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Psst -- What About the Damn Economy?

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Do we have to wait for soup lines in Shaker Heights before we have a serious debate on the economy? In the last two Democratic debates, not one question was directed at what to do about the economy. Iraq, health care, the politics of parsing, pearls or diamonds -- all got attention. But the economy -- growth, jobs, wages, inflation -- the basic stuff has been missing in action. Now, with Republicans headed into the YouTube debate on Wednesday night, it's time for the unctuous moderators to cut to the chase.

The candidates haven't done much better than their interrogators. Republicans, for the most part, have been content to praise the Bush economy -- "the greatest story never told" in Fred Thompson's favorite mantra. Economic policy is just another ideological litmus test -- prove your conservative credentials by promising to defend the Bush tax cuts and sprinkle on a couple more, while pledging to slash domestic spending. But cutting spending (and jobs) as the economy is headed into a recession is akin using kerosene to douse a fire.
Chique

1 response // Psst -- What About the Damn Economy?

  • Maybe they should think about starting a giant project rebuilding, and repairing our infrastructure? I'd like to see someone decide a fast rail system should be built in this country. That would be a tremendous help to clean air, with traffic congestion and the sagging economy. That shot in the arm our middle class so desperately needs. Imagine leaving San Francisco on a fast rail for New York City and getting there in a reasonable (don't have any idea) time. Then renting an electric car at the end of the trip. Or for that matter using any number of feeder fast rails to big cities along the way.
    Marilynn_Murray

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