• 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.
		

• 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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