Social Issues and Potential Presidents

McCain and Obama, as we know, are the major candidates running for president this election year. I wonder if voters really know what each candidate stands for, do they see, or even bother to look past democrat or republican? What I find so interesting about these two candidates is that one is very far left, and the other is a more liberal right. Both have liberal viewpoints on certain issues. For the voter concerned with the issues, both candidates agree on some issues, while continuing to disagree on other issues. Social policy is one area that all voters should be concerned about because whether they realize it or not, each decision put into practice about social problems has an affect on every person. Social problems are defined by values and norms of individual groups in society. It is important that voters be aware of the candidates standing on social issues important to them, in order for them to choose the candidate that is most closely in line with their values. Both candidates support giving tax incentives to businesses who offer health insurance to their employees. McCain supports limiting the amount of damages awarded to a patient in a mal-practice lawsuit while Obama does not. Obama supports expanding Medicaid to uninsured children and to help legal immigrants. Both support increasing funding for school capital improvements such as buildings and technology, as well as to hire more teachers. These are just a few of the important issues; other issues include abortion, welfare and poverty, budget & spending, security, and employment, just to name a few. Every one of these issues has an effect on the daily lives of every person living in the U.S.A. I think it is more important to know what the candidate stands for rather than if he stands left or right. Visit http://votesmart.org/ to learn more about these issues.