Jobs- Ava B.

     Marco Rubio intends to have more jobs created for our citizens to improve our economy by enhancing the value of higher education to teach our population skills that machines cannot simply do. Rubio believes that "our devices will grow more powerful, bringing new capabilities to the masses." In his opinion, if our country invests in innovating the American higher education system, we can take advantage of the various technological advancements our world has produced and use them to make our jobs more productive, but not allow machines and technology to completely outsource humans' jobs as they have in the past. By having workers with better skills than before utilizing new technologies, we invest in big businesses that support millionaires and billionaires, but at the same time create a "vibrant middle class... through the modernization of our higher education system" (www.marcorubio.com). Although I tend to agree with more Democratic views, I feel that this economic plan seems reasonable and will lift up a struggling middle class. I do think that even aside from creating jobs enhancing higher education is a plus but if it helps our country, even better. The problem I find with Rubio's plan, however, is that it's main points don't really deal with improving the status of the poor, it only focuses on the middle class.

Jobs-Chris Ortiz

Hillary Clinton has a well-thought of view on jobs in America. She believes that there should be no salary increase for Congress until the minimum wage is increased. She also believes that the working poor should make a living salary and it should be tied to Congressional wages. In a vote, she elected that unemployment benefits should be extended from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. Clinton even said that she would accept an increased minimum wage as a president in July of 2007. She makes a stand for unions, argues fair wages for the hard-working citizens of the US, and argues that America can afford to raise the minimum wage. All in all, Clinton works for the people and makes a clear stand on her willingness to help the poor and middle-class.

http://www.ontheissues.org/Hillary_Clinton.htm

Jobs- Noah S.

          Marco Rubio is all about moving forward. Many of the points made on https://marcorubio.com/issues/21st-century-jobs-plan/ were brought back to the Industrial Revolution and how even while America was going through a terrible time, many jobs were gained not lost. Rubio believes that the future is all in technology and that children of today must be advanced in this fieldin order for jobs to be gained. "Only through an innovative economy can we translate new technologies into new middle class jobs, and only through a revolutionized higher education system can we equip all our people to fill those jobs." Rubio is looking into the future which is bad for a middle aged person today but good for the next generation.  Rubio also will cut taxes on corporations if they invest more into jobs and higher wages. "My tax plan will also allow immediate, 100% expensing for businesses. This means the more a company invests in creating jobs, the less they owe in taxes; and the more they pay their workers, the less they pay government." I believe his plan is good but has some flaws. We as a nation need to benefit now in job making. The role of the president and the government is to protect and help the people. If you are looking into the future, you aren't helping people today, you are helping future people, therefore not playing your role in government.

Marco Rubio's Tax Plan-Chelsea Filippi

                   Marco Rubio feels that the current tax codes taxes people unfairly by taxing people too much, and he thinks that this affects our welfare system in a negative way by trapping people who are not wealthy in poverty instead of making their lives easier. Rubio plans to enhance this situation by proposing a federal tax-reform that would remove issues with opportunity, change, and growth. Another part of his tax plan is that he wants to reform deductions, especially those that do not evenly  benefit the privileged few at others' expense. According to Rubio, in order to "simplify the structure and lower rates by consolidating the many existing income tax brackets into two simple brackets—15% and 35%." I agree with Marco Rubio's tax plan because I also agree that people are taxed unfairly and that there should be an alternate way to tax people who cannot afford to pay these taxes. I also think that minimizing the number of brackets would be an easier to organize taxes and it would be an easier way to tax less. This is Marco Rubio's Tax Plan and how he is planning to improve the tax plan throughout the country.


Bibliography

• Rubio, Marco and Mike Lee,  "A New American Century Demands Reforms that will help sSur Growth Where Today’s Tax Code Obstructs it", https://marcorubio.com/issues/tax-reform/, 22 ept 2014, 27 Oct 2015

Hillary Clinton's Tax Plan-Iman Abdul

                            Hillary Clinton plans on increasing middle-class incomes. She plans on raising short-term capital gains taxes for those earning $400,000 or more a year (which are the top 0.5% of taxpayers) and absolutely no tax increase on people earning under $250K (Apr 2008). She believes that investments held between one and two years would be taxed at the maximum income-tax rate of 39.6%. Clinton would also tax high-frequency traders if she wins the 2016 presidential election. 
Hillary will cut taxes for hard-working families to increase their take-home pay as they face rising costs from child care, health care, and sending their kids to college. She is calling for extending a tax cut of up to $2,500 per student to help deal with college costs as part of her New College Compact, and for cutting taxes for businesses that share profitswith their employees.

Taxes- Ava B.

