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The Economy Needs Some Spare Change
The stock market is a grand exercise in public perception - entire businesses are built on the ability to predict what a company's future earnings or share price will be based on an array of factors.
These markets and many others have been brutalized by President Bush's economic and military policies. An Obama Administration would be the boldest statement we as a nation could possibly make to the rest of the world that we are serious about breaking with the failures of the past eight years.
And for those who say that they don't care how foreigners perceive us, it is important not to forget that we live in the age of the global economy. Foreign governments and institutions are heavy consumers of our products and large investors in our markets. In my own industry, I've heard that Saudi money accounts for somewhere between 3 and 9 percent of all investment capital.
A McCain Administration by contrast, would signal to the world that we have learned nothing from two terms of Dubya, and we would almost certainly face a hard slog to recovery. Just the prospect of war with Iran, a major supplier of oil to the world market, would provide more upward pressure on world oil prices. Ready for $5 per gallon gas? If you think I'm overstating it, ask yourself if you would have guessed 4 years ago that gas prices would now be approaching $4 per gallon. Rising gas prices will increase the price of everything else, and we run the risk of experiencing the stagflation of the ‘70s all over again.
There are fundamental problems with our economy that need to be addressed and will take time to heal. But the one part of the equation we as voters have control over is who represents us to the rest of the world. Like Bill Clinton was in the ‘90s, Obama is the exact change our economy needs.
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McCain: Theres Been Great Progress Economically Since Bush Took Office
Earlier this week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) delivered a speech on the economy in which he outlined his ambitious plan to cut taxes and balance the budget. McCain's plan would extend President Bush's tax cuts, reduce corporate tax rates, repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT), and increase exemptions for dependents. But unfortunately for McCain, "economists and nonpartisan analysts" have dug deeper into the details of his plan and concluded that the numbers simply "don't add up." The offsets he proposes will not cover the estimated $3.3-$5.7 trilllion cost of the proposal and would end up ballooning the federal deficit.
In January, Sen. John McCain said that economic problems were just “psychological.” Last week he said that last week, America had “great progress economically” during the tenure of The Worst President Ever. Maybe he's learned a few things from Economics for Dummies since then. Via Think Progress: This morning on NBC’s Today Show, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attempted to distance himself from President Bush on the economy. When host Meredith Viera asked McCain whether Americans are “better off, by any means, than we were eight years ago,” McCain replied,“Oh, no. No.”Be afraid, be very afraid.
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Welcome to the Bush-McCain Recession
This is what happens after eight years of Republican mismanagement of the economy:
The U.S. has finally slid into recession, according to the majority of economists in the latest Wall Street Journal economic-forecasting survey, a view that was reinforced by new data showing a sharp drop in retail sales last month.
"The evidence is now beyond a reasonable doubt," said Scott Anderson of Wells Fargo & Co., who was among the 71% of 51 respondents to say that the economy is now in a recession.
The survey, conducted March 7 through March 11, marked a precipitous shift to the negative from the previous survey conducted five weeks earlier.
For example, the economists now expect nonfarm payrolls to grow by an average of only 9,000 jobs a month for the next 12 months -- down from an expected 48,500 in the previous survey. Twenty economists now expect payrolls to shrink outright. And the average forecast for the unemployment rate was raised to 5.5% by December from 4.8% in the previous survey.
As important as the sentiments of these economists on high are, even more important are the views of actual Americans who overwhelmingly realize that the policies espoused by George W. Bush -- and overwhelmingly embraced by John McCain -- have done great harm to the American household. According to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll (.pdf), just 34 percent of Americans say that they are better off than they were four years ago -- the lowest mark in the poll since 1992.
With this in mind, it's good news and good politics that the Democrats, and Barack Obama in particular, are hitting McCain for toeing the Bush line on the economy. Keep it up. McCain should not be allowed a pass on the economy, particularly when he advocates for a continuation of just the policies that have led America down this troubled path. In the end, the question before the American people should be made a simple one: Do you want more of George W. Bush in John McCain, or do you want change? And with the American economy apparently in recession and Americans worried about their financial security, I think the answer to that question will be very easy for voters.
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“Surrounded by Libs.”
