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antigop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 10:50 AM
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OK,Obama, here is what I want to hear from you tonight....
It's all there on your website:
http://origin.barackobama.com/issues/economy/

Make sure you hit EACH one of these points:
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/economy/#trade
Trade

Obama and Biden believe that trade with foreign nations should strengthen the American economy and create more American jobs. He will stand firm against agreements that undermine our economic security.

* Fight for Fair Trade: Obama and Biden will fight for a trade policy that opens up foreign markets to support good American jobs. They will use trade agreements to spread good labor and environmental standards around the world and stand firm against agreements like the Central American Free Trade Agreement that fail to live up to those important benchmarks. Obama and Biden will also pressure the World Trade Organization to enforce trade agreements and stop countries from continuing unfair government subsidies to foreign exporters and nontariff barriers on U.S. exports.
* Amend the North American Free Trade Agreement: Obama and Biden believe that NAFTA and its potential were oversold to the American people. They will work with the leaders of Canada and Mexico to fix NAFTA so that it works for American workers.
* Improve Transition Assistance: To help all workers adapt to a rapidly changing economy, Obama and Biden will update the existing system of Trade Adjustment Assistance by extending it to service industries, creating flexible education accounts to help workers retrain, and providing retraining assistance for workers in sectors of the economy vulnerable to dislocation before they lose their jobs.
* End Tax Breaks for Companies that Send Jobs Overseas: Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe that companies should not get billions of dollars in tax deductions for moving their operations overseas. Obama and Biden will also fight to ensure that public contracts are awarded to companies that are committed to American workers.
* Reward Companies that Support American Workers: Barack Obama introduced the Patriot Employer Act of 2007 with Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to reward companies that create good jobs with good benefits for American workers. The legislation would provide a tax credit to companies that maintain or increase the number of full-time workers in America relative to those outside the US; maintain their corporate headquarters in America if it has ever been in America; pay decent wages; prepare workers for retirement; provide health insurance; and support employees who serve in the military.


If you want to score points with tech industry workers in particular, give emphasis to:
End Tax Breaks for Companies that Send Jobs Overseas:
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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 11:07 AM
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1. Yes!
End Tax Breaks for Companies that Send Jobs Overseas!

:applause:

K&R
:kick:

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ChromeFoundry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 11:12 AM
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2. K@R n/t
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ihavenobias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 12:12 PM
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3. K & R
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Azlady Donating Member (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 08:29 PM
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4. K&R
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Azlady Donating Member (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 08:29 PM
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5. K&R
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antigop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 10:13 PM
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6. BINGO! HE SAID IT! ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS HE SAID! WOOHOO! n/t
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