Last night I was watching the news and they were talking about some of the new campaign ad’s for the US presidential election. Now I understand that we are getting closer and we are going to see more of these ads, but seriously what do you think of the one blaming Obama for oil prices or the one about how he likes some higher priced food? Don’t we have better things to talk about besides who may be more High maintenance?

Personally I would rather hear about their plans for the economy and what they want to try to do as president. I want to know what they think about what is going on with our country. Show this on these ads that are shown everywhere, don’t just talk about it during a press conference or a rally. Right now we don’t need the negative, we need positive and we need answers.

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Since I live in Michigan on the east side of the state where we are close to Canada you hear a lot of talk right now of people moving there. Yes people have decided the US economy is that bad, they now want to move. There plan is to keep their jobs, if they have them and move across the boarder. Many of these people are now looking for information on immigration laws in Canada. I told one women to bring down her search so that she could actually find a useful site, something like a Toronto Immigration Attorneywhere they would have correct information. A great website is that of Attorney Matthew Jeffery who specializes in immigration laws. The site has most of the information these people would need and they can always contact him for more information.

A few people I talked to just want to go to school there as they think the job market may be better once they are done with school and they will move back. I told one girl who went to school with me for a while that all she would need is a Canadian student visa and she would be okay. I’m sure the school could tell her how to get one, but she can also just look it up on this site and find out a little before deciding what she wants to do.

I’m sad that these people are leaving, but I understand if I could transfer without having to take everything over again I would probably be out of here too.

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Well I’m sad to say I probably won’t be getting any of the help that the government is giving out. I believe I made just under the $3000 limit last year. I think it’s something silly like 2900 or close to it that I made, but at least something is happening. I’m still not sure if it will help, but we will have to see.

It does look like people with children will be getting some extra help. People with children will now get an extra $300 per child, this will help my sister who has 3 kids. She also just had a baby so she will get a very large amount back for taxes. Hopefully she doesn’t waste it!

The bad part is that they are not going to be adding anything to unemployment or food stamps, but doing this has made the government rebate open to more people. I’m not sure what to think about this. I feel that the government really does need to do more, but at the same time I’m sure they are trying to watch their spending. There being responsible for once. I think I’m shocked!

If you want to read more about this story it’s on Yahoo! 

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After the last few days I have started to realize that the government still does not have a good idea of how bad it really is out there. The ideas they have will help some, but I think they will come too late to hold off anything. Michigan of course is the worst off state right now, so I may be seeing thing differently then others.

Right now here it is hard to find work, it’s even harder when you only have 2 years of work experience and your in school. It’s also hard when there are so many people who have years of experience looking for work. The auto plants are leaving and they are not coming back. It’s just not feasible in the world economy. Getting paid $30 an hour to push a button is ridicules and all it did was hurt the people who made minimum wage more. They couldn’t afford all the nice thing the auto workers could. Do I blame the workers, not really, I blame the union. The auto workers union has ruined Michigan and I for one am actually happy to see them leaving. It will make life better overall as people will actually be able to afford some things they couldn’t before. Of course this is all a few years down the road.

I don’t want people to think I hate all unions, I don’t some are not too bad, the auto union though is horrible and they have made it so that US auto companies can not compete. Thats all I’m saying. So what do you think, is the US going to have a long hard recession or do you think we will get out of it quickly?

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I just read this article on CNN about the Bush economic stimulus idea. I’m actually liking what I’m hearing, but at the same time I’m not. Yes I know I can never make up my mind.

What I love 

The tax breaks and the rebates, get money into the hands of the people who need it and help them get back on their feet.

Extra help for the unemployed and food stamp recipients. These are the people who need the money.

Business tax breaks, but only for investments

This would be a temporary program. This is something I like because I don’t want to see the government get more into debt.

What I don’t really like

Eliminating the 10% tax income bracket. It’s not a bad idea, but it won’t help the poor people who really need the help.

The unemployment benefits, yes I know I listed that as a like but I also don’t like it. What it sound like, and correct me if I’m wrong here, is that you only will get the unemployment benefits if you collect unemployment. Many people who have lost their jobs don’t qualify for unemployment so they won’t get the extra help.

I like the rebates and the idea of giving this money to the middle class and poor, they need it the most and would spend it the quickest. I know I would pay off alot of my debt if I had an extra $1000 or so. If you don’t count my student loans I could pay off almost everything I had by April or May. I have one credit card I wouldn’t be able to pay. I would then maybe be able to add more to the economy by getting a new car and making payments on it. Right now I can’t do that.

As much as I complain about our president I think he’s actually on the right track here. Yes I said it.

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Last night I sat and watched the debate, Yes I watched the whole debate. Why? Well I thought that I might learn something and I did, but I still am not sure who I am voting for. I know who I am not.

Right now I am leaning more toward the Democrats, but I don’t know who I am going to vote for. All of the candidates made great points that I agree with. One being that health care in the united states is broken and needs to be fixed. What surprised me was that I agree with the Republican way to do it, and the democrat ways of doing it. Do I think government should take over health insurance. Yes, but they need strict regulations and if they can work with the insurance companies already here then maybe we can get both cheep health care and keep the good health care we have.

The Economy was another topic that interested me, I don’t think they covered it enough though. I have been saying for the last 3 years that the United states was going to go into a recession. Our president has ignored the signs and now we are in trouble. Yes he is now trying to find a way to stop it. But I think it just might be too late. The candidates all had some great ideas and of course many would probably help fix the economy. I loved it when one candidate asked “what happened to the democratic party? They use to be the party of the people.” I agree that the image has changed, but some of the ideas for the economy prove that these people still see the core values of there party. Tax cuts for the middle class and more taxes for the wealthy, the wealthy have money, they can afford to eat and pay there bills. Middle class people cant. My family is struggling again after just being able to get on their feet for once. My mother thought she might be able to retire by the time she is 70, but now it doesn’t look like it. She may NEVER be able to retire. Thats a sad thought, but a truth.

They of course covered the war, the Republicans in support of what is going on the Democrats against it. I agree with the Democrats that the solders need to be brought home as soon as possible, but with a plan and without causing ciaos in Iraq. I have said before that the only way to get Iraq to do anything and start taking responsibility for their own country is to pull out our troops and show that we will not be there forever.

I found the debate enlightening, but still not helpful for me. Of course I will not be voting in the Michigan primary because we have been told that unless we vote for a candidate our vote will not be counted. I am a Hillary supporter but at the same time, I’m not sure she is the one I want in office yet. I like her views but there are others I like as well. Having one choice is not right. Knowing that my vote will not matter is a huge turn off in this election. Michigan has had enough problems, why punish us for something our government decided to do. We didn’t vote to have the primary’s moved. The government choose it.

That is why I like that some candidates have come to the conclusion that the people need to be more involved in government and feel like they are more involved. If not the whole foundation of this country is being ignored and could be lost forever.

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