ON ABORTION
OBAMA
Opposes any constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v Wade. Disagreed with Supreme Court ruling to uphold the "Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act." Did not cast a vote on Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions amendment in 2007.
CLINTON
Will sign into law the Freedom of Choice Act, which would codify Roe v. Wade into federal law. Would overturn the "global gag rule," which prohibits Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) from talking about abortion in the event of an unplanned pregnancy. Voted against the Prohibit Partial Birth Abortion bill in 2003. Did not cast a vote on Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions amendment in 2007. Disagreed with Supreme Court ruling to uphold the "Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act."
-ON ECONOMIC STIMULUS
OBAMA
Would pump $75 billion into the economy via tax cuts and direct spending targeted to working families, seniors, homeowners and the unemployed. The plan also includes $45 billion in reserves that can be injected into the economy quickly in the future if the economy continues to deteriorate. Would provide an immediate $250 tax cut for workers and their families and an immediate, temporary $250 bonus to seniors in their Social Security checks. Would provide an additional $250 tax cut to workers and an additional $250 to seniors if the economy continues to worsen. Would extend and expand unemployment insurance
CLINTON
Would establish a $30 billion emergency housing fund to assist states and cities mitigate the effects of mounting foreclosures. Would also include a 90-day moratorium on subprime foreclosures and an automatic rate freeze on subprime mortgages of at least five years. Would provide $25 billion in emergency energy assistance for families facing skyrocketing heating bills. Would invest $10 billion in extending and broadening unemployment insurance for those who are struggling to find work. Would accelerate $5 billion in energy efficiency and alternative energy investments to jump-start green-collar job growth.
-EDUCATION
OBAMA
Would reform No Child Left Behind, ensuring access to high-quality early childhood education programs and child care opportunities, recruit well-qualified and reward expert, accomplished teachers. Make science and math education a national priority. Reduce the high school dropout rate and empower parents to raise healthy and successful children by taking a greater role in their child's education at home and at school.
CLINTON
Would end No Child Left Behind. Promote early childhood education, including nurse home visitation programs for new parents, quality child care and Head Start and pre-kindergarten for all 4-year-olds. Improve K-12 system by meeting funding promises of IDEA. Recruit outstanding teachers and principals, especially in urban and rural areas. Cut minority dropout rate in half. Expand early-intervention mentoring programs. Identify at-risk youth early and provide $1 billion in intensive interventions. Create a new $3,500 college tax credit and increase the maximum Pell Grant.
-ON HEALTH CARE
OBAMA
Would create a national health insurance program for individuals who do not have employer-provided health care and who do not qualify for other existing federal programs. Allows individuals to choose between the new public insurance program or from among private insurance plans that meet certain coverage standards. Requires employers who do not provide health coverage for employees to pay into the national health insurance program. Does not mandate individual coverage for all Americans, but requires coverage for all children. Allows individuals below age 25 to be covered through their parents' plans. Cost estimated between $50 billion and $65 billion, to be paid for by eliminating Bush tax cuts for those earning over $250,000.
CLINTON
Mandates individual health insurance coverage for all Americans. Offers federal subsidies for those who cannot afford it. Allows individuals to choose from among several private plans also offered to members of Congress, as well as a new public insurance plan modeled after Medicare. Requires insurance companies to offer coverage to anyone who applies, and bars insurance companies from charging higher premiums to those with pre-existing conditions. Requires large businesses to provide or help pay for employee coverage. Expands Medicaid and federal children's health care programs. Offers tax credits to limit health care premiums to a certain percentage a family's income. Cost estimated at $110 billion annually, to be paid for by eliminating the Bush tax cuts for those earning over $250,000, as well as by reducing waste and inefficiencies in the current system. Also limits the amount employers can exclude from taxes for health care benefits for those making over $250,000
-ON IMMIGRATION
OBAMA
Supported Bush-backed immigration reform legislation, which would have increased funding and improved border security technology, improved enforcement of existing laws, and provided a legal path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants. Voted to authorize construction of a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican border
CLINTON
Supported Bush-backed immigration reform legislation, which would have increased funding and improved border security technology, improved enforcement of existing laws, and provided a legal path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants. Voted to authorize construction of a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican border.
