Obama’s Domestic Issues
Barack Obama believes that a domestic policy, which cuts taxes for those, who don’t need it is wrong. His concern is for those families across the country, who are struggling, trying to figure out how to fill up their gas tank, save for their children’s college education, pay for their health care and save for retirement.
Obama has put forth a health care plan that can save $100 billion to $125 billion a year and apply that saving to make sure that every American has health care. To pay for his plan, he would roll back the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans.
High-quality health care coverage for all Americans would make sure children get regular checkups, instead of having to go to the emergency room for treatable illnesses, like asthma. Obama’s program would apply technology to the health care system, so that when you go to the hospital, you don’t have to fill out forms in triplicate, and there are all sorts of errors that arise.
Obama points out: “We’re not going to solve the problems facing many Americans by pretending that issues of poverty and the struggles of working families are just going to go away magically, because the stock market is going up.”
He asks: “How do we move this country in a new direction, and how do we unify, instead of divide? How do we create a new kind of politics that’s based on hope, instead of based on fear?”
Senator Obama believes Independents and Republican want a return to common sense in our politics and are looking for big ideas, but also the capacity to pull people together around a larger purpose.
Obama insists: “We can’t compromise on a progressive vision that says if you are able and willing to work, you should be able to find a job that pays a living wage. We should not compromise on retirement security for our senior citizens. We should not compromise on issues of racial equality and gender quality. We should not compromise on the right of workers to organize and collectively bargain to improve their standing in life. We shouldn’t compromise on the idea that every child should get a decent education. It shouldn’t just be a slogan.”
Obama’s goal of pulling people together around a larger purpose is reflected in his campaign speeches. On “Hardball”, Chris Matthews suggested that Obama say: “This country’s in a rut, a rut that leads to endless war in Iraq, that leads to inevitable war with Iran. The American people, and not just the Democrats, want to get our country out of this rut. The great majority of them want this election to take us to a new place, not just led by someone smarter along the same rut. I promise to take us to that new place. Senator Clinton is smart. She’s hardworking. She’s serious. But every vote she has cast, every word she has spoken says yes to the status quo. She voted to approve the war with Iraq. She just voted with the hawks to target Iran. She always seems to choose the safe boat that leaves this country in the same rut, the rut of fearful politics and endless war. I promise change. I promise a new approach. I promise deliverance from the rut of endless war in Iraq, inevitable war in Iran. So there you have it. It’s for you, my fellow Democrats, to decide. If you think Bush’s policies would have been succeed if they were better executed, then go with Senator Clinton. If you think the Bush policies were wrong, dead wrong, I‘m with you.”
Obama will not say this because he recognizes that the most important goal is not to win the primary election, but to bring the Democratic party together to win the general election in November.
Obama has put forth a health care plan that can save $100 billion to $125 billion a year and apply that saving to make sure that every American has health care. To pay for his plan, he would roll back the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans.
High-quality health care coverage for all Americans would make sure children get regular checkups, instead of having to go to the emergency room for treatable illnesses, like asthma. Obama’s program would apply technology to the health care system, so that when you go to the hospital, you don’t have to fill out forms in triplicate, and there are all sorts of errors that arise.
Obama points out: “We’re not going to solve the problems facing many Americans by pretending that issues of poverty and the struggles of working families are just going to go away magically, because the stock market is going up.”
He asks: “How do we move this country in a new direction, and how do we unify, instead of divide? How do we create a new kind of politics that’s based on hope, instead of based on fear?”
Senator Obama believes Independents and Republican want a return to common sense in our politics and are looking for big ideas, but also the capacity to pull people together around a larger purpose.
Obama insists: “We can’t compromise on a progressive vision that says if you are able and willing to work, you should be able to find a job that pays a living wage. We should not compromise on retirement security for our senior citizens. We should not compromise on issues of racial equality and gender quality. We should not compromise on the right of workers to organize and collectively bargain to improve their standing in life. We shouldn’t compromise on the idea that every child should get a decent education. It shouldn’t just be a slogan.”
Obama’s goal of pulling people together around a larger purpose is reflected in his campaign speeches. On “Hardball”, Chris Matthews suggested that Obama say: “This country’s in a rut, a rut that leads to endless war in Iraq, that leads to inevitable war with Iran. The American people, and not just the Democrats, want to get our country out of this rut. The great majority of them want this election to take us to a new place, not just led by someone smarter along the same rut. I promise to take us to that new place. Senator Clinton is smart. She’s hardworking. She’s serious. But every vote she has cast, every word she has spoken says yes to the status quo. She voted to approve the war with Iraq. She just voted with the hawks to target Iran. She always seems to choose the safe boat that leaves this country in the same rut, the rut of fearful politics and endless war. I promise change. I promise a new approach. I promise deliverance from the rut of endless war in Iraq, inevitable war in Iran. So there you have it. It’s for you, my fellow Democrats, to decide. If you think Bush’s policies would have been succeed if they were better executed, then go with Senator Clinton. If you think the Bush policies were wrong, dead wrong, I‘m with you.”
Obama will not say this because he recognizes that the most important goal is not to win the primary election, but to bring the Democratic party together to win the general election in November.
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