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• Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential Candidate for US elections
2008, has left behind a history of tax cuts thereby accelerating
economic growth during her term as Governor of Alaska. She made
history by bringing forth second largest cuts in the construction
budget of the State.
• Sarah Palin opposes President Obama's long term cuts in
Carbon emissions saying that it would result in job losses and
higher energy costs thus showing her disapproval of the 'cap and
tax' bill.
• She is against setting up of an Independent Medicare Advisory
Counsel for containing Medicare Costs. She says it will not bring
in reduction in deficit as the Democrats plan to achieve. Instead
she advocates a market oriented, patient centered and
result-driven approach.
• She calls for increasing government oversight of investment
banks also advocating elimination of federal earmarks and
wasteful governmental spending.
• She opposed Obama's proposal to introduce a windfall profit
tax on oil companies but supports further utilization of natural
gas.
• She advocates increased funding for education and supports
Senior Benefits Programs for low income older people as she did
in Alaska.
• She approves additional tax cuts for businessmen which would
rake in more revenue and thus increase more job opportunities.
• Praised Bush $700B bailout; opposed Obama's $787B.
• While in office as Governor Sarah Palin made a $7 billion
savings plan for education and transportation.
• She criticizes President Obama's spending policies to revive
the economy saying that American already having a debt of more
than $11 trillion and borrowing more would only lead to
socialism.
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• Mike Huckabee former Republican Governor of Arkansas stands
for elimination of federal income and payroll taxes.
• Mike Huckabee claims that he steered Arkansas from a $200
million deficit to an $850 million surplus.
• He likened Obama's Health Care Bill to that of a poll tax or
in other words just a redistribution of wealth. He in fact
advocates the policy of Preventive health.
• If elected President Mike Huckabee has said that he would not
support the raising of income taxes at the Federal Level.
• He has a history of cutting around 90 taxes while he was
Governor and also supports abolition of death tax. He supports
fair Tax a 23% tax on consumption.
• He believed in voluntary personal accounts that pay a higher
rate of return for youngsters. This will help supplement their
social security benefits.
• He believes in using alternative or renewable energy like bio
diesel and cut costs on oil and petroleum. He advocates setting
aside an Research and Development budget that will also be done
by the private sector to develop new forms of energy.
• He also supports amniotic fluid and umbilical cord stem cell
research and stresses on the need for scientists to convince
politician to divert funds to this area.
• He supports the amendment to the Homeland Security Bill which
sets aside $3 billion for this purpose. These funds are intended
for training and deployment of 23000 more law enforcement
personnel, erect 105 radar and camera towers and build 700 miles
of fence.
• He advocates increased spending for defense purposes.
• Huckabee would maintain long-term solvency of Social Security
and Medicare.
• He wants to maintain federal funding of Social Services Block
Grants.
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