LOOK: Joe Biden returns to Des Moines
In his first visit to Iowa since the caucuses, Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden today touted plans to provide adequate health care to all Americans and tax breaks to 95 percent of working families. But his statement that an Obama/Biden administration will end the war in Iraq that drew a standing ovation and the loudest cheers.
Biden spoke at a rally of about 1,200 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds' Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center -- a building that last month was filled with baby animals during the Iowa State Fair. Biden said high unemployment rates and the elimination of pensions are indications of how bad the economy is right now. "Most people are a paycheck away from serious, serious problems," he said.
In a pre-emptive strike, Republican state Auditor David Vaudt told reporters before the rally that it will take significant revenues to pay for the Obama/Biden spending plans. "The taxpayers always pay for the generosity of the politicians," Vaudt said.
But Biden said that while the Obama/Biden plan will cost money, it will not raise taxes for working Americans. Instead, he said it would take away from the Republican tax base. He also assured Iowans that federal money will come to the state for flood damages. "In an Obama/Biden administration, we will never forget you," he said.
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