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Stuipd Citizens wrote: <quoted text>
So we better not even speak the truth because if you speak the truth, somebody is going to get hurt. But truth is your best friend, because truth will give us a mirror to allow us to see ourselves and how far off we are from the standard of God. Somebody has to tell the truth. Somebody has to be willing to pay the price of the truth. Truth is more important than our little positions. Truth is bigger than us all. SO please look in the mirror honey! On some level you think your rants are the beacon of truth. You have yet to answer one of my questions or tried to justify any of your own racist remarks with anything other than what has happened to people generations removed from your own reality. But on the plus side your post was short enough to read yet still cryptic and condesending. P.S. I look in the mirror and I see Boxer. LOL
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Stuipd Citizens wrote: <quoted text>
Jane you ignorant Sl*ut here's you Hero:
You can make light of it, but your dumb enough to think a guy that has been a POW tortured and They kicked him, and hit him with a rifle butt, breaking his shoulder. He was taken to the Hanoi Hilton, a Vietnamese prison camp infamous for its ill-treatment of prisoners of war. John McCain would spend the next 5 1/2 years in captivity in North Vietnam.
According to his account, the first two years were harsh, spent mostly in solitary confinement. Thtat's the worst case of PTSD b/c of the solitary confinement that's when he went nuts, JUST LIKE YOU! and the outburst that he STILL HAS, that scares all his co-workers the other senators in his own party know he's got issues, on the Hill numerous stories about him losing it and being extremely scarey to those around him, expose the disorder this guy has.
And you want him in charge, lacking judgment is big time here! Vietnam has the largest amount of people that suffered from this, and they weren't even a POW just fighting in the war. and He wants our son's and daugthers to suffer with this like he did.
McCain:‘A lot of our problems today are psychological (TOLD YA HE"S PSYCHO)
I’m very concerned about it, Neil. And obviously the way it’s been going up is just terrible. But I think psychologically — and a lot of our problems today, as you know, are psychological — the confidence, trust, the uncertainty about our economic future, ability to keep our own home. This might give them a little psychological boost. Let’s have some straight talk, it’s not a huge amount of money.
While he now states that America is in a recession, McCain earlier this year dismissed such concerns as “psychological.”
To find out how little money McCain’s gas tax “holiday” really delivers for average Americans, go to the Wonk Room.
Transcript:
CAVUTO: I think you know, Senator, we’ve been in and out another all time high for oil and gas prices today. Oil hovering around 113, 114 dollars a barrel. Many are sort of jumping on your proposal to nix the federal gas tax — a little north of 18 cents — throughout the summer. Are you afraid though, by the time we get to the summer, we’ll be up that much and more in gas prices?
MCCAIN: I’m very concerned about it, Neil. And obviously the way it’s been going up is just terrible. But I think psychologically — and a lot of our problems today, as you know, are psychological — the confidence, trust, the uncertainty about our economic future, ability to keep our own home. This might give them a little psychological boost. hey murderer do you have a job? and yes it is my business since you are clogging up this post. and since you are a lesbian how come your not a hillary supporter? did you get your college degree in prison? typical obama supporter nothing but a murdering criminal two bit piece of trash
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TypicalWhitePerson wrote: <quoted text>
Nice ! Only in America ! Wishing you an outstanding retirement ! Good job ! When a man is being percecuted for just being who he is, then JEALOUSY is the motive. Since those white tee shirts are white like you and Obama... why don't you just put a picture of Obamas white family on the back, so you fools can be reminded of which side he is really from. Then put his ugly wife on the sleeve... she's so ugly! then put his 3 degrees on the front. Then put your degrees and your ugly wife on the other sleeve and then we will all see that it's jealousy, because the only thing the both of you will likely have are you both came from white parents, and both have ugly wives, but the degrees is where you must have got contaminated with jealousy. Obama would not desire that we entertain this kind of rhetoric, so don't think for one minute you're arguing with him, he is somewhere dinning with the big boys, while our oh no name azz's are sitting around being useless as any drinking beer, and burping... we are all sick! lol
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Stuipd Citizens wrote: Welcome to the Bush-McCain Recession
This is what happens after eight years of Republican mismanagement of the economy:
The U.S. has finally slid into recession, according to the majority of economists in the latest Wall Street Journal economic-forecasting survey, a view that was reinforced by new data showing a sharp drop in retail sales last month.
"The evidence is now beyond a reasonable doubt," said Scott Anderson of Wells Fargo & Co., who was among the 71% of 51 respondents to say that the economy is now in a recession.
The survey, conducted March 7 through March 11, marked a precipitous shift to the negative from the previous survey conducted five weeks earlier.
For example, the economists now expect nonfarm payrolls to grow by an average of only 9,000 jobs a month for the next 12 months -- down from an expected 48,500 in the previous survey. Twenty economists now expect payrolls to shrink outright. And the average forecast for the unemployment rate was raised to 5.5% by December from 4.8% in the previous survey.
