Have an ad with grandparent looking at national debt and cost of Iraq war. Then saying "My great-great-grandkids will be paying Bush's bills." Shaking head and looking disgusted. "I have to vote for my kids future--economic security, healthcare, and education."
Read more »Appeal to Older Voters through Grandchildren
The weak dollar = high oil prices
Bush Administration monetary policy and the astronomical borrowings to finance the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have driven the dollar lower. So what?
Read more »Selling Away America add
The government takeover of Fanny and Freddy isn't getting people's attention the way it ought to. Amongst other things, the bonds backing these bad loans need to be sold, but to whom?
Read more »100 years of war and the economy
We spend billions a week in Iraq, an effort which John McCain wants to keep pursuing for as long as 100 years, he's said. Yet, while the Bush Administration has taken the Clinton surplus to trillions upon trillions of dollars worth of debt. How will McCain reduce the debt while spending trillions more in Iraq? He'll cut taxes... Does that economic strategy make sense? I don't think so.
Read more »It's the Economy Stupid; what the Future of America Thinks
I must admit, even though I am a fervent Obama supporter there are some holes in his Economic Plan.
Read more »Stress the Economic Dangers of McCain
McCain's Plans Would Add Trillions In New Spending. A DNC Analysis of McCain's new spending proposals show they would total between $7.2 trillion and $8.7 trillion, while the savings he's proposed would total $183 billion, leaving a short-fall of $7 trillion to $8.5 trillion over ten years.
Just to give an idea, gas at 28.1 percent less would take gas down from 3.74 to 2.69 dollars
Read more »Outline Plan for Economic Responsibility
I'm certainly on board with the changes Obama is proposing, but in talking to my dad -who used to be a Democrat, then and independent and now is a Republican- he made a very good point. We need to at least move in the direction of balancing the budget.
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