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[Noelle]

The Debate is on!

Ack!!!! Dumber than Dan Quayle!!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!

My dog is smarter than some of the candidates......sorry, but she is.

[YoungAtHeart]

The Debate is on!

I'm glad that I don't feel like I'm the only one who feels dumb as a door when it comes to this stuff, Lushy.

Thursday night's debate should be interesting.

I'm not a big fan of the stock market, and I'll save my diatribe for another time, but I was reassured to see its rebound today.

[Chyrsa]

The Debate is on!

I struggle to understand this crisis. But it is not the details. I simply do not have the in depth background as the leaders that we elect have. But I try & learn & this campaign & crisis has been an education.

Incredible! I almost do NOT want to watch the debate because... you know that feeling you get when someone embarrasses themselves. But I think she will do fine. Puke!

I used to love McCain, but I am sorry, he has turned into a bumbling embarrassingly desparate , opportunistic politician....

The whole problem is that the American people do not stay informed and then justt go with some cultural bias that one side has promoted at the voting booth. So frustrating. I know what it is . I come from western PA, doesn't get much more stupid than that.

Yea, yea..I know I am harsh...but that is how I feel.

[Noelle]

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I remember when I used to think McCain would be a good choice, several years ago. I feel like he's not the maverick he used to be and had been indoctrinated into the Republican doctra.

JMHO!

[SKendall]

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Let's not forget Ted Turner paid for the UN arrears for years, he was embarassed not to.

[Determinator]

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Noelle, I used to find Mcain more conservative in the past...? then after he lost too many brain cells he started to vote for gun control and even buddied up with Kennedy on more than a couple bills.

Lori, what website are you using for stats?

[Determinator]

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US contributions to UN Regular Budget

The United States has the maximum assessed contribution to the UN regular budget -- 22%. In 2005 the assessed amount is $439,611,612. The minimum assessed contribution is 0.001%. The scale of assessments for each UN member for the required contributions to the regular budget is determined every 3 years on the basis of Gross National Product (GNP).

Only nine countries (starting with the largest contributor: United States, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, Spain, China) contribute 75% of the entire regular budget. Cuba, which accounts for much of the behavior of the UN Human Rights Commission and its Sub-Commission, contributes .043% of the regular budget. Oil-rich Saudi Arabia contributes .713%.

In addition to their contributions to the UN regular budget, member states contribute to the peacekeeping operations budget and the cost of international courts and tribunals. The level of these contributions is based on their assessed contributions to the regular budget plus variations which take account of permanent membership on the Security Council.

UN members also make voluntary contributions to UN specialized agencies and subsidiary organizations. The administrative costs of such bodies, though, are met from the regular budget.

[Noelle]

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Ah Det, you won't draw me into THAT!

Love ya! :h

[hart]

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I am looking forward to the VP candidate debate Thursday. But as uninformed as Palin has shown herself in several areas, Biden pisses me off with some of the things he's said to the press. It ought to be interesting.

[southernbelle47]

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Oh yeah.......me too...

[Noelle]

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Are y'all voting for or against someone?

[southernbelle47]

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Just saying it is interesting........... never dull

[lucky 2.0]

The Debate is on!

2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE COMPARISON

ISSUE JOHN McCAIN
BARACK OBAMA

Favors new drilling offshore US
Yes
No

Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it
Yes
No


Served in the US Armed Forces
Yes
No

Amount of time served in the US Senate
22 YEARS
173 DAYS

Will institute a socialized national health care plan
No
Yes

Supports abortion throughout the pregnancy

Including Infanticide


NO
YES

Would pull troops out of Iraq immediately
No
Yes

Supports gun ownership rights
Yes
No

Supports homosexual marriage
No
Yes

Proposed programs will mean a huge tax increase
No
Yes

Voted against making English the official language
No
Yes

Voted to give Social Security benefits to illegals
No
Yes

CAPITAL GAINS TAX

MCCAIN
0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples).

McCain does not propose any change in existing home sales income tax.



OBAMA
28% on profit from ALL home sales. (How does this affect you?

If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes.

If you are heading toward retirement and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes.

This proposal will adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.)



DIVIDEND TAX



MCCAIN
15% (no change)

OBAMA
39.6% - (How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president. The experts predict that 'Higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains would crash the stock market, yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.')

INCOME TAX



MCCAIN

(no changes)
Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250



OBAMA (reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)
Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750





INHERITANCE TAX



MCCAIN
0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax)

OBAMA
Restore the inheritance tax

Many families have lost businesses, farms, ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax.

Those willing their assets to loved ones will only lose them to these taxes.





NEW TAXES PROPOSED BY OBAMA





* New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet.
r />* New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already)

* New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity)

* New taxes on retirement accounts, and last but not least....

* New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries!!!








You can verify the above at the following websites:




Election 2008: The candidates and your money - CNNMoney

Taxes: Election Center 2008 - CNN.com

Home - FOXNews.com Elections

McCain, Obama Offer Different Visions on Taxes
Fact Checker Archive by Category

Fact Checker Archive by Category


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[Cinders]

The Debate is on!

luCKy,

Awesome!! Thank you!!

Cindi

[southernbelle47]

The Debate is on!

Lucky....
Veryyyyyyy interesting!
Nancy