Phil Gramm's a senator from Texas has written bills that has created oil speculation which is the cause of the high gas prices. Please inform Americans on his ties to the Enron loophole. I guarantee if you let the citizens know about oil speculation and promise to put an end to it, they will come to your side even more so then now.
Read more »Its The Economy! Talk to americans about Phil Gramm
Don't jump on speculator-bashing bandwagon
If asked, Sen. Obama should state that speculators are a natural part of free markets, and avoid scapegoating them the way both left and right-wingers have done. Speculators are no more at fault for high prices of Old Dead Stuff (fossil fuels) than they were responsible for low prices in the past. Sen. Obama stood against the gas tax holiday gimmick, and shouldn't fall into this trap either.
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Make Capital Gains Tax reform a major platform:
Market speculation (all markets) is one of the key reasons our economy is failing the "regular, hard worker". This can be solved by changing how the Capital Gains Tax Rate is calculated. Punish short-term speculators and reward those who invest.
Read more »One solution for getting the price of gas under control
The price of gas has risen for 22 days straight. It's currently the gravest economic issue facing the middle class and small businesses. Add to that the inflationary trends to wheat, milk, and corn. They all are driven by the commodity markets.
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