McCain Offers Nothing New
I waited patiently through the republican convention hoping to hear what John McCain will do if elected. I don’t mean rhetoric like “I will lead us into the future”, “I will drain the swamp that is Washington”, and “I have the experience to lead!”. Those type of non-specific statements are hollow and only meant to cause emotion in the republican base.
At Saddleback, McCain and Obama were asked for a specific number to define who the middle class was that they both refer to in their speeches. Both say they are for the working class, the middle class, etc.
McCain laughed, then stalled, then said ok, 5 million dollars per year. Of course he does not really define those who make up to 5 million per year the middle class. But he used the joke to avoid answering the question.
His tax cuts go to those who make millions of dollars per year. His argument is that he wants everyone to pay lower taxes. He uses that to convince people he is also for the middle class when, in reality, his tax cuts benefit the rich, just like George Bush’s tax cuts.
Obama gave a number. He said below $250,000 per year is how he defines the middle class. His tax policy would raise taxes on those who earn more than that amount and lower taxes for those earning less than that amount. Mccain may say he is all about straight talk, but Obama ia the one that gave the straight answer.
Now McCain claims his is the party of change. He acts as if the republicans have not been in the white house for the last 8 years and that he is an outsider to Washington. He wants us to believe that the republican party is the only party that can fix what the republican party did in the last 8 years.
There was a budget surplus when George Bush and the republicans captured the white house in 2000. Now there is a huge deficit, larger than any time in history. John McCain says he wants everyone to have lower taxes. If you lower everyone’s taxes, then you cannot also bring down the deficit created by the republicans in office. So is he stupid or is he lying? McCain cannot do both, yet he continues to tell people he can.
His campaign continues to run ads about Barack Obama. No ads are running that explain what John McCain will do if elected. Nothing specific was in any speech he gave. All he does is tell you the other guy is bad. When all you can do is tear down your opponent to make yourself look good, something is wrong with you, not your opponent.
I am still waiting to hear what John Mccain will do if elected. I am still waiting for him to give a speech about himself and his platform and where he stands on the issues without making more than 75% of his speech about Barack Obama.
In 2007, the median annual household income rose 1.3% to $50,233.00 according to the Census Bureau. The real median earnings of men who worked full time, year-round climbed between 2006 and 2007, from $43,460 to $45,113. For women, the corresponding increase was from $33,437 to $35,102.
Just 26% of all households had annual incomes exceeding $100,000, 12.3% fell below the federal poverty threshold and the bottom 20% earned less than $19,178.
Only 2% of Americans earn more than $250,000 per year. 2% of Americans would pay more taxes under Obama. I don’t even care about those people. They don’t read my blog. They have someone read for them.
McCain wants to protect that 1.5% and give them tax breaks, leaving the rest of America to pay the taxes it takes to run the government.
So, we do know this. If you make more than $250,000 per year, then a vote for John Mccain will help you lower your taxes. If you make less than $250,000 per year, then a vote for Barack Obama will lower your taxes.
