Seven Ways John McCain Does Not Represent Me or My Values

A mere 8 years ago, I was still a registered Republican. I had conservative social views and a strong belief in a smaller government. However, as time has passed, and my position has changed. I have seen nothing but cruelty and tragedy from the idea that promoting business will "trickle down" to the workers and help everyone prosper. Business tax cuts and deregulation have created a wider gap between the rich and the poor, slowly eroded the middle class, and created a greater need for what Republicans bitterly refer to as "entitlements." "Entitlements" wouldn't be necessary if the United States had a living wage for its workers and businesses actually shared the money they save from tax cuts. Instead they have kept their profits and moved jobs overseas to further increase their profits.

The pro-business tactics of the Bush Administration have created a sort of "caste system" where it has become more and more difficult for people to rise above their stations. War and wrongly-applied tax cuts have made the economy worse, not better. Where selfishness and greed create political policy, the people suffer.

John McCain will simply continue these policies, policies that have put us in a recession and ruined our relationship with foreign nations.

Here are some examples of John McCain's ideas that I simply cannot support.

1. John McCain's Healthcare Plan Will Leave More of Us Without Care and In Debt

McCain wants to eliminate tax credits for businesses that offer health plans to their employees and deregulate health insurance (Source Link).

His reasoning is that if people have to buy health insurance directly instead of their employers doing it for them, it will create competition that will lower health insurance costs.

He also says that different state's regulations prevent Americans from being able to shop around and buy the best plans with the best prices, and that insurance companies should not be required to obey the insurance laws of the state in which their customers reside.

Robert Gordon, writing for Slate Magazine, explains it this way: