Obama touts energy plan, $1,000 tax rebate, at Ohio stop
The Toledo Blade | August 06, 2008
By JIM PROVANCE
Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama Tuesday vowed to break America’s “addiction’’ to foreign oil over the next 10 years, but in the meantime he wants a $1,000-per-person tax rebate to help consumers feed their habit. As his Republican opponent, John McCain, toured the Fermi 2 plant near Monroe to call attention to his plan to construct as many as 45 new power plants by 2030, Mr. Obama used a pair of northeastern events to voice support for his tax credit and characterize the Arizona senator’s plan to increase offshore drilling as just an extension of President Bush’s policies. “His plan will not lower prices today,’’ Mr. Obama told a crowd of about 2,500 at Austintown Fitch High School. “You won’t see a drop of oil from John McCain’s plan for the next seven years. Increased domestic oil production certainly has its place as we make our economy more fuel efficient.
