John McCainJohn McCain

RepublicanRepublican

IssuesIssues

IraqIraq National SecurityNational Security Education and HealthEducation and Health EconomyEconomy

Iraq Aims:- Iraq Aims:- We SUPPORT the war in IraqWe SUPPORT the war in Iraq It is essential to support the Iraqi It is essential to support the Iraqi

government while it gets used to government while it gets used to governing itselfgoverning itself

The Iraqi people need to be The Iraqi people need to be safeguarded by American troopssafeguarded by American troops

A competent Iraqi security force A competent Iraqi security force much be created as well as Al much be created as well as Al Qaeda defeated before we move Qaeda defeated before we move out out

IraqIraq ““Iraqis need to know that the US will not Iraqis need to know that the US will not

abandon them”abandon them” Although the war in Iraq brings risks, Although the war in Iraq brings risks,

they are necessary to ensure safety for they are necessary to ensure safety for the Iraqi people.the Iraqi people.

We will not keep the troops in Iraq a We will not keep the troops in Iraq a minute longer than necessary, and we minute longer than necessary, and we understand mistakes made are very understand mistakes made are very painful for all:painful for all:

WE WILL CHANGE THAT by having clear WE WILL CHANGE THAT by having clear aims and action plans aims and action plans

National SecurityNational Security ““America must have the best manned, America must have the best manned,

best equipped and best supported best equipped and best supported military in the world.”military in the world.”

We will increase the size of the military We will increase the size of the military and military spending to protect the USand military spending to protect the US

We will continue to fight for better We will continue to fight for better military pay and conditionsmilitary pay and conditions

We will fight for an improved quality of We will fight for an improved quality of life for the families of military personnellife for the families of military personnel

National Security Aims:-National Security Aims:-

To uncover plots before they occur and To uncover plots before they occur and protect the country from terrorist protect the country from terrorist attackattack

To prepare to respond and recover To prepare to respond and recover from such an attack swiftly and from such an attack swiftly and effectivelyeffectively

To ensure the War on Terrorism is To ensure the War on Terrorism is fought intelligently- with patience and fought intelligently- with patience and resolveresolve

HealthHealth

Barack Obama has constantly lied Barack Obama has constantly lied about John McCain’s Health plans.about John McCain’s Health plans.

John McCain’s generous refundable John McCain’s generous refundable tax credit will not only shield tax credit will not only shield millions of families from a tax millions of families from a tax increase but will actually give increase but will actually give them more dollars to invest in their them more dollars to invest in their health care needs.health care needs.

Health Aims:-Health Aims:-

1. Promote payment reform – 1. Promote payment reform – moving towards a system moving towards a system rewarding coordinated and quality rewarding coordinated and quality focused care.focused care.

2. Eliminate Medicare fraud and 2. Eliminate Medicare fraud and abuse.abuse.

3. Ensure that drug premiums are 3. Ensure that drug premiums are not being subsidised. not being subsidised.

Health Aims Continued:-Health Aims Continued:-

4. Promote a new generation of 4. Promote a new generation of treatment models that better treatment models that better manage chronic care conditions.manage chronic care conditions.

5. Greater use of health IT and 5. Greater use of health IT and medical homes. medical homes.

6. Reduce drug costs by allowing 6. Reduce drug costs by allowing greater use of genetics.greater use of genetics.

EconomyEconomy

Economy issues John McCain will Economy issues John McCain will address.address.

Economic Aims:-Economic Aims:-

1. Lower energy costs which hurt 1. Lower energy costs which hurt small businesses.small businesses.

2. Keep tax rates low by phasing 2. Keep tax rates low by phasing out Alternative Minimum Tax.out Alternative Minimum Tax.

3. Open new markets by engaging 3. Open new markets by engaging multi-lateral bilateral regional multi-lateral bilateral regional efforts to reduce trade barriers.efforts to reduce trade barriers.

Economic Aims Economic Aims Continued:-Continued:-

4. Expand domestic production of 4. Expand domestic production of oil and gas. – This will raise the oil and gas. – This will raise the value of the $ and get rid of value of the $ and get rid of foreign oil independence and foreign oil independence and improve the economy.improve the economy.

5. Cut corporate tax by 10%.5. Cut corporate tax by 10%.

Economic Programmes.Economic Programmes.

HOME PLAN: Every deserving family HOME PLAN: Every deserving family offers the opportunity to trade a offers the opportunity to trade a mortgage for manageable loans to mortgage for manageable loans to reflect market value.reflect market value.

Student Loan Continuity Plan: to avoid Student Loan Continuity Plan: to avoid effects of credit crunch.effects of credit crunch.

Government Spending: Pause Government Spending: Pause programmes (except essentials for a programmes (except essentials for a year to examine spending.)year to examine spending.)

Education Aims:-Education Aims:-

Meaningful reform in education, Meaningful reform in education, providing for equality of choiceproviding for equality of choice

Empowering parents to find the Empowering parents to find the best education for their childrenbest education for their children

Improve teaching by providing Improve teaching by providing bonuses for those in bonuses for those in underprivileged schools, funding underprivileged schools, funding for developmentfor development

Education Aims Education Aims Continued:-Continued:-

Give principals greater control over Give principals greater control over their schools, with the discretion to their schools, with the discretion to make choices beneficial for themmake choices beneficial for them

Provide $250million for online Provide $250million for online learning opportunities for childrenlearning opportunities for children

WE WANT TO GIVE ALL THOSE IN WE WANT TO GIVE ALL THOSE IN EDUCATION THE POWER OF CHOICEEDUCATION THE POWER OF CHOICE

UnmovableUnmovable DependableDependable TrustworthyTrustworthy

UnreliableUnreliable Lack of SubstanceLack of Substance Easily ManipulatedEasily Manipulated

Republican Presidential Candidate 2008