FROM BARACK OBAMA'S WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTER:

"I heard some of you camped out last night. That kind of dedication has to be rewarded." -- Barack Obama

Too often over the last eight years the wrong folks have been rewarded in our economy. So many people have done all the right things, acted responsibly, and yet are still hurting.
Nikki Brown, who introduced Barack this morning, is one of them. She is a department store manager in La Crosse and her husband Dan owns an auto repair shop. The Browns are just about stretched to their limit, paying two mortgages and struggling with the rising costs of gas and groceries. Many Americans who are in their position are just one medical bill away from ruin.
The Brown's are already facing that reality. One of their daughters has a kidney disease. No family should ever be put in the position of having to choose between food and healthcare, and yet this is where the Brown's now find themselves.
These aren't abstract problems, they are real. So how would Barack's healthcare plan affect the Brown's? Here is an overview:
Impact of the Obama plan for Nikki Brown:
· $1,000 "Making Work Pay" tax cut
· $4,000 refundable tax credit for when their children go to college
· Lower healthcare costs by $2,500
· Matching $500 tax credit for the first $1,000 of retirement savings
· Zero capital gains on the investment in their small business
· A 50% tax credit for healthcare that they provide to their employees
In his speech Barack said, "I understand that many of you are cynical and disappointed in your leaders," but in this election we have the choice to vote for plans that make a concrete difference in real folks lives.
Watch this clip of Barack explaining how he can make Washington work for you:
Arun Chaudhary
October 1st, 2008
La Crosse, Wisconsin

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Barack Obama For President 2008 !!!