[Peace-discuss] Phony "progressive" group spreads lies about President Satan's economic plan

Sun Mar 1 15:37:15 CST 2009

Can you BELIEVE the audacity of these people???

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From: Daniel Mintz, MoveOn.org Political Action <moveon-help at list.moveon.org
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Date: Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Subject: "A threat to the status quo"
To: John Wason <jbw292002 at gmail.com>

 Dear MoveOn member,

Want to see what change looks like? Real change?

Well, here it is. Last week, President Obama unveiled his budget—his
blueprint for America—and it's ambitious, amazing, and unapologetically
progressive. As Paul Krugman said, it will set America on a "fundamentally
new course."1

President Obama called his budget "a threat to the status quo," and trust
me, the status quo noticed. Oil companies, big banks and insurance companies
are already mobilizing to stop it.2

Unfortunately, most folks don't realize how far-reaching and progressive the
plan is—that's where we all come in.

Here are 10 really incredible things about Obama's plan. Check them out and
then send them on to your friends and family so that millions of people will
have the information they need to fight to make this vision a reality.
 10 things you should know about Obama's plan (but probably don't)

The plan:*
*

   1. *Makes a $634 billion down payment on fixing health care *that will go
   a long way toward paying for a more efficient, more affordable health care
   system that covers every single American.3

   2. *Reduces taxes for 95% of working Americans. *And if your family makes
   less than $250,000, your taxes won't go up one dime.4

   3. *Invests more than $100 billion in clean energy technology, *creating
   millions of green jobs that can never be outsourced.5

   4. *Brings our troops home from Iraq on a firm timetable*, finally
   bringing the war to a close—and freeing up almost ten billion dollars a
   month for domestic priorities.6

   5. *Reverses growing income inequality. *The plan lets the Bush tax cuts
   for the wealthiest Americans expire and focuses on strengthening the middle
   class.7

   6. *Closes multi-billion-dollar tax loopholes for big oil companies. *8

   7. *Increases grants to help families pay for college*—the largest
   increase ever.9

    8. *Halves the deficit by 2013. *President Obama inherited a legacy of
   huge deficits and an economy in shambles, but his plan brings the deficit
   under control as soon as the economy begins to recover.10

   9. *Dramatically increases funding for the SEC and the CFTC*—the agencies
   that police Wall Street.11

   10. *Tells it straight. *For years, budgets have used accounting tricks
   to hide the real costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush tax
   cuts, and too many other programs. Obama's budget gets rid of the
   smokescreens and lays out what America's priorities are, what they cost, and
   how we're going to pay for them.12

This is the change we voted for. President Obama has done his part, now we
need to do ours.

Can you pass this on to your personal network and then click here to let us
know how many people you told, so we can track our impact together:

http://pol.moveon.org/budget10/?id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=1

Thanks for all you do.

–Daniel, Tanya, Peter, Justin and the rest of the team

P.S. Turns out there are way more than 10 amazing things in Obama's budget
and we couldn't resist sharing just a few more.

   1. *Stops unnecessary government subsidies to big banks, health insurance
   companies and big agribusinesses.*13,14,15

    2. *Expands access to early childhood education and improves schools* by
   investing in programs that make sure every child has a qualified, strong
   teacher.16

   3. *Negotiates for better prescription drug prices* using Medicaid's
   tremendous bargaining power.17

   4. *Expands access to family planning for low-income women.*18

   5. *Caps the pollution that causes global warming,* and makes polluters
   pay to support clean energy innovation.19

*Sources:*

1. "Climate of Change," The New York Times, February 27, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/opinion/27krugman.html?em

2. "Obama Calls His Budget Sweeping, Needed Change," The New York Times,
February 28, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51201&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=2

3. "Obama Offers Broad Plan to Revamp Health Care," The New York Times,
February 26, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=3

4. "Obama Expects Fight Over $3.55 Trillion Budget Plan," Bloomberg News,
February 28, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51203&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=4

5. "Energy Budget Is Sunlight After Eight Years of Darkness," Center for
American Progress, February 26, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51204&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=5

6. "The Economic Cost of War in Iraq and Afghanistan," The New York Times,
March 1, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/weekinreview/01glanz.html

7. "Tax Cuts," The New York Times, February 26, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-tax.html

8. "Energy Budget Is Sunlight After Eight Years of Darkness," Center for
American Progress, February 26, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51204&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=6

9. "Student Loans," The New York Times, February 26, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-edu.html

10. "Obama unveils budget blueprint," CNN, February 26, 2009
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/26/budget/

11. "Obama budget would boost SEC, CFTC, FBI," Reuters, February 26, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51205&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=7

12. "Obama's budget," Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51206&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=8

13. "Student Loans," The New York Times, February 26, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-edu.html

14. "Health Insurance Stocks Dive on Medicare Advantage Cuts," The Wall
Street Journal, February 26, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51207&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=9

15. "Agriculture," The New York Times, February 26, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-agri.html

16. "Investing Wisely in Our Children," Center for American Progress,
February 26, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51208&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=10

17. "Obama Offers Broad Plan to Revamp Health Care," The New York Times,
February 26, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=11

18. "Obama Offers Broad Plan to Revamp Health Care," The New York Times,
February 26, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=12

19. "Setting 'Green' Goals," The New York Times, February 26, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51209&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=13

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