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Money talks:
How Obama bought his way to the white house
(and how its more disturbing than how the other guy
tried.)
It’s no secret that politicians buy and sell votes everyday
with the bills they sign and the deals they make. So why is Obama any different
than anyone else? Perhaps he’s not and I’m just now noticing how crooked
politicians really are, but something inside, tells me Obama is not the
run-of-the-mill politician. No, he’s marching to the beat of a different drum
and because American’s are desperate for change, they believe that any change is better than no change, so they march too.
I thought I’d march for a bit, give him the benefit of my
doubt. I visited his website and was a little bothered that there wasn’t a
biography, section. Ok…I probably wouldn’t want my personal stuff on a
professional website either, I can let that go. The next thing that caught my
attention was the calculator. I LOVE to crunch numbers. I have filled up pages
and pages of notebooks with all sorts of numbers. Financial, time management,
predictions, percentages….ohh I just love it. I often wonder why I’m not an
accountant, a mathematician, or a cashier. Anyway, I saw that little calculator
and couldn’t resist. Go ahead, Obama, show me my tax break. So I answered these
questions:
1.
Annual Income
2.
Filing Status
3.
How many dependents
4.
If you are over 65
5.
If you have child care expenses
6.
Saving for retirement
7.
Outstanding balance of your mortgage
8.
Do you have college expenses
Not too painful. And now ladies and gentlemen, may I have a
drum roll please? Rat-a-tat-tat-a-tat-a-tat-a…..
(Now before I go further, I want you all to know that his
post is not about the dollar figures you see on this post. It’s about what
these numbers MEAN. So please don’t stop reading once you see the numbers,
there’s more.)
….tat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat-a!
Obama tax savings McCain tax
savings
$2155 $397
Not too bad Obama…that’s a lot of money and what’s up with
Tightwad to the right? Oh, what was that? I answered one of the questions incorrectly?
No problem let me change my answer and lets get the REAL number.
Obama tax savings McCain tax
savings
$1619 $932
Dollars and cents say, no matter what, I get more if I vote
for Obama…so…GO Obama !! Right? Well perhaps many of you were like me and
although the money says it’s a better savings to vote for Obama, something,
just didn’t quite seem right. So you find yourself taking a closer look. Does
anyone see what I see? Or am I reaching here?
Ok enough I’ll just get to it.
Why did McCain’s numbers get higher on the recalculation and
Obama’s fell?
On the first quote I answered that I had childcare expenses.
Believe you me I have three kids I have childcare expenses! Diapers, food,
clothes, cleaning supplies, etc. On the second quote, I realized that when they
asked if I had childcare expenses what they meant to say was, “Do you pay
someone to take care of your children for a significant part of the day, while
you work or do whatever it is that you do”? Well I don’t so I changed my
answer.
Obama’s numbers tell me that he wants to reward parents who
work outside the home and contribute financially to the countries economy or to
make it possible to support a family in our unstable economy.
These numbers also tell me that McCain chooses to reward
families who keep one parent home in the hope of strengthening their families
and supporting their children rather than building their personal wealth or
financial security.
Who is right? Well I’m not going to pretend to know. But
whether right or wrong, I can tell you which side I believe in. I believe the
family is central to God’s plan. And any effort made to separate parents from
each other and/or from their children is contrary to God’s will and is aligned
with the efforts of The Great Deceiver.
Perhaps I’m oversimplifying a complex issue but this is what
the numbers above say to me. And it irritates me that Obama is essentially
buying the middle class vote with the promise of tax relief. It’s bad enough to
know that politicians buy each other, but he stoops to a new low when he buys
off the American people. So, go-a-head, check it out. How much will Obama being
buying your vote for?