     Senator Marco Rubio intends to create a tax plan that stops businesses and companies "investing in our economy" from being "unfairly penalized," while at the same time end unequal payments of couples with no children versus married couples with children (www.rubio.senate.gov). The goal of Rubio's tax changes are to lower taxes placed on big businesses that propel our country's economy and wealth that support the country's children and with the business incentive of getting tax credit allow for children to not have to choose between working or spending time with their children by receiving paid leave. To do so, this Republican Presidential candidate intends to merge the top corporate tax brackets into two: "a 15% income tax on those individuals making $75,000, and 35% for everyone else" (CNN.com)

Taxes-Noah S.

      Marco Rubio wants to "fix" a broken tax code. He breaks his plan up into two categories, Business taxes and Family taxes. For the individual and families he says "taxes are too high and complicated, we need to make America great for our citizens again. " According to http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve/? this plan repeals double taxation and makes it easier on the middle class and not as easy as the upper class. For businesses, he believes that this country thrives on the flow of business production. The way to increase productivity is to increase government spending on corporations and lower their taxes. Based on this plan it seems like he is more of a democratic candidate. If this plan can follow through it seems like a good plan to me. This tax plan is more for the people.

Taxes-Chris Ortiz

Hillary Clinton
            Hillary Clinton's tax plan includes an increased tax on those who make more money. She has proposed a new minimum thirty percent rate on people earning more than $1million. In addition, she has proposed a business tax for profit-sharing and apprenticeships as well as a tax on frequent business transactions. Clinton also is planning on making the American Opportunity Tax Credit permanent. Overall, her plan takes into account the lower and middle class and makes reasonable proposals that wouldn't cripple the upper class.

http://taxfoundation.org/comparing-2016-presidential-tax-reform-proposals

Candidate's Experience Ava B.

     Hillary Clinton would be a great representative of the American people because of her family's story, her childhood experiences, and first-hand knowledge of how to run a country or political office. From a very early age, Clinton was interested in preserving social justice and caring for others due to her mother's personal life- an abandoned child who started working to survive at age 14- and witnessing a speech delivered by one of the most powerful orators, Martin Luther King Jr. about America's social issues (hillaryclinton.com). These understandings about the need to fight for others have consistently been important to Hillary Clinton throughout her entire life, and paired with her first hand experience in political office as Secretary of State and Senator of New York, being the First Lady of the United States, and a well-educated lawyer (hillaryclinton.com), Hillary Clinton has all the power to lead our country to bigger and better places. We need a leader in 2016 that will understand the needs of our people while running the government and its departments efficiently and successfully to build the character of an already prosperous nation, and Hillary Clinton has what it takes.


Citation:
"Hillary's Story" in Bio of hillaryclinton.com

Ava B. 

Candidate's Experience-Iman Abdul

Born May 28th, 1971, Marco Rubio is a presidential candidate for the Presidential election of 2016. Born to Cuban immigrants in Miami, Florida, Marco Rubio sparked as he grew up. He attended South Miami High School, where he was known to be a "stellar athlete". With his athletic skills and abilities, Tarkio College in Missouri granted Rubio a football scholarship. He decided to express his  in public service in which he told the press, "I gained an interest in politics and history from my uncle, who would read books and newspapers out loud to us." He left the school after a year to attend the University of Florida and eventually the University of Miami in 1996.

Candidate's Experiences- Chelsea F.

          

                   Hillary Clinton is a very intelligent woman who has many ways to tackle problems that occur throughout the United States. She has served as Secretary of State, Senator of New York, and First Lady of the United States. She developed a passion for social justice, and attended Wellesley College for her undergraduate. She then went to Yale Law School, and afterwards worked for a Children's Defense Fund. Here, Hillary learned and wrote about the lack of education for kids with disabilities. According to hillaryclinton.com, "It’s this commitment to public service and fighting for others—especially children and families—that she’s carried all her life." When she first became First Lady in 1992, Hillary led fights to improve our health care system so that all families could afford care that was needed. After 9/11, Hillary pushed George Bush's Administration to reserve $20 billion to help rebuild New York and provide health care for first responders at Ground Zero. Overall, Hillary Clinton is a very strong candidate and she works very hard to not only improve society bug also the issues people face on a day to day basis. 

                                                                                                                                         

Candidate Experience-Chris Ortiz

          Marco Rubio is a Cuban man born to Mario and Oria Rubio on May 28th, 1971. His parents were both immigrants from Cuba who were anti-Castro, meaning they were against the revolution that he started. Marco Rubio's parents struggled in the states starting out but found a way to survive despite the odds. Seeing his parent's work ethic inspired him to live a life full of aspirations for the future. He attended South Miami High School, where he was known for his athletic ability and his academic prosperity. After High School, he attended the University of Miami to obtain his law degree. His political career began when he was elected to the West Miami City Commission in 1998. A year later, he was elected in the Florida House of Representatives. After some time in that position, he won his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2009. Currently, he is running for president of the United States as a part of the Republican party.

                                                                                                                       -Chris Ortiz
https://marcorubio.com/meet-marco/