Right Change

I saw an ad on TV a couple of times for a group called Right Change. I figured out that it was a political action group advocating change. I just wondered what they meant by "right" change.

I began to think it was for one of the candidates, and honestly, thought they would be backing Obama. After all, he’s the candidate “of change”, although that’s what McCain and Palin are promising, too. So I went to the website to find out for sure.

Well, turns out, I was wrong. This is from their "about" page:

What is Right Change.com?

RightChange.com is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping Americans see through the haze of politicians’ “spin” to understand the facts about crucial policy choices. Our goal is to make sure that the coming wave of political change in America is the “right” kind of change, in terms of conforming to the facts and common sense.

RightChange.com is focusing on the next generation, not the next election, always reminding our fellow citizens that the policy choices we make in the near term will have enormous long-term impacts on the quality of life of the future generations. We are dedicated to advancing the “right” kind of ideas, not electing or defeating any political candidate.

RightChange.com communicates with a zingy edge and a sense of humor, without being afraid to pose difficult questions to those in power. RightChange.com believes that Americans can address our national challenges by working together across party lines and not simply accepting political “sound bites” that are contradictory to the facts and insulting to our intelligence.

And from the front page:

Change?.. What’s it cost?.. Who pays?..

We’re hearing a lot about change — and we’re sure to hear much more.

Problem is, we heard a lot about change before, and look what’s happened: higher gas prices and food prices, record home foreclosures, massive bank failures and a do-nothing Congress.

In fact, we often hear politicians making grand promises with other people’s money. That is, with our money.

Because the issues are so serious, and the stakes so high, to cut through the clutter and spin, RightChange.com is starting a national conversation, in plain language, around key questions:

· Is raising taxes on small businesses, seniors and investors at a time when our economy is weak the right type of change?

· What if all the programs being proposed by our national leaders can’t be funded? Who’s left holding the bag?

· Do higher taxes make America’s innovative industries and workers more or less competitive in a global economy?

The focus of the site is to give insight on “changes” proposed by the candidates for office, although they are not focusing just on this election year – they are looking to future elections and future generations.

When you read what the site says about the various policy proposals, I think it will help you to understand how this particular policy proposal will effect us in the long run – what it will or won’t do and especially what it will cost us – the citizens and taxpayers. I am sure there are lots of site around the Net where we can find similar information; this just happened to be one I saw advertised on TV.

This particular site appears to be more conservative in it's point of view; that may be why I like it. That may be entirely wrong, and I am getting that because what I did read follows my own train of thought.

We must remember that what you consider to be the "right" change is subjective to your particular frame of mind and reference. You may feel that the analysis offered do not agree with what you see as the "right" change.

The stated purpose of the site is not to elect or defeat any particular candidate, although it does have a page dedicated to Obama. But I don’t think he would agree with what the site has to say about his tax plan. I saw nothing about McCain/Palin. I hope something will be forthcoming.

I hope if you have questions about the site, or policy changes proposed by the candidates, you will check out this site. It is interesting, and I thought, informative.

As always, I suggest that you investigate RightChange.com for yourself.