In the Year 2013…
Posted by Vriz on May 16th, 2008
John McCain got his crystal ball out yesterday to outline what he will have achieved as President by the year 2013 in a speech in Columbus, Ohio.
Predictably, the first “achievements” are in the area of the National Security, important, but not the number one issue for the voters anymore, as polls indicate. But not to worry, John McCain predicts “several years of robust economic growth” as well, brought about by (what else?) a “reduction in the corporate tax rate from the second highest in the world to one on par with our trading partners.” McCain did say that he would eliminate “tax loopholes” and “corporate welfare,” and that would encourage companies “to keep their operations and jobs in the United States.”
John McCain’s 2013 administration has blissfully ratified new free trade agreements that lead to “substantial increases in both exports and imports.” However, Americans who “lost jobs in the global economy they once believed were theirs for life, are assisted by reformed unemployment insurance and worker retraining programs.” McCain is concerned about the older workers who accept lower paying jobs: he wants them to “acquire new skills” while they are “provided assistance to make up a good part of the income they have lost.
