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What Can We Learn from the Candidates’ Tax Returns?

With all the fuss about the Republican primaries as of late we’ve been wondering, what good does it do anyone to know what’s on their tax returns? Sure we’d want to know if any of the candidates had to declare bankruptcy or get credit counseling but what else can we learn from their tax refunds?
Treatment of Employees: It’s a good thing to learn how well candidates pay their contractors because it shows how selfish they really are. If they’re more concerned with the bottom line than the benefits in the long haul you may have to wonder.
Out of Touch?: It’s no secret all the candidates are very well off financially but many people grew concerned with billionaire John Kerry a few years back wondering if he was out of touch with the real world.
Questionable Morals: Tax returns are pretty boring unless something’s reported incorrectly so we think it’s good to note whether or not any of the candidates chose to include or exclude something they shouldn’t have. Obviously there won’t be anything illegal but it’s nice to know what’s on the up and up

Obama’s New Economic Policy Gives Campaign A Boost.

President Barack Obama will be giving a major speech after Labor Day related to his new jobs plan. With a current national unemployment rate of 9.1 percent, both Congress and the President are faring poorly in the polls. The jobs plan is one part of his proposal to help the economy grow.

While all of the details of his economic plan have not been released at this time, the President has previously indicated that he wants to extend the payroll tax cut to put extra cash in everyone-s paycheck now. He has also said that he wants to extend unemployment Read the rest of this entry »

Why Michele Bachmann Is Just Another Sarah Palin.

There are several reasons that Michele Bachmann is just another Sarah Palin. First of all they are both members of the tea party. They both hold to the philosophy that the rich should never be taxed. They would both get the revenue on the backs of the senior citizens and the poor. If they had their way, they would phase out social security and medicare. Have they decided yet how senior citizens would survive, or better yet do they care.

They are Read the rest of this entry »

Why Does Sarah Palin Even Bother With Politics?

Ever since Pres. Obama’s inauguration, Sarah Palin has teased the international media and American voters about whether she’ll make her own run for the presidency in 2012.
It’s been a lucrative move for her. From a strictly financial point of view, Palin has come a long way since she was elected mayor of tiny Wasilla, Alaska in 1996.
Her transformation into one of the best-known media personalities of all time has included an abandoned term as governor of Alaska from Dec. 2006 to July 2009 and a Read the rest of this entry »

How Can Obama Capitalize On The Unpopular GOP?

With a reelection battle looming in 2012 against the yet unknown GOP candidate, President Obama has already swung into campaign mode. With the GOP extremely unpopular amongst Independent voters, President Obama has an opportunity to use the GOP positions against them.

First, the GOP has become the “party of no” to many voters, having voted against every piece of legislation proposed by Obama, including bills that the Republican members of Congress had introduced. Even the authors of the pieces have voted against Read the rest of this entry »