As important as the sentiments of these economists on high are, even more important are the views of actual Americans who overwhelmingly realize that the policies espoused by George W. Bush -- and overwhelmingly embraced by John McCain -- have done great harm to the American household. According to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll (.pdf), just 34 percent of Americans say that they are better off than they were four years ago -- the lowest mark in the poll since 1992.
With this in mind, it's good news and good politics that the Democrats, and Barack Obama in particular, are hitting McCain for toeing the Bush line on the economy. Keep it up. McCain should not be allowed a pass on the economy, particularly when he advocates for a continuation of just the policies that have led America down this troubled path. In the end, the question before the American people should be made a simple one: Do you want more of George W. Bush in John McCain, or do you want change? And with the American economy apparently in recession and Americans worried about their financial security, I think the answer to that question will be very easy for voters. i guess bush would of had to kill his mother to get your support
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Stuipd Citizens wrote: Welcome to the Bush-McCain Recession
This is what happens after eight years of Republican mismanagement of the economy:
The U.S. has finally slid into recession, according to the majority of economists in the latest Wall Street Journal economic-forecasting survey, a view that was reinforced by new data showing a sharp drop in retail sales last month.
"The evidence is now beyond a reasonable doubt," said Scott Anderson of Wells Fargo & Co., who was among the 71% of 51 respondents to say that the economy is now in a recession.
The survey, conducted March 7 through March 11, marked a precipitous shift to the negative from the previous survey conducted five weeks earlier.
For example, the economists now expect nonfarm payrolls to grow by an average of only 9,000 jobs a month for the next 12 months -- down from an expected 48,500 in the previous survey. Twenty economists now expect payrolls to shrink outright. And the average forecast for the unemployment rate was raised to 5.5% by December from 4.8% in the previous survey.
As important as the sentiments of these economists on high are, even more important are the views of actual Americans who overwhelmingly realize that the policies espoused by George W. Bush -- and overwhelmingly embraced by John McCain -- have done great harm to the American household. According to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll (.pdf), just 34 percent of Americans say that they are better off than they were four years ago -- the lowest mark in the poll since 1992.
With this in mind, it's good news and good politics that the Democrats, and Barack Obama in particular, are hitting McCain for toeing the Bush line on the economy. Keep it up. McCain should not be allowed a pass on the economy, particularly when he advocates for a continuation of just the policies that have led America down this troubled path. In the end, the question before the American people should be made a simple one: Do you want more of George W. Bush in John McCain, or do you want change? And with the American economy apparently in recession and Americans worried about their financial security, I think the answer to that question will be very easy for voters. Did you know in 1996 when Bill Clinton was running for re-election, the unemployment rate was 5.1%, a percent that Clinton campaigned on PROUDLY calling it an accomplishment. Read about it here :http://www.americanprogress.o rg/issues/2004/09/b186379.html Why is a 5.1% unemployment rate a disaster when its under a Republican president, but considered a great accomplishment under a Democratic president ? Please explain. *****still waiting for a answer
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RoscoePatterson wrote: <quoted text>
Absoulutely right. Look at what they did to Harold Ford Jr. down in Tennessee. Some white woman on a commercial saying "Harold call me" and a capable intelligent man was denied the vote by rednecks that only needed a little urging to see past his politics. If you think for a minute that the Democratic party is relying on the votes of fickle, fidgety, easily duped rednecks again this election cycle, youre sadly mistaken. Here that video is:http://youtube.com/watch?v= _vZF5ZTu2Go
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Stuipd Citizens wrote: The Economy Needs Some Spare Change
The stock market is a grand exercise in public perception - entire businesses are built on the ability to predict what a company's future earnings or share price will be based on an array of factors.
These markets and many others have been brutalized by President Bush's economic and military policies. An Obama Administration would be the boldest statement we as a nation could possibly make to the rest of the world that we are serious about breaking with the failures of the past eight years.
And for those who say that they don't care how foreigners perceive us, it is important not to forget that we live in the age of the global economy. Foreign governments and institutions are heavy consumers of our products and large investors in our markets. In my own industry, I've heard that Saudi money accounts for somewhere between 3 and 9 percent of all investment capital.
A McCain Administration by contrast, would signal to the world that we have learned nothing from two terms of Dubya, and we would almost certainly face a hard slog to recovery. Just the prospect of war with Iran, a major supplier of oil to the world market, would provide more upward pressure on world oil prices. Ready for $5 per gallon gas? If you think I'm overstating it, ask yourself if you would have guessed 4 years ago that gas prices would now be approaching $4 per gallon. Rising gas prices will increase the price of everything else, and we run the risk of experiencing the stagflation of the ‘70s all over again.
