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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
I think it's important to keep in mind that what Bush considers good for the economy isn't what most Americans think is good for the economy. His policies have pushed big business and wall street exactly where they'd like to be...The problem is that he's gone too far, and didn't take into account the degree to which consumer spending impacts an economy...Or the manufacturing division...Which is pure stupidity. McCain has little to no knowledge of the economy, and he's going to surround himself with the same advisors that the Bush admin has used...AKA big business lobbyists with a PhD. Obama seems to understand the root problems of the economic down turn better than McCain. I'm not even commenting on Hillary, she's done.
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Wanting to spend more money than everyone else does not qualify as 'understanding' how the economy works.
The problem with Bush, just like many other Presidents, Democrat and Republican alike, is that they refuse to erase the deficit and begin paying down the debt.
Spending is, and has been out of control for the past 8 years during the Bush administration, and it doesn't help to annex the military/intelligence community/budget like Bush1/Clinton did, because you end up with 9/11. Of course, it didn't help to create another division(DHS)....and spend even more money like Bush 2 did either.
So you're stuck somewhere in the middle.
Your Obama love is pretty ridiculous is you think spending almost $300 billion 'more' on the federal budget each year qualifies as 'understanding the economy.' Especially in a country where the federal debt already exceeds $9 trillion, and the deficit runs in excess of $300 billion each year. Not too mention the horrendous problems with the Health Care system, Social Security and many other social programs. I agree with IFF, completely. Proposing 'half measure' solutions does not 'fix' the problem. In other words, simply throwing 'more' money around, which is exactly what Obama is suggesting, is NOT fixing the problem.
Like IFF said, a lot of Obama supporters are going to be pissed off when he does become elected, and not everything that he touches turns to gold. The next President will most likely face some of the biggest problems in the history of the US, and as far as I'm concerned, what each of the candidates have shown during the primaries only solidifies my view that none of them have ANY real solutions to those important problems. Every single one is just throwing around useless rhetoric to try and win votes.
Face it, outside of Obama proposing to spend even more money than Hillary, there are exactly the same on many issues. So, it certainly isn't his 'stance' that is winning him the primaries. Of course, if the average American would actually bother to 'look' at his stance, his viewpoint on numerous issues, and realize that his solutions are to be quite blunt, pathetic, he won't be winning. Nor would Hillary, and neither would McCain. But then again, the average American is more worried about rhetoric and 'feel' good speeches than real solutions. So I fully expect another Presidency where 'half measure' solutions and more taxpayer money to be thrown around uselessly trying to fix every problem that comes around.