Three Facts About John McCain’s Extreme Record on Rural Issues

Oklahoma farmers and ranchers, listen up!

1. McCain repeatedly voted against America’s farmers, opposing the 2008 Farm Bill and disaster assistance bills. Source: Des Moines Register Vote 271, 12/5/06; Vote 439, 9/18/95; Vote 240, 8/4/93; Vote 237, 8/4/93; Vote 238, 8/4/93
2. McCain said ethanol has “absolutely no value whatsoever,” and opposes plans that would allow America’s farmers to help solve our national energy crisis. Source: Vote 139, 6/15/05; Vote 138, 6/15/05; Vote 73, 4/29/04; Vote 203, 6/3/03; Roll Call, 5/2/04; FactCheck.org, 8/8/08
3. McCain has helped large companies instead of small family farmers, opposing country of origin labeling and capped farm subsidies that would help family farms survive against large multinational corporations. Source: Des Moines Register; 12/15/01; Vote 367, 12/13/01; Vote 15; 2/6/02; Vote 15, 2/7/96; Vote 443, 11/6/03; Vote 307; 8/2/07; CNN, 10/3/07

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Ben Stein on Sarah Palin and the economy

Ben Stein is more than a little worried about his money.

“She should have Henry Kissinger babysitting her.”

Ouch!

John McCain doesn’t think Americans are willing to work hard to support their families

McCain’s Health Care Plan: Don’t get sick

McCain’s Radical Prescription

While Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has revealed little about his health care plan, the broad outlines of his proposal represent a “radical” departure from the current employer-based system, providing less coverage and imposing higher costs. McCain envisions a system where most Americans shop for health insurance on their own in a highly deregulated market, which would charge higher deductibles and co-payments and provides less coverage. Ultimately, McCain’s vision places the 158 million Americans who receive their health care through their jobs in danger of losing coverage. McCain replaces the current tax breaks for employer-sponsored health insurance with a one-size-fits-all tax credit of $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families, equalizing the tax treatment of employer and individual plans and enticing healthy workers to buy cheaper but less substantive insurance in the individual market place. But the departure of healthy workers from employer insurance pools would drive up average health costs, forcing more workers to opt out entirely. The entire employer health insurance system could unravel, “ending this as an option for Americans who prefer it,” as the Center for American Progress Action Fund noted. Among those who would lose their health care are fifty-six million Americans with pre-existing chronic health conditions. Thus, McCain, a cancer survivor, would be unlikely to get coverage under his own plan if he did not have government-provided insurance. The McCain plan offers a simple prescription for Americans: don’t get sick.

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