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Today's Obama Events in Michigan Will be Streamed Online at MI.BARACKOBAMA.COM

By Josh In Michigan - Sep 8th, 2008 at 11:24 am EDT

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Senator Obama is in Michigan again today, the third day he has spent in our great state over the last 8 days. Senator Obama’s will begin his trip to Michigan in Flint with a discussion on the economy at Mott Community College. North Farmington High School will then play host to a Change We Need Town Hall, where Senator Obama will take questions from voters on the issues facing Michigan families.

Both of these events will be streamed live on MI.BARACKOBAMA.COM

Watch the Discussion on the economy in Flint from 1:40-2:55 pm

Watch the Farmington Hills town hall from 6:20-7:35

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Statement of Senator Obama on Record Auto Job Losses in Michigan

By Josh In Michigan - Sep 6th, 2008 at 12:28 pm EDT

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Senator Obama released the following statement Yesterday in response to the Labor Department’s report that 39,000 American motor vehicle and parts manufacturing jobs had been lost in August, the largest single month decline on record:

“Today, we’ve learned that Michigan workers continue to struggle in an economy that lost 39,000 motor vehicle manufacturing jobs in August—the largest one-month decline on record. These numbers are unacceptable and are just one more reminder of what is at stake in this election. Michigan has been hurt by President Bush’s economic policies and last night John McCain showed the American people that he will offer four more years of those same out of touch ideas. We need a fundamental change in our economy to help struggling families in Michigan, and we need to embrace policies that will help the American auto industry keep and create jobs here at home. When I am President, I will put in place specific policies that will cut taxes for over 95% of all working Americans, provide an emergency economic plan to provide $1,000 in relief for families, $1.7 billion in stimulus measures for the state of Michigan and save more than one million jobs from being lost. I will also invest in our manufacturing base, supporting loan guarantees for our domestic auto makers to help them retool their factories to make the next generation in fuel efficient vehicles. Michigan needs leadership that puts American jobs first, and that is exactly what I will do as president.”

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Barack Obama to Visit Farmington Hills on Monday

By Josh In Michigan - Sep 6th, 2008 at 11:58 am EDT

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Senator Barack Obama will return to Michigan on Monday to discuss his plans to turn our economy around and create jobs here in Michigan. Farmington Hills High School will play host to a Change We Need Town Hall, where Senator Obama will take questions from voters on the economic issues facing Michigan families. Senator Obama's trip comes on the heels of a recent Department of Labor report that the auto industry had lost a record high 39,000 jobs in August as a result of the Bush-McCain economic policies that continue to squeeze Michigan families.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH

CHANGE WE NEED TOWN HALL WITH BARACK OBAMA
North Farmington High School
32900 W 13 Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Doors Open: 4:45 PM
Program Time: 6:15 PM

Tickets are available on a first come first serve basis.
The event is free and open to the public. However, tickets are REQUIRED. Tickets are limited and will be available on a first come, first serve basis at

West Bloomfield Campaign for Change Office
4123 Orchard Lake Rd
Orchard Lake, MI 48323
Time: Saturday, September 6th, 2008 from 12:00 PM until tickets are no longer available.

Please note, members of the public will be allotted a maximum of two tickets.

***For security reasons, do not bring bags. Please limit personal items. No signs or banners allowed.***

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"Let's Talk About the Issues" State-Wide Phone Bank

By Josh In Michigan - Sep 4th, 2008 at 5:02 pm EDT

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Two days into the Republican Convention one thing has become clear: the Republicans are not interested in talking about the issues that matter to the people of Michigan. This should not come as a surprise, as
earlier this week one of John McCain's top advisers claimed that this election was "not about the issues." With Michigan families and businesses suffering, we couldn't disagree more.

Instead of talking about issues, last night's speakers decided to insult the very idea that ordinary people have a role to play in our political process. So, as Senator McCain prepares to address the final night of the Republican Convention, Barack Obama's Campaign for Change will hold a statewide "Let's Talk About the Issues" phonebank.

Just because the Republicans won't talk about the issues does not mean we shouldn't. We are going to show John McCain just how powerful community organizing is, and prove that people want to hear about real
issues rather than the same partisan political attacks. That is why tonight we are asking you to speak directly with voters in Michigan about Senator Obama's vision and message of real change.

Watch the video below of Senator Obama today giving his thoughts about what has been going on at the Republican Convention.

In addition to the phone banks we are also asking our supporters to chip in to help support victims of Hurricane Gustav. We are asking phonebank volunteers to donate canned goods to the Campaign for Change food drive to support our follow Americans along the Gulf Coast.

Join a phonebank and show John McCain what the people of Michigan are capable of.

Find an office near you here.

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Risk Economics

By Jordan - Jun 25th, 2008 at 6:00 pm EDT

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I know the liberal view (and Barack's view) is that the government should help to provide health care insurance for all. I'm sorry, but I must disagree. It's not that I want people to be without insurance, but economically speaking, it isn't efficient for the government to provide it for them.

The reason has to do with control. Who has more control over the NEED for health insurance, the individual or the government? I would say the individual. And because of that, the individual should be responsible for providing the coverage.

One of many analogies. Car insurance. What do you think would happen if the government provided car insurance for everyone? I think it is reasonable to expect that people would drive more erratically (sp?). If they don't have to worry about the cost of the consequences, then there is less incentive for them to avoid an accident.

