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Overview The fundamental issues facing our country make this a defining moment in our history. Our nation is at war. The planet

is in peril. Many of us feel the American dream is slipping away. As President, Obama will fight for you, and for the change we need.

Change Washington
Corporate lobbyists will no longer set our agenda. Obama will:

Plan For A Healthy America

To achieve universal coverage and reduced costs, Obama will provide a plan that enables quality, affordable healthcare for every American. The plan will include:

1) guaranteed eligibility

7) portability & choice

8) quality & efficiency

4) income-related subsidies

3) affordable premiums, co-pays & deductibles

6) easy enrollment

Strengthen the Economy
Obama will take tax breaks away from companies moving jobs overseas & put them into the pockets of hard working Americans. Specifically he will:

•cut income taxes by $1000 for working families to offset the payroll tax they pay

•promote trade that strengthens the American economy and creates more jobs

•strengthen workers ability to organize unions

•increase minimum wage and index future increases to inflation

•crack down on fraudulent brokers and lenders and give a tax-credit to middle class homeowners

•reform our bankruptcy laws to protect working people

•prevent credit card companies from exploiting consumers with unfair practices

•double funding for after-school programs

•expand the Family Medical Leave Act

•encourage flexible work schedules

5) simplified paperwork

Strengthen Retirement Security

Reclaim The American Dream For Women & Their Families

Support Rural Communities

•close the revolving door

•increase transparency

•end wasteful, no-bid contracts

Reform Immigration

Combat Poverty

Plan For Universal Voluntary Public Service

Secure America and Restore Our Standing

Build a 21st Century Military

Strengthen Civil Rights

Restore Fiscal Discipline

Give Every Child A World Class Education

Plan For A Clean Energy Future

•protect SS and strengthen retirement savings

•require full disclosure of pension investments & create automatic workplace pensions

•eliminate taxes for seniors making under $50K

•expand ret. savings incentives

•prevent age discrimination

•high-quality zero to five early education

•reform no child left behind

•improve K-12 by recruiting well-qualified teachers to every classroom in America

•create a new American Opportunity Tax Credit to make community college and college education affordable

•tackle climate change

•create millions of green jobs

•reduce dependence on foreign oil

•restore fiscal discipline in congress

•cut pork barrel spending

•cut down on tax haven and tax shelter abuse

•repeal bush tax cuts for the wealthy

•ensure farm programs help family farmers, not giant corporations

•help farmers continue their leadership in renewable fuel economy

•invest in rural small business and expand high-speed internet access

•protect the rural environment

•enforce equal pay, fight job discrimination, improve child care options & medical leave

•preserve the right to choose

•tackle diseases/illnesses that affect women more

•combat domestic violence

•create secure borders

•improve our immigration system, keep families together, and meet demands employers cannot fill

•bring people out of the shadows

•work with Mexico

•help more Americans climb the job ladder

•expand the earned income tax credit to reduce poverty

•establish promise neighborhoods to provide comprehensive services

•help local entrepreneurs revitalize inner cities

•increase affordable housing

•expand AmeriCorps to 250,000

•double the Peace Corps

•provide new service opportunities for working Americans & retirees

•integrate service learning into our schools

•bolster the non-profit sector

•had the judgment to oppose the war in Iraq from the beginning

•fight terrorism & protect us with a comprehensive strategy

•renew American diplomacy and restore leadership and alliances

•end the war responsibly and bring our troops home

•make investments we need so that the finest military in the world is best-prepared to meet 21 century threats

•ensure soldiers and Marines have sufficient training before they are sent into battle

•restore the readiness of the National Guard and Reserves

•strengthen civil rights enforcement

•protect the right to vote

•promote fairness in the criminal justice system

•give our troops new equipment, armor, training, and skills like language training

•encourage deployment of most modern communications infrastructure

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