks for providing the links that are supposed to back the info in the chart. One small problem, the sources do NOT support the chart. One example would be the CNN link, which explains that only the two top tax rates would be restored to pre-Bush levels:

"Opposed extending 2003 Bush tax cut law through 2010. Supports eliminating marriage penalty and extending child tax credit. Proposes a "making work pay" tax credit of up to $500 per person, or $1,000 per working family. Proposes eliminating income taxes for seniors making less than $50,000 per year and eliminating all capital gains taxes on start-ups and small businesses. Says he would reform the child and dependent care tax credit by making it refundable and allowing low-income families to receive up to a 50 percent credit for child care expenses. Favors tax cuts for middle-class workers and tax increases for top earners. Says he would restore the top two income tax rates to their pre-2001 levels of 36 percent and 39.6 percent. (Currently, they're 33 percent and 35 percent.) Says he would maintain the estate tax but would freeze the estate tax exemption amount at $3.5 million. Proposes to create an "American opportunity tax credit," which the Obama campaign describes as "a fully refundable credit" that "will ensure that the first $4,000 of a college education is completely free for most Americans and would cover two-thirds the cost of tuition at the average public college or university." http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxes.html

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-23-2008
Fri, 10-17-2008 - 5:56pm
Kidding?

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