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Re: Comparing McCain and Obama’s Tax Plans

charles — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:42:37 -0000

Obama's tax plan will destroy the Social Security system.

Obama says his income tax plan will lower taxes for 95% of Americans. There is just one problem with this, 40% of Americans already pay no income tax. Obama's response to this is that these people pay Social Security tax. Well, that's not income tax, but a contribution to their retirement plan. So if he wins and implements his tax plan, for the first time in the history of Social Security, 40% of the people who will get retirement benefits will have paid nothing for them. Social Security will then loose all pretext of being a retirement plan, and will become a national welfare program.

This will cause Social Security to lose public support in a massive way. Leave Social Security contributions out of income tax plans. If you take some peoples income taxes to pay others Social Security taxes, Social Security will be destroyed forever.

Re: Tax Policy Center releases new campaign summary

charles — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:05:40 -0000

Re: McCain’s Kitchen Sink Strategy?

charles — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:15:37 -0000

Change you can trust, a slogan that could turn around McCain's campaign?

Change you can trust contrasts beautifully with change you can believe in.

Everyone wants change, only with a team that we can trust to implement it.
If you're in a tough spot, you want someone to come to help you that you can trust, not someone you believe may want to help you.

John McCain, polls show, is rated as highly qualified and highly trusted. This slogan, change you can trust, reinforces this message.

It can even be added on to John McCain’s current slogan. Country first, change you can trust. Or perhaps Change you can trust that puts Country first. Or how about Change you can trust that puts America first

It implies without directly saying it that the other side is perhaps a little less trustworthy.

It also reinforces the message that in a time we were facing battle with Al Qaeda worldwide and two conventional wars, John McCain is a commander in chief you can trust to lead us to victory.

There are 30 days left before Election Day. Sarah Palin’s debate performance was good, but it's really up to John McCain to win.

CHANGE You Can TRUST

CHANGE You Can TRUST to put COUNTRY FIRST

CHANGE You Can TRUST to put AMERICA FIRST

CHANGE - TRUST
COUNTRY FIRST

John, are you listening???

http://strategicthought-charles77.blogspot.com/...

Re: The Obama Tax Plan- How would it benefit you?

charles — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:57:10 -0000

Re: McCain hot foots it out of Michigan

charles — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:28:55 -0000

Re: Colorado students use texting to compare McCain, Obama tax burdens

charles — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:04:11 -0000

Re: Conservative Pundits: McCain Un-presidential, Age Back on the Table

charles — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:46:56 -0000

Re: Obama: McCain Is Bush-Loving, Tax-Hiking Cartoon

charles — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:20:31 -0000

Re: 2008/08/29/7-more-facts-about-sarah-palin/

charles — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:44:36 -0000

There is much more to come out on her.

Re: Offshore drilling is not the answer to high gas prices

charles — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:15:54 -0000

Sarah Palin letter to Harry Reid on Energy Policy.
Is she a "Energy Expert"?
http://strategicthought-charles77.blogspot.com/...

Any comments??

Re: Who won the first 2008 Presidential Debate, McCain or Obama?

charles — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:02:10 -0000

Change you can trust, a slogan that could turn around McCain's campaign?
Change you can trust contrasts beautifully with change you can believe in.
Everyone wants change, only with a team that we can trust to implement it.
If you're in a tough spot, you want someone to come to help you that you can trust, not someone you believe may want to help you.
John McCain, polls show, is rated as highly qualified and highly trusted. This slogan, change you can trust, reinforces this message.
It can even be added on to John McCain’s current slogan. Country first, change you can trust. Or perhaps Change you can trust that puts Country first. Or how about Change you can trust that puts America first
It implies without directly saying it that the other side is perhaps a little less trustworthy.
It also reinforces the message that in a time we were facing battle with Al Qaeda worldwide and two conventional wars, John McCain is a commander in chief you can trust to lead us to victory.
There are 30 days left before Election Day. Sarah Palin’s debate performance was good, but it's really up to John McCain to win.
CHANGE You Can TRUST
CHANGE You Can TRUST to put COUNTRY FIRST
CHANGE You Can TRUST to put AMERICA FIRST
CHANGE - TRUST
COUNTRY FIRST
John, are you listening???
http://strategicthought-charles77.blogspot.com/2008/10/change-you-can-trust-slogan-that-could.html

Re: Let’s get ready to rumble: The Obama and McCain debate is on!

