A Checklist Of Obama's Many Promises

[OnePimpTiger]

A Checklist Of Obama's Many Promises

Who's up for a four year contest? We can pick how many of these 40 promises we think he'll actually achieve.

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I'm taking 13...there are a lot of "increase spending" ones in there, I'm sure he can do that.

A few that stood out to me:

Energy
• Eliminate oil imports from the Middle East in 10 years.

Is he just pulling our legs there? That's beyond impossible.

Labor

• Sign into law an employee free choice act — aka card check — to make it easier for unions to organize.

• Make employers offer seven paid sick days per year.

• Increase the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour by 2009.

So he wants to keep companies in the US, but wants to make it easier to unionize, make employers provide more paid time off, and make employers pay more to their workers. That sounds like a solid plan to keep companies here, make their cost of business go up dramatically. Does he not understand how all this works?

Health care

• Let the uninsured get the same kind of health insurance that members of Congress get.

• Stop insurance companies from discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most.

No chance and no chance.

So feel free to pick a number of promises you think will be met within four years. Only one number per person and only one person per number. And feel free to comment on any of the promises.

[angel0430]

I'll take 3.

I think he is going to focus on the economy first and the best way to do it is putting money on the taxpayers pocket

[cubsarelife]

He is a moron, I couldn't agree with you more on your points about health care and business. Why is he imposing business regulations anyway? Where in the constitution does it assign him the duty to take control of either of those areas?

[randallcards]

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• Make employers offer seven paid sick days per year.

• Increase the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour by 2009.


will kill small business, doesnt he understand if he makes it cost more for these companys then items we buy will cost more $$, here comes the $20 loaf of bread and gallon of milk.........

[TechMan]

ill take 6 give him the benfit of a doubt lol

[themanishere]

Hypothetically, his policies could equalize the effects on small business.

He wants to raise the minimum wage and install sick pay days, yes. However, he gives small businesses a health tax credit, gives credit for every job created in an American business in the US, and eliminates capital gains taxes for small businesses and startups.

[aw00d05]

Hypothetically, his policies could equalize the effects on small business.

He wants to raise the minimum wage and install sick pay days, yes. However, he gives small businesses a health tax credit, gives credit for every job created in an American business in the US, and eliminates capital gains taxes for small businesses and startups.

i love how there is always a BUT in everything he has to say...

[gladdyontherise]

i'd go with 6 things

[tikitomoka]

ill give him the benefit of the doubt and go with 15

[mintman2]

Hypothetically, his policies could equalize the effects on small business.

He wants to raise the minimum wage and install sick pay days, yes. However, he gives small businesses a health tax credit, gives credit for every job created in an American business in the US, and eliminates capital gains taxes for small businesses and startups.

If you had any idea of how a business actually works you would realize how insane this actually is !

1) raise minimum wage and mandate sick days ? WOW, talk about raising costs on small business.

2) Credit for a job created in america ? Small businesses ONLY create jobs in america. Are they all gonna get a "credit" ?

3) Eliminate capital gains taxes for small business and startups ???? Small businesses and "startups" are basically hand to mouth ventures (less than 1 year capitalized) . If they're spectacturaly successful they MIGHT have some capital gain stuff.

4) The biggest thing people forget is that when the governement does anything it's a zero sum gain. If you "give" someone a credit for providing healthcare then you have to take that money from someone else.