Posted by
Jim McGriff Jr on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:00:00 PM
Obama is buying votes…
Obama is promising the vast majority of us no tax increase if we elect him. Obama will take taxes from the rich and business to make sure the rest of us do not have to pay more for the benefits we receive from our government. In other words, we should vote for him out of our own self interest. Yet, he states that the rich and business should perform their patriot duty and pay more. Obama is trying to buy the middle class and poor vote.
I, like most Americans, may benefit form Obama’s tax policy. I pay federal income tax. I can feel patriotic because I am paying for the privilege of living in America. Obama is trying to buy my vote because I would pay less tax. Forty percent of Americans do not pay any Federal income tax. Obama is buying these votes by promising to give these citizens rebate money he takes from business and rich Americans. I hope American citizens, like “Joe the plumber”, conclude that their vote is not for sale.
Obama is also trying to buy our votes because he did not take Federal funding for his campaign. He is taking huge contributions and buying commercial and infomercials. Obama is counting on us being sold by flooding the airways with commercials he could not run had he taken Federal funds. I, like many of you, gave money for this Federal funding when we paid our income taxes because we thought this was the best way to take big money out of politics. Obama has refused to take our money because it will limit what he can spend to buy our votes.
I would benefit from his election because I am not rich. But, I refuse to be sold on Obama’s promises. My vote like “Joe the Plumber’s” is not for sale. That is my patriotic duty. I hope you agree that your vote is not for sale.
Oscar James McGriff, Jr.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama