First Lady Michelle Obama waves to volunteers during a sound check for the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012.
Lynne Sladky, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Democrats have passed a party platform at their national convention that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier Americans, while backing same-sex marriage and abortion rights.
Delegates approved the platform on Tuesday. It reflects Obama's argument that his work isn't done and that he deserves another four years to complete the job.
The platform says the economy is growing again under Obama, that the manufacturing industry is stronger under his leadership and that the president's policies have made al-Qaeda weaker.
The document is also a sharp contrast to the platform adopted by Republicans at their convention. The GOP opposes abortion and gay marriage and would repeal Obama's health care overhaul law.
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I fail to see how raising taxes on the rich (expected to raise $87 billion) will help our economy at all! What would this money be used for? Balancing a budget that overspends by $1 Trillion? That doesn't work.
Maybe the plan is to More..
He's had four years, the future looks worse unless we get a change in Washington.
David,
I fail to see how lowering taxes for the rich will help. They haven't created quality jobs in America as promised with the previous 30 years of tax cuts. They have continued to move more and more money off shore but to their More..