charles — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:25:53 -0000

Change you can trust, a slogan that could turn around McCain's campaign?
Change you can trust contrasts beautifully with change you can believe in.
Everyone wants change, only with a team that we can trust to implement it.
If you're in a tough spot, you want someone to come to help you that you can trust, not someone you believe may want to help you.
John McCain, polls show, is rated as highly qualified and highly trusted. This slogan, change you can trust, reinforces this message.
It can even be added on to John McCain’s current slogan. Country first, change you can trust. Or perhaps Change you can trust that puts Country first. Or how about Change you can trust that puts America first
It implies without directly saying it that the other side is perhaps a little less trustworthy.
It also reinforces the message that in a time we were facing battle with Al Qaeda worldwide and two conventional wars, John McCain is a commander in chief you can trust to lead us to victory.
There are 30 days left before Election Day. Sarah Palin’s debate performance was good, but it's really up to John McCain to win.
CHANGE You Can TRUST
CHANGE You Can TRUST to put COUNTRY FIRST
CHANGE You Can TRUST to put AMERICA FIRST
CHANGE - TRUST
COUNTRY FIRST
John, are you listening???
http://strategicthought-charles77.blogspot.com/2008/10/change-you-can-trust-slogan-that-could.html

Re: Three US West Coast Governors 'United In Opposition To Offshore Drilling'

charles — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:42:12 -0000

Saying that that some oil from ANWR or offshore may be exported or it wont lower gas prices is a very stupid reason for not drilling there! Take an class in economics. If we export a million barrels from ANWR and import a million barrels from somewhere else, it costs us nothing. If we import a million barrels and export none it costs us 140 million dollars! Research and development of alternative energy sources is great and we should do that, but as long as we are useing more oil than we are producing we need to drill as much as possible. If we end up with more oil than we need we can sell it to China to pay for all our imported lead painted toys!

Democrats say drilling would not help because we wont get the oil for 10 years, a great argument they have been making for a decade - Jay Leno

=== author's response follows ===

Close...but no Caribou.

First, your equation does not take into account the very real costs of environmental impact. One offshore spill is all it would take to destroy a very vital tourist and fishing economy. It has happened in California (off Santa Barbara) and can happen again, in spite of any reassurances from industry to the contrary.

Keep in mind that the new offshore leases would mean drilling in water that is miles deep; and some of the leases are in the hurricane zones.

Second, "we" do not export the oil. Foreign owned firms such as Shell and BP might reasonably be expected to do the exporting, taking all the profits for themselves, and selling to the highest bidder, which might well be China or India.

Finally, classical economic theory hinges on the idea that more resources are always available - which is not true in the scenario of "geopolitical peak oil."

Re: Biden says: Obama will be tested by an international crisis

charles — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:06:03 -0000

Joe Biden says the election of Obama may lead to a new conflict, terrorist attack, or a third war. A careful analysis of history says he may be correct.
http://strategicthought-charles77.blogspot.com/...

Re: Pelosi Will Finally Be Allowing A Vote On Domestic Drilling Plans

charles — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:47:20 -0000

Sarah Palin letter to Harry Reid on Energy Policy.
Is she a "Energy Expert"?
http://strategicthought-charles77.blogspot.com/...

Any comments??

Re: Surprise: Democrats Block Investigation Into Countrywide Mortgage Scandal

charles — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:13:21 -0000

According to the New York Times, Democrats blocked Bush's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reforms so low income people with bad credit could buy houses.
''These two entities -Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, and the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.'' said Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee.
http://strategicthought-charles77.blogspot.com/...

Re: Obama The Second Biggest Recipient Of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Money

charles — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:14:45 -0000

Democrats created the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac problems years ago, in a well intentioned but failed effort to allow low income groups to buy houses. They stopped ALL eforts at reform until it was too late. Now they are trying to blame Bush, McCain and Republicans, everyone but themselves. That's the Gods truth and here is the proof:
http://strategicthought-charles77.blogspot.com/...

Re: Obama Surrogate: McCain Will Deregulate Health Care Like He Deregulated The Mortgage Industry

charles — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:57:27 -0000

If you really think the Obama or McCain health plan is real read this FackCheck on both the Obama AND McCain Health Plans!

http://strategicthought-charles77.blogspot.com/...

Re: McCain Strategist: Obama's Tax Plan Is "A Social Welfare Program"

charles — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:44:33 -0000