There are fundamental problems with our economy that need to be addressed and will take time to heal. But the one part of the equation we as voters have control over is who represents us to the rest of the world. Like Bill Clinton was in the ‘90s, Obama is the exact change our economy needs. and how is obama going to remove the deficit? the same way cliton did, RAISE OUR TAXES oh you don't have to worry seeing as you don't seem to have a job
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Stuipd Citizens wrote: Welcome to the Bush-McCain Recession
This is what happens after eight years of Republican mismanagement of the economy:
The U.S. has finally slid into recession, according to the majority of economists in the latest Wall Street Journal economic-forecasting survey, a view that was reinforced by new data showing a sharp drop in retail sales last month.
"The evidence is now beyond a reasonable doubt," said Scott Anderson of Wells Fargo & Co., who was among the 71% of 51 respondents to say that the economy is now in a recession.
The survey, conducted March 7 through March 11, marked a precipitous shift to the negative from the previous survey conducted five weeks earlier.
For example, the economists now expect nonfarm payrolls to grow by an average of only 9,000 jobs a month for the next 12 months -- down from an expected 48,500 in the previous survey. Twenty economists now expect payrolls to shrink outright. And the average forecast for the unemployment rate was raised to 5.5% by December from 4.8% in the previous survey.
As important as the sentiments of these economists on high are, even more important are the views of actual Americans who overwhelmingly realize that the policies espoused by George W. Bush -- and overwhelmingly embraced by John McCain -- have done great harm to the American household. According to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll (.pdf), just 34 percent of Americans say that they are better off than they were four years ago -- the lowest mark in the poll since 1992.
With this in mind, it's good news and good politics that the Democrats, and Barack Obama in particular, are hitting McCain for toeing the Bush line on the economy. Keep it up. McCain should not be allowed a pass on the economy, particularly when he advocates for a continuation of just the policies that have led America down this troubled path. In the end, the question before the American people should be made a simple one: Do you want more of George W. Bush in John McCain, or do you want change? And with the American economy apparently in recession and Americans worried about their financial security, I think the answer to that question will be very easy for voters. You are such a stupid troll. Have you ever had a thought that you didn't cut and paste from someone else? You remind me of a hot chick that I took away for the weekend once, as long as I could keep her mouth busy it was fun, but the second she started talking a dumped her. Once again, to have a recession it is defined by three straight quarters of negative growth. As of today, we have yet to have the first such quarter. Second if Obama gets his way and implements the policies he is advocating everyone must be aware that they are the exact same policies that Carter used to give us the worst economy since the Great Depression. They are also the same policies that Hoover used to cause the Great Depression. Why do we want that kind of change?
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TypicalWhitePerson wrote: <quoted text>
Did you know in 1996 when Bill Clinton was running for re-election, the unemployment rate was 5.1%, a percent that Clinton campaigned on PROUDLY calling it an accomplishment. Read about it here :http://www.americanprogress.o rg/issues/2004/09/b186379.html
Why is a 5.1% unemployment rate a disaster when its under a Republican president, but considered a great accomplishment under a Democratic president ? Please explain.
*****still waiting for a answer Because democrats count on the massive being stupid and ill informed. That is the only way that they can win.
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TypicalWhitePerson wrote: American are "desperate" try to elect "hope" and "change". So we voted Obama who said he will bring hope and change. Now many of them regret their votes. This website allow you post your opinion why you want take back your vote from Obama. Every vote counts in this website. However, some comments would not be showed up in this website due to limited space. TAKE BACK YOUR VOTE HERE : http://www.itakebackmyvote.com/index.php... You might want to email this message to the Super-Delegates, and I suggest you hurry, their voting for Obamma at an alarming rate. Hurry! hurry! huuurrr hurrrry! oops sorry! too late, they're already with Obama! damn, i'm so sorry... especially since their votes are the only one's that really seems to count! oh well, at least you tried,, maybe next time! lol
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linda wrote: <quoted text>When a man is being percecuted for just being who he is, then JEALOUSY is the motive. Since those white tee shirts are white like you and Obama So, now a typical white hanes t-shirt that millions of people buy every single day in America is considered racist ??!!!!!!!! You here that, Americans NO MORE WHITE T-SHIRTS !!! You are a racist if you wear a white t-shirt !! Does that include our tighty whites too ??!!! LOL
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Jim wrote: <quoted text>
You are such a stupid troll. Have you ever had a thought that you didn't cut and paste from someone else? You remind me of a hot chick that I took away for the weekend once, as long as I could keep her mouth busy it was fun, but the second she started talking a dumped her.
