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Abortion:
Obama supports abortion rights.
i do too
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Energy/Environment:
Obama would create a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, taking revenues generated from the program to help those negatively impacted by the limits. He would also raise fuel efficiency standards for cars. Obama would establish a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard that would require all transportation fuels to contain 5 percent less carbon by 2015 and 10 percent less carbon by 2020. He believes the plan would spur investment in renewable fuels and help reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions.
not a bad thing. i'd rather promote mass rapid transit to make people leave their cars at home more but we do need to decrease our reliance on oil.
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Immigration:
Obama says it is vital to bring out of the shadows the 12 million illegal immigrants currently living in the U.S. by implementing a system through which illegals could earn citizenship by paying a fine, learning English, and waiting their turn behind legal immigrants. Obama says the U.S. needs a better employment verification system and more serious employer sanctions for those who hire illegal immigrants. He also voted for the 2006 Kennedy-McCain immigration reform bill and is in favor of a border fence.
im not familiar with the kennedy immigration bill but i agree with the previous 2 sentences.
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Iraq:
Obama favors a time line for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. He introduced a bill that would cap the number of troops in Iraq at 130,000, the number on the ground before the recent surge. Obama was not in the Senate in 2002, but was opposed to the Iraq war from the start.
i do oppose the iraq war but now that the US is in iraq, they cant afford to leave because it will turn iraq into a terrorist haven. something else must be done to improve the situation.
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Taxes
Obama would let expire tax cuts for households earning more than $250,000. He acknowledges that additional revenue might be needed to achieve his health care goals, but says a large amount of money can be saved within the existing system
not familiar with taxes so cant comment
12 Mar 2008, 10:16 pm
