I think Barack Obama is learning and showing how he can connect with Average people out there. Were you aware that Obama meet with a family of 4 before a big rally?
http://www.startribune.com/politics/1982 2944.html?location_refer=Local%20+%20Met ro
KAUKAUNA, Wis. - Before Barack Obama spoke to more than a thousand people at a town hall rally, he met privately Thursday with a family of four a few miles away.
I hope he is able to meet others like this in every state.
The meeting is the first of its kind for Obama on this two-week campaign swing focusing on the economy. Similar private get-togethers are planned with families in other states, campaign spokeswoman Amy Brundage said.
This is how you get the working class vote by going to them and meeting with people living pay check to pay check.
The couple live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to make their mortgage payment, Obama's campaign said. They rarely leave Appleton to save money on gas, had a hard time paying their heating bill during the brutally cold winter, and are not eating as well because of high food prices. They also are not able to save for college for their children who are 12 and 10, the campaign said.
How many out there are facing similar problems? When I move I face going into a area like this. My friends that I am moving in with live paycheck to paycheck. She is always struggling with stress at the end of the month. I'm hoping to help her a little bit.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/12/obam a-v-mccain-tax-plans/
According to a non-partisan analysis of the presidential candidates' tax plans, Barack Obama "offers three times the break for middle class families" than proposals of John McCain, who "would steer the bulk of the benefits to the wealthiest families":Families making between $37,595 and $66,354 of annual income with Obama would get an average tax cut of $1,042 per family while McCain's tax cut for this group would be $319, the report states.
That is right Obama is better for the middle Class. He has a chance to reach these people. For once it isn't about the rich.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/09/news/eco
nomy/obama_economy_changetour/index.htm?
cnn=yes
Obama has pledged to keep the tax cuts in place for everyone except those making roughly $250,000 and up. He has also made proposals to cut taxes further for the middle class, some of which he reiterated in his speech: exempt seniors making less than $50,000 from having to pay income tax; give a tax credit worth up to $500 per working person ($1,000 per family) to offset the Social Security tax on the first $8,100 of earnings; and expand the earned income tax credit.
http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs/dinan
2008/Jun/12/tax-record-catches-mccain
Now comes a new analysis from the Tax Policy Center that compares McCain's current proposals versus Barack Obama's tax cut proposals. The verdict is McCain's tax cuts are skewed far more to high-income Americans than Obama, who would actually impose a tax increase on upper-income earners.
So I ask you who is better for the middle class Average working American living paycheck to paycheck?
Barack Obama remarks afterward
http://thepage.time.com/full-text-remarks-of-obama-in-kaukauna-wisconsin/It’s time to end a philosophy in Washington that tells people like Ryan and Jenny that “you’re on your own,” because we’re all in this together as Americans. Most Americans aren’t asking for a lot. They don’t need overseas tax shelters or a long list of loopholes. They just want a fair shake. And they could stand a break. My tax cut is guided by the simple principle that what’s good for Main Street is good for our entire economy. That’s how we’ll get people the relief they need, while getting our economy back on the right track.
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