Flying 5 days before the election

Here is another reason to vote. If you don't vote, you are allowing someone to make decisions for you. Why would you do that? We have been told that we are lazy and we don't care enough to vote. Prove them wrong. We have to take a stand. We have to make our government take notice. My 91 year old aunt voted last week. That's right, she did. She waited over an hour, but she voted. Now, what is your excuse for not voting? Actually, I do not want to hear it. It is a right so use it. Many people died and are still dying in other countries for this right. Don't let their blood be shed in vain. This election we have an opportunity to make significant chances. Don't sit back and let history repeat itself. Isn't it time to try something new?

Need another reason? What about taxes?

McCain's view: McCain opposed temporary tax cuts enacted by President George W. Bush in his first term, and voted against extending them in 2007 because they did not rein in spending. He has since changed his position on the tax cuts, and now wants them made permanent. McCain favors repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax, cutting the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 25 percent, banning taxes on the Internet and on new cell phones. He supports raising the personal exemption for each dependent from $3,500 to $7,000. And he has talked of establishing an alternative, opt-in tax system that offers one "generous" deduction and a system that he says would be simpler to manage.

Obama's view: Obama said he wants an income tax cut for American families making less than $250,000 a year and individuals making less than $200,000. And he is seeking $80 billion in tax breaks mainly for poor workers and elderly, including tripling Earned Income Tax Credit for minimum-wage workers and higher credit for larger families. He would raise corporate taxes and eliminate tax-filing requirements for older workers making less than $50,000. A mortgage-interest credit could be used by lower-income homeowners who do not take the mortgage-interest deduction because they do not itemize their taxes. He opposes making the Bush tax cuts permanent.

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