Obama - good for Americans

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by geeker2

Thanks!

1. OK I can see that - he does have a good presence about him.

2. How much do we get? I keep hearing that 40% of the people don't pay taxes and they will get checks - if this is true it really pi$$es me off...where the hell is this money coming from? I guess if he gives it to the people that pay no taxes some if it comes from me!

3. He says he will withdraw from Iraq but will send them to Afghanistan. Like it or not I don't think you can just withdraw from Iraq and not make a total mess in the region....or maybe you can just say fucl< it and walk away.

2. I think his plan is to get the money from the wealthy and from corporations by increasing their taxes.

3. I am actually torn on this myself Geeker. I dont think that they are ALL supposed to go to Afghanistan. Either way though, the plan is a phase by phase withdrawl that will be completed in 16 months. The region is already a total mess but I, too, have apprehensions about what will become of the oil supply, er, people in the region.

[miraja2]

The problem with saying this candidate will do 1, 2, and 3 while the other guy will do A, B, and C is that there is no way of knowing what they will be able to accomplish when they get in there. That is pretty much always true in presidential elections, but it is particularly true this time when neither guy can have any real idea just how miserable the economy is going to be when he takes over. They both propose various tax policies and spending initiatives that will most likely need to be dramatically changed no matter who wins.

I don't vote for people because of specific policy promises they make because circumstances will almost always change them. However, I also don't vote for people based on their personality. I am looking for a general governing philosophy. I believe that health care is a right, and that the current system needs to be significantly overhauled. I believe the Bush tax cuts for the rich should be eliminated. I believe the U.S. should not only get out of Iraq, but should refrain from other unwarrented preemptive invasions. I believe Supreme Court justices should protect a woman's right to choose. etc. etc.
In general, Obama's philosophy/ideology matches up with mine, so I'm voting for him. That doesn't mean that all of his specific proposals are going to get done, and there is no way of knowing what exactly his presidency will "do" for the American people. I think that if he wins, some of the stuff he wants to get done probably will happen, and some of it won't. That is just reality.