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5/2/2008
Fiorina and McCain
Earlier this month Republican presidential candidate U.S. Senator John McCain made a stop in Milwaukee as part of his “It’s Time for Action Tour.” On hand was Carly Fiorina, the woman Fortune magazine named “The Most Powerful Woman in Business” over a decade ago when she was CEO of Hewlett-Packard. In South Milwaukee, Fiorina emceed two round tables of Wisconsin business leaders and employees of Bucyrus International. They discussed today’s economic challenges.
According to Fiorina, Senator McCain knows who he is, he knows what he believes, he is willing to listen to others and has a strong core. Individuals with these qualities don’t get thrown off track. “For John McCain that translates into the reality that he will not pander! He will not pander to his party, he will not pander to the voter. He will take the positions that he thinks are in the best interest of the country,” stated Fiorina.
Fiorina first met U.S. Senator John McCain in 2000 when they spoke about the subject of innovation and internet taxation. ”It became clear to me during that first conversation, that he understood how the economy worked.”
Ms. Fiorina added that McCain believes that if government makes it easier for businesses to invest (no matter the size) it is easier for businesses to keep their own money and grow more successfully. One of the examples given by the Senator was that all businesses regardless of size should be able to expense in the first year any investment in capital equipment or technology. McCain would also lower the business tax rate from 35% to 25%. The United States has the second highest tax rate in the world behind Japan. Ms. Fiorina concurs, believing these tax rates do not encourage businesses to remain in the U.S.
“John McCain [also] believes in transparency and accountability. So lowering taxes is a big piece to this but holding federal government accountable is also a big piece. Finally, investing in workers retraining, education and innovation are an important way we are going to get our economy back on track,” she added.
Concerning the Hispanic American population, Fiorina believes the Republican Party and John McCain have much in common. “Senator John McCain is a life long supporter of the right to the unborn. He is focused on the preservation of the family and the preservation of protection of life. I think the Hispanic community can count on him being true to those values. Beyond that John McCain has being a leader on the issue of immigration reform, and he will continue to be a leader on the issue of immigration reform!”
As part of Senator McCain’s desire to reach out to the Hispanic community, he hired Dr. Juan Hernandez as his Latino outreach director. Dr. Hernandez believes the United States and Mexico should be working more collaboratively to resolve our current immigration crisis. For more information about Republican Presidential candidate John McCain and issues concerning the Hispanic community go to http://www.johnmccain.com or http://espanol.gop.com/SpanishPage.aspx?.
Solberg-Quiros is a nationally published political columnist, former federal drug free communities commissioner and Hispanic activist. She resides in New London, Wisconsin
COMMENTS
He can talk about cutting taxes all he wants, I don't have a problem with cutting taxes, BUT HE NEVER TALKED ABOUT CUTTING SPENDING!!
Every breath spent talking about tax cuts needs to be accompanied by a breath on spending cuts.
Stephen Flynn (Fri May 02 07:42:10 2008)
“For John McCain that translates into the reality that he will not pander! He will not pander to his party, he will not pander to the voter. He will take the positions that he thinks are in the best interest of the country,” A less true statement could not have been uttered about McCain. He has pandered to the party as he sucks up to the people who he has violently disagreed with in the past (and who screwed him in 2000). He has pandered to the voters for asking for a "gas tax holiday", he has backtracked on his previous positions (like the Bush tax cuts) when he stated before they are bad for the country. Oh, where is the John McCain of olde, the pre 2000 McCain?
dave allen (Fri May 02 08:37:25 2008)
Ok Stephen. What are your specific suggestions to decrease spending? Or are you advocating increasing taxes? If so, which taxes and to whom?
Jo E. (Fri May 02 10:27:18)
The Carly mentioned is not Carly Simon but the Carly Fiorina who was outed and canned and prosecuted for corporate spying on competitors.
I thought the name sounded familiar and sure enough, a quick google search of "carly fiorina hewlett packard spy" refreshed me on the story from 2006.
Fiorina escaped conviction.
