Carly "No God-Given Right To A Job" Fiorina: McCain will jump-start economy, create millions of jobs

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Commentary: McCain will keep taxes low and rein in spending

By Carly Fiorina
Special to CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/26/fiorina.economy/index.html

Editor's Note: Carly Fiorina started as a salesperson for AT&T at 25 and eventually became the most powerful woman in American business, according to Fortune. Fiorina stepped down as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard three years ago. She is chairwoman of the Republican National Committee's Victory '08 and is a senior adviser to Sen. John McCain. This is one of a series of commentary pieces on CNN.com from both McCain and Obama supporters attending party conventions. For a view from the Obama campaign, read here.

(CNN) -- As hard-working Americans struggle through the current economic downturn, it is important that voters fully understand the fiscal policies of the two men vying to be our next commander-in-chief.

While John McCain has proposed a clear pro-growth agenda that will jump-start our economy and create millions of jobs, Barack Obama's rhetoric and record suggests he will revert to the failed, big-government policies of the past.

Americans know how to succeed. They need a government that creates an environment to unleash the creativity and ingenuity of the American people to create jobs, not more programs from Washington.

Throughout his Senate career, John McCain has a consistent record of cutting taxes. As president, he will fight efforts to increase the current tax rates, and will require a 3/5 majority vote in Congress to raise future taxes. He will keep the current rates on dividends and capital gains, while permitting businesses to immediately deduct the cost of equipment and technology, a powerful incentive for business expansion and job creation.

He'll also keep America competitive in the global economy by reducing taxes on businesses and giving a tax credit for the hiring of research and development workers. America levies the second-highest business tax rate of any industrialized country. To attract jobs here, that has to change.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. McCain doesn't have a clue about the economy

[Bigleaf]

2. Sure he would.

[Booster]

11. God, that picture is perfect. Thanks for a real laugh.

[lapfog_1]

3. Not one employee from HP will vote for her

or anyone she endorses.

[Writer]

4. I second that.

She ruined one of the best American companies.

[crimsonblue]

5. Stepped Down?!?

She was forced out by the Board of HP because of terrible performance. HP had slipped behind Dell as the largest computer manufacturer, and the company consistently missed earning's estimates while she was at the helm. This woman is incompetent, and unfit for any CEO job.

[graywarrior]

6. OMG! I'll drop my support and vote for him!

:sarcasm:

I'd rather stick pins in my eyes.

[crimsonblue]

7. "a tax credit for the hiring of research and development workers"

In other words, open the flood gates of immigration so that we can dilute the skilled tech industry, and fill the positions with underqualified foreigners who will work for less money.

[Greyskye]

8. Tell that to my right wing BiL who works for HP

Last time I had a conversation with him, he was ranting about how terrible Carly Fiorina was. I'm almost looking forward to talking with him the next time there's a family gathering...

[billyoc]

9. Riflemen, Bombadiers, Gunner's Mates and

gravediggers.

Thanks, but NO THANKS!

[MiniMe]

10. She left the word "overseas" off the end of that sentence.

[Captain Sensible]

12. Is there a god given right to a job???????????

Just asking.........................

[Amerigo Vespucci]

13. No, jobs can only be given by John McCain, and he's just made that promise

It has nothing to do with a God-given right to a job.

It has everything to do with Carly saying "Fuck you if you can't take a joke" at a time when people were suffering and she still had a job, which ended in her worthless ass getting tossed out via golden parachute. Then came the book deal. Then came the McCain "opportunity." Sometimes bad fucking people keep on earning with nary a ripple in the pnd.

[jaybeat]

14. Shut the fuck up, Carly!

I was a temp at HP when you were CEO, and your patronizing, innovation-killing, "it's all about ME" tenure was disdained by loyal and talented employees across the political spectrum, who, despite knowing more about how to make HP succeed than 1,000 of you and your lackeys EVER could, got wiffed (work-force-reduced) at the first sign of a drop in your personal popularity.

And the worst is, for McCain to try to smear Obama for being a "celebrity"--guess who single-handedly *invented* the notion of the CEO-as-Rock-Star???

Yup, none other than Carly Feeble-minded.

Perfect person to run economic policy for McBrainless.

Pardon me while I :puke: