08 October 2008
Econonomy
So the 2nd debate is now behind us. Interesting, still undecided, but leaning towards Obama....
Based upon the main topic that concerns me at this time, I did some goggling and here is what I looked for.
Interest rates
30 year fixed 6.49%
15 year fixed 6.14%
1 year adjust 6.04%
Credit Card Interest
no rewards 12.34%
rewards 14.41%
student 14.45%
business no reward 10.39%
business rewards 11.69%
Top 5 Golden Parachute payout
WaMu $20 million
Allied Waste $52 million
Pftizer $20 million
Bramble $7.7 million
HP $21 million
and the Parachute of the day AIG $15 million
That is just on the 1st page of Google for a total of $315 million!
So what is the question or the point? I am all for helping those Americans who truly need the help, but as anyone who will be casting a vote in 30 days, what will you do for ME? I am an American that believes in the dream and that hard work gets you the dream, not easy fixes, which I believe that when you signed that paper 5 years ago knowing that your adjustable rate could double or even triple, why would you do that? Why do those of us that have struggled to get what we have, by not going above and beyond our means, have to FIX those that had no conscience of what they were doing and woke up that morning of signing the paper stupid? Which candidate do you believe is watching out for those of us who follow common sense and believe that our hard work will reward us? I am going to post this blog on both candidates pages and see who will answer and be concerned with this one American who is undecided. Looking forward to your comments.
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I am all for Obama. McCain pisses me off and so does Palin. Obama seems to be more for the middle class American.
Check out this site:
www.factcheck.org
Gives you the facts about both parties.
All's I have to say on this is, I don't necessarily agree with all of what either candidate stands for or says. But I am tired of the same old thing that we have had going for the past 8 years with the GOP and I want to take the next 4 to see if the DNC will change anything.
I am going to miss W and his press conferences, not that he says anything that I really listen to ... but the enjoyment I get out of hearing him try to speak properly and pronounce hard words brightens my day and makes me chuckle. Hopefully whoever wins will have entertaining press conferences that make me laugh. (If not then they are just interrupting my TV viewing!)
And can we stop with the presidential debates and have more VP debates? I was completely entertained by Biden and Palin.
I'm voting for Obama too. The McCain/Palin ticket scares me. I think they will make the US look even worse in the eyes of the rest of the world. We need a leader that can change that. As for what can they do for me? The GOP won't do anything other than help the rich keep getting richer. We need to help those who cannot help themselves. We don't need to bail out people, there is a difference. But we will all suffer the consequences if we continue on the path we're on. The freeze McCain is proposing will only bring us down further I believe. You will see a tax increase from McCain as well... he just hides it in his crappy healthcare plan.
http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/2008/mccaintax/index.html
Well I'm with you sis. The problem is not the prez its the Congress.The prez can put what ever he wants out there Congress well do what ever pays them more. We have to get rid of the old school people up there.Do what ever the lobbyist well pay them the most.So don't know yet.
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