-ON IRAQ
OBAMA
Opposed use of military force in Iraq. Voted for war spending bill that would have withdrawn most U.S. troops by March 2008. Supports phased redeployment of U.S. troops. Opposed Bush's plan to send additional troops to Iraq. Had once called for troop withdrawal to begin by the end of 2006
CLINTON
Voted for use of military force in Iraq, but now says she would have voted differently "if we knew then what we know now." Supports de-authorizing the war. Voted for war spending bill that would have withdrawn most U.S. troops by March 2008. Opposed Bush plan to increase the number of American troops in Iraq. Supports a phased redeployment
-ON SOCIAL SECURITY
OBAMA
Strongly opposed to privatizing Social Security. Believes that the first place to look for ways to strengthen Social Security is the payroll tax system. Currently, the Social Security payroll tax applies to only the first $97,500 a worker earns; Obama supports increasing the maximum amount of earnings covered by Social Security. Would work with Congress to choose a payroll tax reform package that will keep Social Security solvent for at least the next half century.
CLINTON
Opposes all efforts to privatize Social Security. Has stated her plan for Social Security is fiscal responsibility first, and then deal with any long-term challenges. Would support the creation of a bipartisan commission.
i hope this helps you a lot. Good day!
1 minute ago - Edit - Delete I'm so glad you posted this since so many supporters cannot articulate their candidate's position. Since one of these two has a great chance at being the next president, we should really understand what changes they want to make and plans they have for our country (I'm also a firm believer in considering their ability to make these changes happen). I'm tired of listening to so much shallow, hero-worship, empty rhetoric about candidates...vote for whoever you want but PLEASE know what they stand for!!! hillary is fake for what she says..she is not ready yet. OBAMA 2008----please win. Report It
copy and paste til the cows come home, I'm voting for Obama This is good information to post. Thanks. I'm not sure what the question is exactly. Just which one do we think is better? Well I think Obama is better on every issue that you outlined. Obama 08
YES WE CAN AND YES HE WILL Man, you did your homework, and the winner is...? I'm still for Obama... Obama! Thanks for the information.
My vote is still for Obama!
As someone said above, YES he CAN and YES he WILL! Wow!
I'm an Obama supporter, but it's refreshing to see someone who isn't extremely tilted towards one candidate. Ididn't know all of that. My main concern was that "I would have voted differently", quote from Clinton on Iraq. McCain would have a field day with that weak comment. Thanks for the info! This shows how close they are in ideas.
But I think Hillary will be better at getting the job done. - ON ABORTION
Obama.
- ECONOMIC STIMULUS
Not a big fan of either of these plans. Our GDP is ~$13,194,700,000,000 and you think $75B will stimulate the economy? In the long term I beleive the money is better spent on initiatives to lower our dependence on foreign oil and fixing the country's 50-100 year-old infrastructure. These plans are just a gimmicks to get working-class votes. It's like a radio station saying the 5th caller gets their heating bill paid for free this month.
- EDUCATION
Both sound like they're full of it on this one, at least Obama doesn't alienate all of the GOP (who he will need) by keeping NCLB intack.
- ON HEALTHCARE
Obama, hands down. You have a choice with Obama's plan, especially when you have to choose between feeding your infant son and health insurance.
- ON IRAQ
Obama was clearly doing some independent thinking / what is right when it came time to vote in 2003 on this issue.
- ON SOCIAL SECURITY
Both of these candidates are again pandering to the blue-collar working class. SS is a crappy system and essentially a tax. You are giving the money to the federal government which you are not guaranteed to get back and if you die before you get a check your family doesn't see a dime of it. If you do get a check you're not even getting a 1% return on all that money you paid in and chances are you die before you even get enough checks to equal what you paid in, much less a return on your "investment"! Let's not forget the MILLIONS of free loaders on the system who are not paying FICA but getting SS checks. Furthermore participation is MANDATORY. Why wouldn't you privatize SS and make people responsible for their own retirement? We get higher returns and this pours trillions into the economy (instead of to the government) and probably do a lot more for economic stimulation than any economic stimulus package Clinton and Obama have proposed. Of course, as a Democratic supporting privatization will not get you the nomination.
Overall: Obama, not perfect, but the lesser of evils and he'll do a lot to repair our image and build bridges. Thank you for the post!!! Obama's answers make a lot of sense. Guess i will be voting for Obama in Texas..... At least I will have a RESPECTABLE president in the WhiteHouse Why would you vote for either? Where do you think all that money is coming from?
If you think the Government has or makes Money then you have a bigger problem than who to vote for. You don't even understand the basics. NEITHER!! OH MY GOSH!!!!! SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY!!!!!!
You are part of the reason why McCain will win. People are tired of hearing the Obama/Clinton crap.
-Britt Neither are fit to be president...
Ones a communist and the other is a neophyte the country will suffer under both. I am writing in Madonna..they both are socialists | 