starcraftzzz
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- Feb 14, 2012
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Lets list some of Obama's accomplishments
^Put forth tariffs on foreign goods coming from countries who have tariffs and “un-fair” trade policies (such as dumping, and predatory prices)
^Put tariffs on Chinese solar cells
^Freddie Mac will grant a 1 year mortgage payment breaks for homeowners who have become unemployed
^Extender minimum wage and overtime laws to include in-home care workers for 2 million workers.
^Eliminated the presidential coins which will save 3 billion every 10 years
^Expanded “federal marketing order/check-off program” to include Christmas trees, which creates $5.7-$14.4 dollars in benefits for commodious growers for every dollar spent
^Provided employers a tax cut of 230 dollars per year for workers who use public transportation.
^Expanded unemployment benefits
^Passed patient reform which reduced the time it takes to get a patient through.
^Provided around 10,500 in aid for 5 years to homeowners to refinance their mortgages.
^Created NEI to provide support programs for SME’s in exporting.
^Allowed around 2 million home owners to refinance their mortgages.
^Improved access to credit for small business, and exporters.
^Barred government contracts going toward firms who have violated tax laws.
^Included antitrust laws to include meat companies, and meat packaging companies.
^Invested 50 billion into high speed rail which produces a benefit cost ratio of over 2:1
^Obama increased AmeriCoprs spending by 4 billion a year creating 8 billion in economic benefits.
^Has decreased the long term deficit (20 year period) by around 2 trillion dollars.
^Increased WIC spending by 500 million creating more than 1.5 billion in benefits.
^Reformed government contracting allowing bids saving 40 billion yearly.
^Mortgage restructuring which helps homeowners restructure their loans and payments to prevent foreclosures. Helping lower mortgage payments for 700,000 people.
^Extended the government national flood insurance program (30 times more efficient then private insurance).
^Reduced large salaries of government officials including Foreign Service workers, senior executives, and Judges.
^Reduce funding for inefficient faith based groups (have 25% more wasteful administrative spending then other government programs of equal skill)
^Signed into law Build America bonds which allowed states to invest 181 billion dollars into infrastructure projects and save around 3 billion on borrowing costs.
^Created “Pay-for-success bonds”, government bonds that grant private companies money for projects only if there are able to prove that they have improved people’s lives.
^Increased WAP (weatherization assistance program) by over 100%. WAP so far has saved the country a net of 3 billion dollars a year since 1975.
^Got BP to pledge 20 billion of its own money to help pay for the Oil disaster.
^Placed tariffs on Chinese tires and other products.
^Cut salaries of white house aides down to 100,000.
^Increased NASA funding by 5% and provide them with 4 billion in extra funds
^Put foreclosed properties owned by Fannie and Freddie onto the rental market.
^Increased the borrowing authority of the FDIC and NCUA by 106 billion.
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^Put forth tariffs on foreign goods coming from countries who have tariffs and “un-fair” trade policies (such as dumping, and predatory prices)
^Put tariffs on Chinese solar cells
^Freddie Mac will grant a 1 year mortgage payment breaks for homeowners who have become unemployed
^Extender minimum wage and overtime laws to include in-home care workers for 2 million workers.
^Eliminated the presidential coins which will save 3 billion every 10 years
^Expanded “federal marketing order/check-off program” to include Christmas trees, which creates $5.7-$14.4 dollars in benefits for commodious growers for every dollar spent
^Provided employers a tax cut of 230 dollars per year for workers who use public transportation.
^Expanded unemployment benefits
^Passed patient reform which reduced the time it takes to get a patient through.
^Provided around 10,500 in aid for 5 years to homeowners to refinance their mortgages.
^Created NEI to provide support programs for SME’s in exporting.
^Allowed around 2 million home owners to refinance their mortgages.
^Improved access to credit for small business, and exporters.
^Barred government contracts going toward firms who have violated tax laws.
^Included antitrust laws to include meat companies, and meat packaging companies.
^Invested 50 billion into high speed rail which produces a benefit cost ratio of over 2:1
^Obama increased AmeriCoprs spending by 4 billion a year creating 8 billion in economic benefits.
^Has decreased the long term deficit (20 year period) by around 2 trillion dollars.
^Increased WIC spending by 500 million creating more than 1.5 billion in benefits.
^Reformed government contracting allowing bids saving 40 billion yearly.
^Mortgage restructuring which helps homeowners restructure their loans and payments to prevent foreclosures. Helping lower mortgage payments for 700,000 people.
^Extended the government national flood insurance program (30 times more efficient then private insurance).
^Reduced large salaries of government officials including Foreign Service workers, senior executives, and Judges.
^Reduce funding for inefficient faith based groups (have 25% more wasteful administrative spending then other government programs of equal skill)
^Signed into law Build America bonds which allowed states to invest 181 billion dollars into infrastructure projects and save around 3 billion on borrowing costs.
^Created “Pay-for-success bonds”, government bonds that grant private companies money for projects only if there are able to prove that they have improved people’s lives.
^Increased WAP (weatherization assistance program) by over 100%. WAP so far has saved the country a net of 3 billion dollars a year since 1975.
^Got BP to pledge 20 billion of its own money to help pay for the Oil disaster.
^Placed tariffs on Chinese tires and other products.
^Cut salaries of white house aides down to 100,000.
^Increased NASA funding by 5% and provide them with 4 billion in extra funds
^Put foreclosed properties owned by Fannie and Freddie onto the rental market.
^Increased the borrowing authority of the FDIC and NCUA by 106 billion.
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