I thought Obama was simply a socialist, but in reality he is just another “tax and spend” Democrat “Good Ol Boy”.
When I read up on Obama’s voting record at his Illinois Senate website
http://obama.senate.gov/votes/
it weren’t for the Democrats like Biden and Obama I would paying LESS on Social Security benefit taxes.
They voted AGAINST lowering the taxes on Social Security benefits.
Obama and McCain on their voting record Jan 2007, the first month of US Senator Obama.
Findings:
On 1/25/2007 vote on Senate Bill H.R. 2 , amdt 154 to amdt 100.
To improve access to affordable health care
Obama vote= NAY
McCain vote= YEA
Obama voted against improving healthcare.
McCain voted in favor of improving healthcare.
On 1/25/2007 vote on Senate Bill H.R. 2 , amdt 119 to100
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits
Obama vote= NAY
McCain vote= YEA
Obama voted not to eliminate tax increase for people receiving Social Security benefits.
McCain voted to eliminate tax increase for people receiving Social Security benefits
It didn’t pass because of too many NAY’s
S.Con Res 21, S amdt. 473
To save families from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) first by permitting a deduction for personal exemptions for purposes of computing the AMT.
Obama vote= NAY
McCain vote= YEA
Obama voted against giving families a tax deduction for personal exemptions
McCain voted for giving families a tax deduction for personal exemptions
Social Security benefits:http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/ro…
Healthcare:http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/ro…
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8 responses so far ↓
1 sfaa // Nov 3, 2008
Social Security pisses me off. I’m paying into it with every check I earn. In theory I’m suppose to get that money back at some point. Right. Thanks to over eager spenders in Washington I won’t ever see a dime of it. I know this. Hell, we all know this. So why am I still paying for it? Its money taken from my check that I will never see. And now liberals want to take my 401k away to. Gee thanks. Way to look out for the middle class.
To anyone who votes for Obama, good job.
2 Daisy Bacler // Nov 3, 2008
I soooo apreciate your voice!!!
3 tucden89 // Nov 3, 2008
You tell 'em, John.
4 toystopnotch // Nov 3, 2008
this is only the beginning,can you say thanks obama fans,now go jump off a cliff
5 Get off my lawn // Nov 3, 2008
Sure go ahead vote for McCain, Then you will have no social security at all.
6 meg // Nov 3, 2008
If you have a large enough income to make your social security taxable, you have a larger income that the low wage workers who are paying a payroll tax that provides the money for your social security check.
7 mike truss // Nov 3, 2008
It’s true Obama voted against all these initiatives on healthcare and social security. However, this was before the economic downturn.
Mr. Obama and John McCain are going to have to dance to a different tune in the next 4 years no matter who is elected.
Things have to change and change drastically we can’t head down this same path of spend, spend, spend.
Social security is going to be here foreever. To believe otherwise is just plain stupidity on the part of all americans.
With an ever increasing population of retiree’s taxes on income especially higher income bracketed people drawing social security will have to happen.
All the younger folks worry about social security going broke. It’s not going to happen the government will rescue that program just like they rescue every large bank and corporation that comes calling at the treasury.
What bother’s me the most is Obama wants to give access to illegals to the social security system. I say no way.
8 truthwillsetusfree // Nov 3, 2008
Since he does not give us thorough details on anything that he is going to do, I can only assume it is because SS is in such bad shape to begin with. To pay more taxes, will allow them to get a little more time out of the system.
For someone that is supposedly cutting taxes, I wish someone would force him to explain it all.
So far he wants to increase ss taxes, add payroll taxes, increase gas tax, capital gains, dividends and I think there is something else I am missing.
On top of that he wants to put our 401K under the control of the Social Security Administration, get rid of company match and give a govt subsidy instead which would all be tied to a bond that would get us 3%. I expect this is tied to the problems with SS so that they can get a little extra that we don’t to add to the SS acts.
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