Barack Obama - Huh?
In his “victory” speech (I’m watching now), Barack just said something to the effect of, “I’m going to get rid of the tax cuts for the rich. The tax cuts they didn’t even ask for.”
Well Barack, consider this my application and official request for a tax cut (and I’m most certainly not rich). Here and now, as a member of whatever tax bracket I currently fall into, I ask you for my tax break. If it’s just that simple, can I ask for two?..
This is ridiculous. Of course the entire nation asked for tax relief - they elected and re-elected a president who promised to lower the tax burden!
As so often happens after I finish watching a Barack Obama speech, I am left asking myself, “What did he even mean?”
Hope is great - I hope Barack Obama adds a little substance to his candidacy…
February 19th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Barack does sound good when he speaks, but he definitely speaks in generalities. I’d definitely like to hear more substance as far as how he intends to pay for all the stuff in his “budget”, though Democrats (and sadly, many Republicans as well) seem to lack basic arithmetic skills when it comes to dealing with our Nation’s money woes. I’m fairly certain that rolling back tax cuts for the wealthy will be insufficient to pay for universal health care (though I’d love to see the math).
Furthermore, I don’t see how someone such as Barack, who has a record of voting “present” as opposed to “yes” or “no”, can really take over as Commander in Chief which demands a certain amount of conviction and resolve, no matter how much “hope” or “change” you may want.