Obama

So I was listening to some radio, and this guy said he certainly didn't want another four years of Obama.

But that bugged me, because I don't think Obama has done that bad over the past four years. The recovery has been slow, but he's been working under difficult conditions. I think he was a better choice than McCain, and I don't think that the Republican candidate is likely to be moderate this coming election.

And personally ever since reading about his new plan to cut oil and energy subsidaries whilst raising taxes is a good plan. I'm lower-middle class and I pay a higher percentage of taxes than people making much much more than me, and that really bugs me because it only contributes to the shrinkage of the middle class.

there isn't a magic bullet that will fix all the problems. debt must be paid down. it's not like republicans are going to enact any kind of plan that will result in the deficit decreasing. they're going to do just like bush did, talk about cutting spending and then cut a few social programs while increasing military spending and corporate welfare by more than the amount they cut.

the republicans' entire plan to increase revenue is to cut taxes and hope that it stimulates the economy enough so that the growth causes the total amount of taxes paid to eventually make up for the initial cuts in revenue at some point in the future (which never happens). in the meantime of course it's more borrowing and economic tricks to stave off catastrophe.

obama's plan is difficult to swallow because it means we have to sacrifice on both ends (spending and taxes) right now because that's the only way to fix the foolishness of the bush years. however it is an actual, workable plan.