Friday, February 8, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Olintama
You tell me which is which...Education
"End the unfunded mandate known as No Child Left Behind....
Create a new $3,500 college tax credit....
Get rid of the red tape in financial aid."[1]
"Reform No Child Left Behind: ...will reform NCLB, which starts by funding the law....
Create the American Opportunity Tax Credit: ...will make college affordable for all Americans by creating a new American Opportunity Tax Credit....
Simplify the Application Process for Financial Aid..."[2]
Ending the War in Iraq
"Starting Phased Redeployment within... First Days in Office: ...end our military engagement in Iraq's civil war and immediately start bringing our troops home....
A New Intensive Diplomatic Initiative in the Region. ...convene a regional stabilization group composed of key allies, other global powers, and all of the states bordering Iraq. The- mission of this group would be to develop and implement a strategy to create a stable Iraq."[3]
"Bring Our Troops Home: ...will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq.
Regional Diplomacy: ...will launch the most aggressive diplomatic effort in recent American history to reach a new compact on the stability of Iraq and the Middle East. This effort will include all of Iraq's neighbors – including Iran and Syria."[4]
Energy
"A new cap-and-trade program...
Aggressive action to transition our economy toward renewable energy sources, with renewables generating 25 percent of electricity by 2025...
A plan to catalyze a thriving green building industry by investing in green collar jobs..."[5]
"Cap and Trade: ...implementation of a market-based cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emissions...
Invest in a Skilled Clean Technologies Workforce: ...will use proceeds from the cap-and-trade auction program to invest in job training and transition programs to help workers and industries adapt to clean technology development and production....
Require 25 Percent of Renewable Electricity by 2025..."[6]
Ethics
"Ending abuse of no-bid government contracts and posting all contracts online."[7]
"Create a Public 'Contracts and Influence' Database: ...will create a 'contracts and influence' database that will disclose how much federal contractors spend on lobbying, and what contracts they are getting and how well they complete them."[8]
Health Care
"Affordable: ...the plan provides tax credits for working families to help them cover their costs....
Available: ...The insurance companies can't deny you coverage if you have a pre-existing condition.
Reliable: It's portable. If you change or lose your job, you keep your health care."[9]
"Guaranteed eligibility. No American will be turned away from any insurance plan because of illness or pre-existing conditions....
Affordable premiums, co-pays and deductibles.
Subsidies. Individuals and families who do not qualify for Medicaid or SCHIP but still need financial assistance will receive an income-related federal subsidy to buy into the new public plan or purchase a private health care plan....
Portability and choice. Participants... will be able to move from job to job without changing or jeopardizing their health care coverage."[10]
Immigration
"...a path to earned legal status for those who are here, working hard, paying taxes, respecting the law, and willing to meet a high bar....
...ensuring that employers comply with the law against hiring and exploiting undocumented workers..."[11]
"...cracking down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants....
...a system that allows undocumented immigrants who are in good standing to pay a fine, learn English, and go to the back of the line for the opportunity to become citizens."[12]
Rural America
"Ensure that we get broadband to rural Americans who don't have access now...
...establishing mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for all U.S. products...
Target our commodity payment programs so that family farms -- not corporate farms -- are the key beneficiaries."[13]
"...will fight for farm programs that provide family farmers with stability and predictability....
...immediate implementation of the Country of Origin Labeling law...
...modernize an FCC program that supports rural phone service so that it promotes affordable broadband coverage across rural America as well..."[14]
Veterans
"Provide Affordable and Quality Health Care for All Veterans...
Reduce Homelessness among Veterans..."[15]
"Strengthen VA Care: ...will make the VA a leader of national health care reform so that veterans get the best care possible....
Combat Homelessness among Our Nation's Veterans..."[16]
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