Obama '08

[BanginJimmy]

I'll tell you why I'm voting for Obama. I'm tired of the neocon currently in power

this would be a valid arguement if Bush was running again, but he isnt. This is simply voting based on your hatred for Bush and not for any knowlege of the canidates.

and the regressive tax policies they have been trying to foist on us.

What regressive tax policy? If you mean lowering taxes, then yes he has done that.

I say tax the rich. Theres no reason the working class should have to carry the lion's share of the tax burden

The rich already pay the lions share of the tax burden. In fact, the top 20% of wage earners pay more than 75% of all income taxes collected.

when the major corporations and the top 1% of the population have all the wealth.

A corporation doesnt have any wealth. It may have assets, but that is all. The is why you always hear about fortune 500 corporations seeking credit from this bank or that bank.

Oil companies paid 30% of their gross as taxes? So what... if they are giving executives $400 million retirements it sounds like they are doing fine to me

So you honestly think that the oil companies are just going to take the added taxes out of their profit? What fantasy world do you live in, and how do i get there?

And for universal healthcare... why not? I'd rather wait in line for an X-ray than not get one at all and die.

You have a better chance of dying waiting on that xray with a socialized healthcare plan than you would under the current plan.

There are a lot of working Americans who still can't afford health insurance.

Life sucks huh. I can tell you for a fact that more than 90% of those that dont have health insurance are working dead end jobs, or not working at all. Maybe they should have stayed in school a little longer.

For every story I've heard about someone in a socialized country having to wait on a procedure I've heard 2 or 3 stories about someone here in the states not getting the same procedure because they either can't get insurance or they are getting screwed over by their HMO. People in socialized medicine countries live longer than us and are healthier.

What country is this? I know that in Canada it is againt the law to pay out of pocket for a voluntary procedure. In England there have been MANY stories of people that have been denied treatment because of age or budgetary concerns.

I know a lot of America's health probalems are more cultrual than the fault of its health care system, but allowing more Americans access to health care will probably be cheaper in the long run.

Cheaper than what?

Like preventing people from getting cancer rather than helping them fight cancer. That sort of thing.

so you think that companies will continue to spend the hundreds of millions of dollars to develop new drugs even though they know that their profit margin will take a very serious hit?

The more people who are healthy, the more people who can work. The more workers the higher the GDP. etc.

Actually social programs such as these reward deviant behavior and do not promote people to better themselves.

Also an unrelated fact. In less than 10 years the US work force will not collect enough money to pay for SS and medicare in their current forms without trippling the tax rate and removing the cap. What do you think the added $300 billion or so to run socialized healthcare will cost you? Still think there will be more money in the economy?

And having a president that is not a neo-con in office would also mean that the whole wiretapping/surveillance/patriot act deal would be resolved. I trust Obama and the Dems with my privacy and my civil liberties more than I do McCain and the neocons. They have both voted for the Patriot Act, but at least Obama voted against the roving wiretaps.

Guess what, Obama doesnt care about you or your privacy. All he cares about is getting your money and removing all of those stubborn choices you have to make during your like.