UPDATE: Biden fires up Democrats in Columbia
Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden got Columbia Democrats on his feet this morning, taking jabs at “his friend” Sen. John McCain and telling the standing-room-only crowd of several hundred that providing health care for every American is a “moral obligation.”
Standing behind the now familiar blue “change” banner, Biden, Sen. Barack Obama’s running mate, suggested that it was ironic that McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, are also talking about change.
“John must have been the last man in American politics to know this election is about change,” Biden said.
Repeating a theme that has been common since the end of the Republican convention, Biden suggested the GOP ticket wasn’t talking about important issues.
“The silence of those two speeches (at the convention) was deafening when it came to the things that matter to Americans.”
Biden got perhaps his biggest roar when talking about jobs that have been outsourced to China. He spoke specifically at length about a tax loophole that he said gives American companies an incentive to ship jobs overseas. And he pointed at the crowd, which roared and cheered when he said he and Obama want jobs to be “Made in America, sold in America, by Americans, for Americans.”
UPDATE: Chris Taylor of the Republican National Committee responded to Biden’s remarks today by suggesting that the Obama/Biden plan would raise taxes on small businesses. During his speech, Biden contended that the Democrats will seek to cut taxes to 95 percent of Americans who have a job.
Says Taylor:
“Obama and Biden’s plan for the economy involves raising taxes on small businesses and increasing taxes on the working families of Missouri, which is not the right prescription for our ailing economy. John McCain understands that negative criticisms and tax hikes will not turn this economy around. That is why John McCain continues to push for tax cuts, push for increased investments into our economy and push for real change here in America.”
Observer,
Have you always been a moron or did you have to work at it? We THE MIDDLE CLASS are paying NOW! Did you not notice? Your defense of trickle down economics is a pefect example of your party’s antiquated and out of touch thinking. It didn’t work in the 80’s and it will not work now. BTW nice dodge of my earlier post. I knew you wouldn’t engage in a losing argument.
Observer,
I’m not sure if I follow your tax/employment logic. Reaganomics, which seems to have proven itself inneffective, is highly rejected by economists in both parties. In addition, when the wealthy gain more wealth they don’t usually invest them in to creating more jobs. They often put that wealth into tax loopholes.( I suggest looking up 501(c)3 donations of wealthy folks versus the lower middle class) In anycase, if we want to get away from partisan pandering, shouldn’t we be addressing those tax loopholes, etc?
Steve,
Where is the proof to back your statement? Can you direct me to your source? …somehow I doubt you can.
Joe Biden is all about political rhetoric. He was a member of Congress during NAFTA, he was a member of Congress while lending institution enacted changes to lending which lead to Americans loosing their homes, and he was a member of Congress while OPEC reduced production and the dollar sank to all time lows resulting in higher gas prices. Where was Joe Biden’s voice when all this was happening. Where was Joe Biden’s voice of change?
Now that he is the Democrat’s VP nominee, he is all about change. America does not need Joe Biden one-step from the Presidency.
St Louis Response,
A thorough discussion of economics is not possible at this venue. However, it should be noted that 501(c) donations are philanthropic, not an investment.
When a company sells a $100 item, they generally make a percentage profit. If the cost of that item goes up, the profit generally does too. (as long as the market will bear such)
It’s is much like raising the minimum wage. It looks good, but the 50 cent increase results in a 55 cent increase in the cost of everything else. It’s like using an infected band-aid to cover the wound.
Higher taxes at the sellers end will result in less purchasing power by the buyer. -No one benefits from higher taxes -at any level -to any party (even the rich).
The increase in minimum wage was a tax increase for every American consumer. I know most of you won’t get it, but the increase costs everyone of us in the long run. But hey, it made ya feel good at the time.
Obama = Socialism. And sadly, the number of lazy, less than avg intelligence people with their hand out is increasing to the point where they will be the majority.
Then the country is done. It’s so sad what has happened to this country. This used to be such a proud, strong, envied country.
36 years in Washington, and he just now figures out this whole “Change” thing? Apparently, he never read it before so he could plagiarize it.