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VERY BAD: Biden grade on taxes,spending,trade,regulation,school choice,tort reform,political free speech,reform
Wrong way Joe
Club for Growth asks and answers “how bad is Senator Biden’s record on economic issues? “ The answer is: Very Bad.
“Over his thirty-five years in Washington, Senator Biden has been a reflexive liberal on every single economic issue,” said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. “Whether the issue is taxes, spending, regulation, or school choice, Senator Biden has voted consistently for more taxes, more spending, more government, and less freedom and choice. Taxpayers can expect more of the same from the Obama-Biden ticket - more government, less prosperity.”
Joe Biden on Taxes:
* Voted against repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax (RC #261, 1999)
* Voted against eliminating the marriage penalty (RC #79, 2001)
* Voted against the 2001 tax cuts (RC# 170, 2001)
* Voted against repealing the Death Tax (RC #151, 2002) (RC #109, 2007)
* Voted against a repeal of the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits (RC #94, 2003)
* Voted against the 2003 Bush tax cuts (RC #196, 2003)
* Voted for a 50% windfall profits tax on oil profits (RC #331, 2005)
* Voted against extending the 2001 tax cuts (RC #118, 2006) (RC #107, 2007)
Joe Biden on Spending:
* Voted for the Farm Bill in 2002 and 2008 (RC #103, 2002) (RC #130, 2008)
* Voted in favor of the Bridge to Nowhere (RC #262, 2005)
* Voted against capping spending (RC #286, 2005)
* Voted to kill a resolution stating a moral obligation to offset new spending with spending cuts (RC #140, 2007)
* Voted for the expanded SCHIP bill (RC #307, 2007)
* Voted against an earmark moratorium (RC #75, 2008)
* Voted to override President Bush’s veto of the Farm Bill (RC #140, 2008)
* Was declared Porker of the Month by Citizens Against Government Waste in January 2002
Joe Biden on Trade:
* Voted to impose steel tariffs (RC #178, 1999)
* Voted against Trade Promotion Authority (RC #207, 2002)
* Voted against free trade with Singapore (RC #318, 2003)
* Voted against free trade with Chile (RC #319, 2003)
* Voted against CAFTA (RC #209, 2005)
* Voted against free trade with Oman (RC #250, 2006)
Joe Biden on Regulation:
* Voted for the burdensome Sarbanes-Oxley legislation (RC #192, 2002)
* Voted against exempting small businesses from Sarbanes-Oxley (RC #139, 2007)
* Voted for a minimum wage hike (RC #257, 2005)
* Voted for the “card check” bill-stripping workers of their right to a secret ballot when voting to form a union (RC #227, 2007)
* Voted to kill the Davis Bacon waiver (RC #334, 2007)
Joe Biden on School Choice:
* Voted against a vouchers program for DC schools (RC #260, 1997)
* Voted against school choice for low-income earners (RC #179, 2001)
Joe Biden on Tort Reform:
* Voted against limiting lawyer fees on tobacco settlements (RC #161, 2003)
* Voted against class action tort reform (RC #9, 2005)
Joe Biden on Political Free Speech:
* Voted for McCain-Feingold (RC #64, 2001)
Joe Biden on Entitlement Reform:
* Voted against preventing the plundering of Social Security (RC #313, 1999)
* Voted to expand government-run health care (RC #307, 2007)