On the Issues

issues i am concerned about:

women's equality

economy

war in iraq

abortion

climate change/global warming

The main issue that is affecting me currently is the economy.  Not only is it going to have a huge impact on the society as a whole, but also plans for the future, including college, which is why i want a president with strong economic standings and plans that will help.

McCain's View:

Cut The Corporate Tax Rate From 35 To 25 Percent: A lower corporate tax rate is essential to keeping good jobs in the United States. America was once a low-tax business environment, but as our trade partners lowered their rates, America failed to keep pace. We now have the second highest corporate tax rate in the world, making America a less attractive place for companies to do business. American workers deserve the chance to make fine products here and sell them around the globe.

JohnMcCain.com - McCain-Palin 2008

Ban New Cell Phone Taxes: John McCain understands that the same people that would tax e-mail will tax every text message - and even 911 calls. John McCain will prohibit new cellular telephone taxes.

JohnMcCain.com - McCain-Palin 2008

It seems to me like these aren't very efficient and good ways to keep taxes low, or benefit the middle class.  Although they may save some money, aren't there better ways we could be spending time than making plans to cut taxes on cell phones?

To me, Obama has a much more effective and well-rounded plan to jump start our economy and benefit the middle class, which makes up the largest percent of the United States.

Provide a Tax Cut for Working Families: Obama and Biden will restore fairness to the tax code and provide 150 million workers the tax relief they need. Obama and Biden will create a new "Making Work Pay" tax credit of up to $500 per person, or $1,000 per working family. The "Making Work Pay" tax credit will completely eliminate income taxes for 10 million Americans.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Economy

Enact a Windfall Profits Tax to Provide a $1,000 Emergency Energy Rebate to American Families:Barack Obama and Joe Biden will enact a windfall profits tax on excessive oil company profits to give American families an immediate $1,000 emergency energy rebate to help families pay rising bills. This relief would be a down payment on the Obama-Biden long-term plan to provide middle-class families with at least $1,000 per year in permanent tax relief.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Economy

Simplify Tax Filings for Middle Class Americans: Obama and Biden will dramatically simplify tax filings so that millions of Americans will be able to do their taxes in less than five minutes. Obama and Biden will ensure that the IRS uses the information it already gets from banks and employers to give taxpayers the option of pre-filled tax forms to verify, sign and return. Experts estimate that the Obama-Biden proposal will save Americans up to 200 million total hours of work and aggravation and up to $2 billion in tax preparer fees.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Economy

End Tax Breaks for Companies that Send Jobs Overseas: Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe that companies should not get billions of dollars in tax deductions for moving their operations overseas. Obama and Biden will also fight to ensure that public contracts are awarded to companies that are committed to American workers.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Economy

These tax breaks will actually do something for the economy and save us a lot of money, so we can have that money to spend on proposed plans and our 7 trillion dollar debt.