But the fact that she is still hosting visits by McCain says to me that it doesn't matter what you do, once you're in the club. If you can't be a powerful CEO we (the Republicans) will find you something else. After all, the public memory is pretty short.
Not really a Fox (Valley) Politics issue but the McCain candidacy with no discussion of his stance on continuing the war is an empty one.
Lon Ponschock (Fri May 02 12:52:52 2008)
Stephen:
Where have you been that you state that John McCain has never talked about cutting spending. His record with "pork barrel" spending is well known in that he has not had one cent of "pork barrel" spending he has ever tried to get thru the budget. I guess you don't consider this addressing spending cuts.
He has also stated that he would veto any bill that had "pork barrel" spending in it. Again, I guess you don't think this is addresssing spending cuts.
He also has gone on record with the military on new systems that are over budget that they will be frozen or cut rather than continue to spend money. This is from an ex-military person who was part of the system. Again, how do you not see that this is addressing spending.
I think John McCain is the only one of the candidates that would address the spending isssue. The other two would increase taxes and spending with the new programs they want to put in.
Mike Thomas (Fri May 02 13:04:59 2008)
Stephen, I have to take issue with your comment. In reality, McCain has said he voted against the Bush tax cuts originally because they weren't accompanied by cuts in spending. He also is widely considered a fiscal conservative (the real kind, not what passes for conservatism now) and has promised to veto any bills with earmarks. I may not agree with McCain on everything, but reducing spending while lowering taxes is something I believe he will do.
Jim Steineke (Fri May 02 13:10:34 2008)
The emphasis on McCain's supposed pork barrel purity is misplaced. If McCain truly was a fiscal conservative he would have voted against every bloated bill (which is probably most of the bills)and including the bloated military bills that have more pork than all the pork barrel spending combined. The emphasis on earmarks/pork in this forum and elsewhere in the public is a typical case of allowing the conversation to be manic over the smaller item while missing the big items. While I don't like earmarks/pork, they pale in comparison to the real damage done in spending by massive omnibus bills that are passed at the last minute with nary a moment of review.
dave allen (Fri May 02 16:51:52 2008)
So let's talk about the massive spending Dave. How do you feel about reining in those big buck items - like entitlement spending? Should we do anything about Social Security? Should we privatize a portion?
Jo E. (Fri May 02 18:56:18)
Jo, Follow the money. Entitlements are the biggest portion of the budget followed (I believe ) by military and interest on debt. The remaining items that are fought over in the press and public are a very small portion. Social security: Easiest to fix, increase the tax, change the retirement age, means testing, etc. Privatize, maybe a little if done right. How many people would want a significant privatization today after the stock market recent decreases? So, privatization has it's challenges. Medicare, eliminate part D and roll it into the VA prescription program until national health care takes over. The VA operates much more efficiently and has the right to bargain with drug makers. Set limits on health care options for end of life care. (yes, it is "rationing" so what...). There, I've fixed both systems , now on to the military industrial complex, the war on Iraq, and interest on the debt.
dave allen (Sat May 03 07:49:03 2008)
You solved everything!
Exactly - entitlements are where we need to focus. So let's stay focused on Social Security. Which would you do and how?
- Increase the tax - how much and for whom?
- Change the retirement age - how much and effective for folks that are what age now?
- Means testing - how much AGI until all you put into the system brings you no return?
Where would you start negotiating to ultimately get to the fine balance you propose? Gosh, we haven't even tackled Medicare.
Jo E. (Sat May 03 8:38:39)
Jo, I'm not an actuarial or an economist so I couldn't begin to quote amounts. However, lets not forget that the calculation of the federal budget today takes into account the current surplus in social security inflows. So in order to tackle social security it makes no sense to tackle the solutions I mention without also tackling the federal deficit from other causes. So, let's eliminate the bush tax cuts, lets get out of Iraq, lets fix the health care mess. Otherwise, we will do all the cutting back in social security we want but the trust funds would have been borrowed (spent) by the federal government. If so ,the sacrifices I call for (and I believe the American people would go for if fairly applied) would simply be wasted in other areas of the government or given to the rich in tax cuts.
dave allen (Sat May 03 14:45:40 2008)
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