Why does McCain want to increase our taxes, privatize social security, and cut Medicare ?

[Izzie]

McCain wants a tax decrease across the board. Two seconds with Google would tell you that. The stock market would actually be a great place for social security and he's offering to make it an OPTION, not forcing it on anyone. Medicare and Medicaid are outdated programs that need a complete overhaul and they don't need to be sucking down any more of our money.

I guess it isn't good enough for you liberals unless it's a big fat welfare check that you didn't earn, huh?

[maxmom56]

Because he's a republican. that's what they do.

[Helios]

McCain's got a lot of money in the bank - and the rest of you can screw yourselves! The government has wars to fight, people to kill. It doens't care anything about social programs.

[Amazingpark856]

Increase our taxes? He doesn't.
Private Social Security? Good luck. You'll never see those benefits.
Cut Medicare? Socialism always fails. I hope Medicare is abolished and made illegal.

[ladyquinn3272]

Because u just don't get it do u? He only cares about himself and the rich. He doesn't care about u unless u make over $5M a year. Plus he doesn't want to pay high taxes himself. That's what's going to happen when Obama makes it to the white house. Just keep that in mind...McCain doesn't care for anybody that makes under $5M. U should know that by now.

[dennis_evans2003]

As for idea of taxing health benefits being bad it depends on your perspective, Using the tax center that Obama keeps quoting about the health benefits being taxed the average American will actually see over a thousand dollars at the end of the year than they would under Obama's plan. Also with this is if under Obama your employer continues to offer health care as you will see more companies opt to not offer health care. So being that is what is going to happen which would you prefer having more money in your pocket and choice in your health care or no money in your pocket and over priced insurance as insurance companies will have to compensate for people they are forced to take. For me I will take the money in my pocket. This is not raising taxes if you look at it instead of just listening to people. If you want to know who will raise taxes it will be Obama. Do not listen to people that say he is looking to lower taxes. My question for him is how does he expect to raise revenue for all of his programs when his tax policies will encourage business to leave the country and for people that earn a lot of money to use the law to put money in places that are not taxable. I will answer the question and tell you that the people who pay that are you and me.

As for the stock market and social security. At the max of roughly 100k a worker gets roughly 13k of their money and from their employee gets put into social security. If someone put that much money every year into say a CD they would get a greater return then they do from social security when then die. The amount one would get back would depend upon the amount of risk they would take with their money and if they follow sound investing advice they would have nothing to worry about. Basic advice would be to invest heavier on the stock side when young and transfer more to CDs, treasury bonds and the like when you get older to avoid the risk. If people followed this basic advice those that are retiring soon or have would be sitting pretty right now in these tough times. Second stock is worth less right now so you could buy more so now would be the time to allow people to play in the stock market. Also no plan states that you have to play in the stock market so it is up to the person not the government how your money is used.

As for medicare I will not argue with people on this because too much emotion is involved and people do not want to listen very well so sorry I will not talk about it.