Once again, to have a recession it is defined by three straight quarters of negative growth. As of today, we have yet to have the first such quarter.
Second if Obama gets his way and implements the policies he is advocating everyone must be aware that they are the exact same policies that Carter used to give us the worst economy since the Great Depression. They are also the same policies that Hoover used to cause the Great Depression. Why do we want that kind of change? lol boy we are sooo crazy! I am reading these comments and just rolling... it is sooo funny, but sad at the same time... lol, no you didn't just call that em' a troll! I have laughed until I have a headache!
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“I'm for justice”
Joined: Oct 16, 2007
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Stuipd Citizens wrote: <quoted text>
Jane you ignorant Sl*ut here's you Hero:
You can make light of it, but your dumb enough to think a guy that has been a POW tortured and They kicked him, and hit him with a rifle butt, breaking his shoulder. He was taken to the Hanoi Hilton, a Vietnamese prison camp infamous for its ill-treatment of prisoners of war. John McCain would spend the next 5 1/2 years in captivity in North Vietnam.
According to his account, the first two years were harsh, spent mostly in solitary confinement. Thtat's the worst case of PTSD b/c of the solitary confinement that's when he went nuts, JUST LIKE YOU! and the outburst that he STILL HAS, that scares all his co-workers the other senators in his own party know he's got issues, on the Hill numerous stories about him losing it and being extremely scarey to those around him, expose the disorder this guy has.
And you want him in charge, lacking judgment is big time here! Vietnam has the largest amount of people that suffered from this, and they weren't even a POW just fighting in the war. and He wants our son's and daugthers to suffer with this like he did.
McCain:‘A lot of our problems today are psychological (TOLD YA HE"S PSYCHO)
I’m very concerned about it, Neil. And obviously the way it’s been going up is just terrible. But I think psychologically — and a lot of our problems today, as you know, are psychological — the confidence, trust, the uncertainty about our economic future, ability to keep our own home. This might give them a little psychological boost. Let’s have some straight talk, it’s not a huge amount of money.
While he now states that America is in a recession, McCain earlier this year dismissed such concerns as “psychological.”
To find out how little money McCain’s gas tax “holiday” really delivers for average Americans, go to the Wonk Room.
Transcript:
CAVUTO: I think you know, Senator, we’ve been in and out another all time high for oil and gas prices today. Oil hovering around 113, 114 dollars a barrel. Many are sort of jumping on your proposal to nix the federal gas tax — a little north of 18 cents — throughout the summer. Are you afraid though, by the time we get to the summer, we’ll be up that much and more in gas prices?
MCCAIN: I’m very concerned about it, Neil. And obviously the way it’s been going up is just terrible. But I think psychologically — and a lot of our problems today, as you know, are psychological — the confidence, trust, the uncertainty about our economic future, ability to keep our own home. This might give them a little psychological boost. obama's a criminal. Things are going to be made public next week.
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No Muslims wrote: I don't want a muslim president. I want a full blooded American for my President. Not one that is going to give the country to Iran and that mad man. Osama Hussein Obmama will be very very bad for America. Of course you don't want someone who is going to give the country to Iran, you want one who is going to TAKE THE COUNTRY FROM IRAN ! we are perfectly clear about what white folks wants... take, take, take. we've known that for quite some while now! but oh Geogie Porgy is working on that for ya, he was over there the other day, he's just about got Iraq for you guys, so be prepared to pack up and move anyday, there are just a few more iraqi's left roaming around homeless, but i'm sure the streets will be cleared soon! Hey by the way, I hear there are some new baby elephanst in Africa, you might wanna be headed that way so you can steal the ivory out of it's mouth and sell it... besize who those stupid elephants don't need to protect themselves anyway!
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No Muslims wrote: <quoted text>Yeah, cause they are murderers and dog rapists. They want to give the country to Islam and we will all be muslims you jerk lady fingered bastard. Go screw you own wind pipe!!! Freak Alert!
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linda wrote: <quoted text> You might want to email this message to the Super-Delegates, and I suggest you hurry, their voting for Obamma at an alarming rate. Hurry! hurry! huuurrr hurrrry! oops sorry! too late, they're already with Obama! damn, i'm so sorry... especially since their votes are the only one's that really seems to count! oh well, at least you tried,, maybe next time! lol I don't have a cool 20 million $$$'s to buy one, but I'm sure Obama does. Democrat Super Delegate Selling Vote For $20 Million ( google it ) and Buying Superdelegates! http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/02...
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