Another example. Including utilities in apartment rent. If the landlord pays for the water usage, charging the tenant a flat fee, the tenant will likely use more water than if they had to pay the water bill themself on a per-gallon basis.

Is health insurance a little different. Sure. But I feel it would still follow the pattern. I doubt there are people who actually consciously think about the health care COST when deciding whether or not to smoke cigarettes or eat fast food, but it could play a factor in their sub-conscious. So if they don't have to pay any extra for living a less-healthy lifestyle, they won't have as much incentive to exercise and eat-right. It may not have a large impact on an individual level, but on a large scale, there would be a true impact.

I don't see why my (or anyone else's) tax dollars should go towards the medical bills of someone who made the decision to smoke cigarettes. While there are many smokers who weren't sufficiently informed of the consequences before they became addicted, it is also true that there are many smokers who knew full well the risk before they started.

Now, with all of that said, I absolutely agree that the health care industry needs reform. Here is a significant aspect that I feel needs to be addressed. Hospitals charge different fees to people with insurance and those without. I have looked at some of my parents' medical bills, and they all have an initial charge, followed by a discount for having insurance.

Example: simple blood tests are originally charged at $125. But because my mom has insurance, the "insurance approved" price is $45. So that $45 is all the insurance company pays (my mom doesn't have to pay anything). Whereas if my mom didn't have insurance, she would have to pay the $125.

How can a hospital justify charging an un-insured person well over double what they charge insurance companies? The only thing I can think of is that they say an uninsured person is less likely to pay, so they have to charge them more to cover the additional risk of non-payment (just like charging someone with bad credit a higher interest rate). But the problem here is that the more the hospital charges them, the more likely the individual won't be able to pay, meaning they are even more risky, leading to the hospital having to charge more, and so on. It is a death spiral that could give justification to the hospital charging any amount they want.

So what do I think the solution is? I think the government should step in and make prices the same for individual and insurance companies. In the above example with the blood tests, the price would probably compromise to around $60 (give or take). So the insurance companies would pay more than they currently are, but the price would be much more reasonable for the uninsured.

What's to keep the hospitals from sticking with the $125 price for everyone? Simple. The insurance companies have power. That's why they get the lower price as it is now. So with my proposed change, the uninsured will get to benefit from the insurance companies' influence in the market against the hospitals.

What's sad is that while health care is an issue in this election, the two choices only seem to be Government Funded Health Insurance or the Status Quo. And I can't imagine many people finding the status quo acceptable. A change is needed, and even if Barack's idea for the change isn't exactly what I want, it is still significantly better than the alternative.

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Simple American Ignorance

By Mike - Apr 29th, 2008 at 1:21 pm EDT

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I'm incredibly sick of the American public as a whole. The tactics that are being played by the Clinton campaign are feeding right into what the uninformed public wants to hear, not what it NEEDS to hear. Every statement or speech I hear from Hilary seems to be preachy, the same old "I wanna live the American Dream, I want it to be a reality" bullshit. I don't want to hear what you "want"....I want to know what the hell the candidates are going to do so my country can get back on its feet. Obama is losing support simply because Americans as a whole are ignorant and lazy. They don't want to go into detail what a debate or speech is really about and actually looking into what candidates are saying. They want the 5 minute evening news edition of politics, that just show that Clinton won Pennsylvania and Jeremiah Wright is going off again on one of his crazy rants about how white and black children have different types of brains, so they learn different, leaving Obama struggling to gain support in Indiana and North Carolina because Wright is riding this wave of negative popularity to gain attention. People need to open their eyes and realize it's not what Clinton says to a group of Pennsylvania blue-collar workers(such as "its up to the great state of pennsylvania to decide the election, because if you look back, every candidate says that in every state they go to!!)...its what Barack or Hilary say they are consistantly going to do, or how they handle themselves. A perfect example of showing a true sense of Hilary's personality: I was listening to POTUS 08 on xm radio and a man from Black Mountain, NC recorded a "poll" that was sent out on behalf or a "private" oganization, and it turned out to be funded by the Clinton campaign. Of course these "polls" were outlets for scripted shots against Obama and his campaign. There was evidence of this all over the country when I looked it up on the net. All of the evidence was against the Clinton campaign and not a single account of the Obama Campaign financing such a thing. Is that really the type of president this country wants or needs? A president that will do anything to win, including tricking the American people(Iraq war anyone?)

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Hello

By Mike - Apr 23rd, 2008 at 1:50 am EDT

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My name is Michael Pakkala(which i know few of you, Dan Hillman the most, I used to hangout with Fooy and twoface alot). Up until this Pennsylvania Primary I had lots of hope for Barack, but it's looking grim for him. Thats not to say that 've lost faith in the American people to realize that change will come if they elect Obama. What impresses me the most is his inspiration that he exudes when he speaks.....i feel that the United States has missed that since the likes of FDR and JFK....Go Obama!!!

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Howell

By Dan - Apr 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 am EDT

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Howell, a small city with a population of about 10,000 people. A boring place for a teenager, not a whole lot going on there. Not a lot goes on here, I mean back in the day there was the KKK, but they're long gone now,. Howell is growing though, airports expanding, the schools are ready to burst, Its crazy to watch all of it. The people of howell are mostly conservative, the schools and the kids to me seemed more liberal to me. But this group has grown quite a bit since last september. And hopefuly it will continue to grow.

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