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| Expand and improve benefits for veterans and their families—from health care to education and job opportunities More detail | |
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| Economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values More detail | |
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| If a financial company fails, it will be Wall Street that pays the price—not the American people More detail | |
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| Prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon More detail | |
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| Grow high-tech manufacturing capacity and supply clean energy projects with American-made parts and equipment More detail | |
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| Develop the world's largest wind farm in Oregon More detail | |
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| 20% income tax credit to companies on expenses related to moving operations back to the United States More detail | |
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| Unleash mobile broadband, invest in innovation, and build a nationwide public safety network More detail | |
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| Help businesses compete in the global marketplace and double our nation’s exports by 2015 More detail | |
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| Recruit 100,000 math and science teachers within the next 10 years and improve early childhood education More detail | |
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| Help give 2 million workers the chance to learn skills at their community college that will lead directly to a job More detail | |
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| Use the money we're no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and create jobs More detail | |
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| Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act More detail | |
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| Help us work with colleges & universities to cut in half the growth in tuition costs over the next 10 years More detail | |
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| Extend middle class tax cuts to prevent a typical working family from losing an average of $40 per paycheck More detail | |
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| Increase biofuel R&D, including support for the construction of commercial-scale, next-generation bio-refineries More detail | |
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| Responsibly tap our near 100-year supply of natural gas, which can support more than 600k jobs by the end of the decade More detail | |
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| Construct the first new nuclear power plant in decades to provide clean electricity for nearly 1.4 million Americans More detail | |
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| Discourage businesses from laying off workers and connect workers with jobs More detail | |
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| Apply a minimum tax rate of 30% on individuals making more than $1 million a year More detail | |
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| 18% tax deduction for domestic advanced manufacturing technologies—double the current 9% deduction More detail | |
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| Offer states relief from No Child Left Behind mandates by giving states the flexibility to use local solutions More detail | |
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| President Obama's all-of-the-above approach to developing all our energy resources More detail | |
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| Address Israel’s security needs and ensure Israel’s future as a Jewish state More detail | |
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| Finish our work in Afghanistan, while delivering justice to al Qaeda More detail | |
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| Make sure everybody plays by the same rules from Main Street to Wall Street to Washington DC More detail | |
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| Sustain the strongest military the world has ever known More detail | |
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| Prohibit the bundling of campaign contributions from lobbyists More detail | |
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| Extend unemployment insurance More detail | |
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| Veto any bill that extends the Bush tax cuts for people making over $250k/year More detail | |
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| Let's fix the long lines at the polls More detail | |
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| Give the hundreds of thousands of hardworking students who aren’t yet American citizens a chance to earn citizenship More detail | |
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| We were founded on the principle of self-government More detail | |
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| Extend Bush tax cuts for the 98% of people making less than $250k/year More detail | |
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| 10-year goal to develop and deploy cost-effective clean coal technology More detail | |
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| Allow businesses to expense 100% of their investment in plants and equipment under a tax cut extension More detail | |
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| Let the long-term capital gains tax rate rise from 15% to 20% as scheduled in 2013 More detail | |
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Arguments
Idea #US158 - Buffett Rule
Apply a minimum tax rate of 30% on individuals making more than $1 million a year
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No household making more than $1 million each year should pay a smaller share of their income in taxes than a middle class family pays.
Idea #US166 - Putting America Back To Work
Economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values
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An economy built to last.
Idea #USTX1 - Citizens United Ruling
Congress should amend the Constitution to overrule the absurd Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court
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Money has always been a factor in politics, but we are seeing something new in the no-holds barred flow of seven and eight figure checks, most undisclosed, into super-PACs; they fundamentally threaten to overwhelm the political process over the long run and drown out the voices of ordinary citizens. We need to start with passing the Disclose Act that is already written and been sponsored in Congress - to at least force disclosure of who is giving to who. We should also pass legislation prohibiting the bundling of campaign contributions from lobbyists. Over the longer term, I think we need to seriously consider mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn Citizens United (assuming the Supreme Court doesn't revisit it). Even if the amendment process falls short, it can shine a spotlight of the super-PAC phenomenon and help apply pressure for change.
Source: reddit.com
Source: reddit.com
Idea #G23 - Right to Nuclear Power
People have a right to use nuclear power for peaceful matters.
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There should be a way in which Iran can enjoy peaceful nuclear power while still meeting their international obligations and providing clear assurances to the international community that they're not pursuing a nuclear weapon.
- Press Conference, 11/14/2012
Idea #US458 - Maintain a robust space program
The space program is in our national security interest and is needed if America is to remain a leader in science & tech
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Making sure we stay at the forefront of space exploration is a big priority for my administration. The passing of Neil Armstrong this week is a reminder of the inspiration and wonder that our space program has provided in the past; the curiosity probe on Mars is a reminder of what remains to be discovered. The key is to make sure that we invest in cutting edge research that can take us to the next level - so even as we continue work with the international space station, we are focused on a potential mission to a asteroid as a prelude to a manned Mars flight.
Source: reddit.com
Source: reddit.com
Idea #US471 - Community and Cooperation Move Us Forward
We're all in this together.
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This country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations. We believe that when a CEO pays his auto workers enough to buy the cars that they build, the whole company does better. We believe that when a family can no longer be tricked into signing a mortgage they can't afford, that family is protected, but so is the value of other people's homes and so is the rest of the economy. We believe that the little girl whose offered an escape from poverty by a teacher or grant for college could become the next Steve Jobs or the scientist who cures cancer or the President of the United States, and it is in our power to give her that chance.
Idea #US180 - Out-Innovate the World
Unleash mobile broadband, invest in innovation, and build a nationwide public safety network
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It will mean a stronger economy and hundreds of thousands of new jobs.
Counterarguments
Idea #US242 - Reform Medicare as a Premium Support System
Reform Medicare to provide a fixed-amount benefit to each senior that he or she can use to purchase an insurance plan
Counterargument
No American should ever have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies. They should retire with the care and the dignity that they have earned. Yes, we will reform and strengthen Medicare for the long haul, but we'll do it by reducing the cost of health care, not by asking seniors to pay thousands of dollars more.
Idea #US330 - Let the Bush Tax Cuts Expire
Let all the Bush tax cuts expire as scheduled on January 1, 2013
Counterargument
This makes no sense. It would be bad for the economy and would hit families who are already struggling to make ends meet. Fortunately, we shouldn't need long negotiation or drama to solve that part of the problem. While there may be disagreement in Congress on whether to raise taxes on people making over $250k/yr, nobody -- not Republicans, not Democrats -- want taxes to go up for people making under $250k/yr. So let's not wait. Even as we're negotiating a broader deficit reduction package, let's extend the middle class tax cuts right now. Let's do that right now. That one step would give millions of families -- 98% of Americans and 97% of small businesses -- the certainty that they need going into the new year. It would immediately take a huge chunk of the economic uncertainty off the table, and that will lead to new jobs and faster growth.
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Idea #US188: Taking the Fight to Al-Qaeda - Our nation's longest war will be over in 2014
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