IN AN ECONOMIC CRISIS, WHO'S ON OUR SIDE?

John McCain	Barack Obama
Still thinks the “fundamentals of the economy are strong” (9/15/08)	Understands this economy is devastating working families
Built his campaign on lobbyists and Wall Street special interests	Turned down a lucrative job on Wall Street to help his community
Promises tax breaks to the rich and Big Oil	Promises tax relief to middle class families
Supports job-killing trade deals	Opposes bad trade deals and wants to block tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas
Wants to gamble Social Security funds in the stock market	Would strengthen Social Security, not privatize it
Wants to tax our health care benefits	Would fi ght for high-quality health care for all
Opposes workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain for better wages, benefi ts and working conditions	Supports our freedom to form unions and bargain for a better life to restore the middle class
John McCain: Fundamentally Wrong	Barack Obama: Is On Our Side

SOURCES: John McCain: New York Times, 2/21/08; The Washington Post, 2/22/08; Fortune, 2/19/08; McCain Campaign Press Release; Politico, 3/28/08; MSNBC, 5/27/08; The Washington Post, 4/2/08, 5/7/08; McCain remarks, Jacksonville, Fla., 9/15/08; Reuters, 3/10/08; Center for American Progress Action Fund, 3/27/08; Vote 395, 11/20/93; Vote 251, 9/19/00; Vote 190, 6/29/06; Vote 170, 6/30/05; Vote 318, 7/31/03; Vote 319, 7/31/03; Vote 353, 11/3/99; Vote 115, 5/16/02; Vote 117, 5/21/02; Vote 207, 8/1/02; Vote 292, 11/4/97; Wall Street Journal, 3/3/08; Health08.org, Forum, 10/31/07; Vote 8, 2/6/08; Associated Press, 2/6/08; AFL-CIO Congressional Voting Record, www.aflcio.org/issues/legislativealert/votes/vr_memb.cfm; Vote 227, 6/26/07. Barack Obama: Obama for America website; my.barackobama.com/page/content/newenergy; www.barackobama.com/issues/economy/Obama_Keeping_Americas_Promise.pdf; www.barackobama.com/issues/economy/#tax-relief; www.afl cio.org/issues/politics/obama_retirement.cfm; www.afl cio.org/issues/politics/obama_healthcare.cfm; S.Amdt. 3983 to H.R. 5140, Vote 8, 2/6/08; www.afl cio.org/issues/politics/obama_wrights.cfm.

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