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Tier 1. Argument Synopses
- John McCain
- Repeal the 54 cents per gallon tax on imported sugar-based ethanol, increasing
competition, and lowering prices of gasoline at the pump.
- Roll back corn-based ethanol mandates, which are contributing to the rising cost of
food.
- No taxpayer money should bail out real estate speculators or financial market participants who failed
to perform due diligence in assessing credit risks. Any assistance for borrowers should be focused
solely on homeowners and any government assistance to the banking system should be based solely
on preventing systemic risk.
- Under the HOME Plan, every deserving American family or homeowner will be
afforded the opportunity to trade a burdensome mortgage for a manageable loan that reflects their home's
market value.
- John McCain is proposing a student loan continuity plan. Students face the possibility that the credit
crunch will disrupt loans for the fall semester. John McCain calls on the federal government and the 50
governors to anticipate loan problems and expand the lender-of-last resort capabilities for each state's
guarantee agency.
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- Barack Obama
- Guaranteed health coverage for every American. Lowered health care costs for the average American family up to $2,500.
- Middle-class tax cuts three times the size of McCain's.
- Give American families $1,000 in rebates. Barack will also create five million new jobs by investing in clean energy technologies.
- End tax breaks for companies that send American jobs overseas, and reward companies that create jobs here at home.
- Cut both taxes and spending, implementing a responsible budget that lowers the federal deficit by reducing wasteful spending.
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