Posted By:
Al C.risafulli"Thank God for Sandra Palin and what she represents."
Indeed. Who is she?
I've sort of resisted posting in this thread, mostly, but I've got to say at this point that I am thrilled with the outcome of this election. As a business owner, I'm happy to know my taxes will be going down, that I'll be receiving tax incentives for hiring more employees and paying their health insurance. As an employee of said business, I am happy to know that I won't be required to pay taxes on the money that's deducted from my paycheck each period for said health insurance (as John McCain was planning to do) and that I won't be "receiving" a $5000 tax refund that would be paid directly to the insurance companies. Instead, I'll be offered responsible incentives to grow my small business, and any tax incentives will go back into my own pocket, where they belong.
As for the "socialist" banter, well, we've had a progressive tax system in this country for as long as I can recall, so I'm not sure why bringing the top tax bracket back to Reagan levels is suddenly "socialism," but at least I can agree with my friends on the right that I would prefer a flat tax system whereby the wealthy have to pay the same tax as everyone else. Unfortunately it seems that no presidential candidate has been able to make that happen.
From a foreign policy standpoint I'm pleased that we seem to be moving away from my fear that my oldest son - who will be 17 at the end of the next presidential term - seems to have a better chance of not growing into adulthood during wartime, and that our brave troops are now being led by a Commander in Chief who has an exit strategy in mind. Along the same lines I'm pleased that my children, who will reach college age during the next (hopefully) 8-year presidential term, will be better able to attend college affordably due to the tax credit I will receive for their college tuition.
I'm pleased about the jobs that will be created in the US due to a renewed investment in alternative energy and the tax incentives offered to companies that don't outsource jobs offshore.
And mostly, I'm pleased that a president is in office who seems to have a moral compass that's closer to mine - non-judgemental, tolerant, and willing to invest in education.
So yeah, I'm happy that the country is moving back to the left, which seems to be a move that more than 50% of the voting populace - regardless of their ethnicity - wants.
-Al