The Promises that Obama has made to the American Peoples
Lets hope he is a man of his word(s) instead of a politician that will promise anything to get elected. I guess that time will tell.
Here is a look at what Obama said he would do, if elected, about a variety of topics:
Taxes
* Cut taxes “for 95 percent of all working families.”
* “Eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses” and start-ups “that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow.”
* Advocate “a tax code that doesn’t reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it.”
* “Stop giving tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas” and “start giving them to companies that create good jobs right here in America.”
Energy
* Set a goal that “in 10 years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.”
* “Tap natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology and find ways to safely harness nuclear power.”
* “Help our auto companies retool, so that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built right here in America.” Video Watch Obama’s acceptance speech »
* Make it easier for Americans to afford U.S.-built, fuel-efficient cars.
* Have the federal government “invest $150 billion over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy — wind power and solar power and the next generation of biofuels.” Doing so, he said, would “lead to new industries and 5 million new jobs that pay well and can’t ever be outsourced.”
Education
* “Finally meet our moral obligation to provide every child a world-class education.”
* Find more money for early childhood education and recruit teachers with better pay while also pushing “higher standards and more accountability.”
* Make sure young Americans can afford college if they serve their community or country.
Health care
* “Finally keep the promise of affordable, accessible health care for every single American.”
* Lower premiums for those who have health care and let those without coverage “get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves.”
* Make sure insurance companies “stop discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most.”
Labor law
* Provide paid sick days and “better family leave” for workers.
* Close the pay gap between the sexes.
Bankruptcy law
* Change bankruptcy law “so that your pensions are protected ahead of CEO bonuses.”
Federal spending
* Pay for “every dime” of his plans’ costs “by closing corporate loopholes and tax havens that don’t help America grow.”
* Cut federal programs that don’t work and improve those that do while reducing their costs.
National defense
* “End this war in Iraq responsibly and finish the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan.”
* “Only send our troops into harm’s way with a clear mission and a sacred commitment to give them the equipment they need in battle and the care and benefits they deserve when they come home.”
* “Rebuild our military to meet future conflicts.”
Foreign relations
* “Restore our moral standing” in the world.
* Provide “tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression.”
* “Build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century: terrorism and nuclear proliferation, poverty and genocide, climate change and disease.”
Abortion
* Work with people on all sides of the issue to reduce unwanted pregnancies.
Gun control
* Uphold the Second Amendment but also keep “AK-47s out of the hands of criminals.”
Gay rights
* Help ensure that gays and lesbians have the right “to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination.”
Illegal immigration
* Pursue policies that don’t result in separated families.
* Discourage companies from undercutting American wages by hiring illegal workers.
