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June 19, 2006

Whoomp! There it is!

Well, the Democrats have released their national platform for the 2006 election cycle. Me likey!

Make Health Care More Affordable: Fix the prescription drug program by putting people ahead of drug companies and HMO's, eliminating wasteful subsidies, negotiating lower drug prices and ensuring the program works for all seniors; invest in stem cell and other medical research.

Lower Gas Prices and Achieve Energy Independence: Crack down on price gouging; eliminate billions in subsidies for oil and gas companies and use the savings to provide consumer relief and develop American alternatives, including biofuels; promote energy efficient technology.

Help Working Families: Raise the minimum wage; repeal tax giveaways that encourage companies to move jobs overseas.

Cut College Costs: Make college tuition deductible from taxes; expand Pell grants and slash student loan costs.

Ensure Dignified Retirement: Prevent the privatization of Social Security; expand savings incentives; and ensure pension fairness.

Require Fiscal Responsibility: Restore the budget discipline of the 1990s that helped eliminate deficits and spur record economic growth.

What each of these points have in common is that they address my needs. Or the needs of people like me. Democrats are the party who get it about my needs being real and directly serviceable. That’s why I’ll be voting the strait party ticket this year...

Posted by Andrew at June 19, 2006 12:19 PM

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I think you're right that the Dems *get it*. They certainly seem to be making an effort to get their goals across on a personal level...how will these goals make a difference to *me*, average man/woman?

That said, however, I would be curious to see how they plan on addressing these points. How are they going to deal with the budget without gouging funding for the war, etc., for example?

It's encouraging to see them taking a more aggresive stance, I just hope they don't stop there.

Posted by: Afaeyre Maede [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 20, 2006 08:04 AM