01-12-2010, 02:25 PM
# Make government fiscally responsible & live within budget. (Oct 2008)
# When Bush came in, we had a surplus; now we have a deficit. (Oct 2008)
# Middle class needs a rescue package with tax cuts. (Oct 2008)
# Bailout will unfreeze credit & allow businesses to function. (Oct 2008)
# Every citizen should save energy & resources. (Oct 2008)
# FactCheck: National debt up from $6T to $10T under Bush. (Oct 2008)
# Bottom-up economics instead of trickle-down economics. (Jul 2008)
# Focus on economic justice instead of macroeconomic policy. (Jul 2008)
# We need both bottom-up politics and bottom-up economics. (Jul 2008)
# OpEd: "Hope" translates into economic opportunity. (Jul 2008)
# Clinton left behind a surplus; Bush squandered it. (Jun 2008)
# A different economic approach vs. McCain’s 4 more years. (May 2008)
# Can’t do anything at home with $12 billion a month on Iraq. (Feb 2008)
# Protect consumers with Credit Card Bill of Rights. (Feb 2008)
# Bush stimulus plan leaves out seniors & unemployed. (Jan 2008)
# Account for every single dollar for new proposed programs. (Jan 2008)
# Bankruptcy bill pushed by banks & financial institutions. (Jan 2008)
# Lack of an energy policy is a financial burden. (Jan 2008)
# Release people in bankruptcy due to health care problems. (Jan 2008)
# Bush & GOP dug budget hole; need years to dig out. (Dec 2007)
# Save $150 billion in tax cuts for people who don’t need them. (Dec 2007)
# Take China “to the mat” about currency manipulation. (Dec 2007)
# Rejects free market vision of government. (Oct 2007)
# Return to PayGo: compensate for all new spending. (Oct 2006)
# Bush’s economic policies are not working. (May 2004)
# Supports federal programs to protect rural economy. (May 2004)
Financial Bailout
# US will emerge from this recession, stronger than before. (Feb 2009)
# Fundamentals were weak BEFORE crisis; focus on middle class. (Oct 2008)
# Not enough to help those at the top: it doesn’t trickle down. (Oct 2008)
# I sought re-regulation; McCain boasts he’s a deregulator. (Oct 2008)
# We’re in the worst financial crisis since Great Depression. (Sep 2008)
# The lax regulation that Bush favored got us in this disaster. (Sep 2008)
# Pay attention to Main Street, not just Wall Street. (Sep 2008)
# Decide financial rescue plan on future slower tax revenues. (Sep 2008)
# Spending freeze is like a hatchet where you need a scalpel. (Sep 2008)
# Free market needs proper government oversight. (Jul 2008)
# Prosecute mortgager fraud; require full mortgage disclosure. (Jul 2008)
# Latinos & blacks are hardest hit by housing & gas crises. (Jun 2008)
# More accountability in subprime mortgages. (Feb 2008)
# Help the homeowners actually living in their homes. (Jan 2008)
# Capping credit card interest rates at 30% is not enough. (Jan 2008)
# Accountability and oversight over the financial markets. (Jan 2008)
# Modify some of the fraudulent & predatory lending practices. (Jan 2008)
# Regulate financial instruments to protect home mortgages. (Aug 2007)
# Government regulation needed for when markets fail. (Aug 2007)
# When Bush came in, we had a surplus; now we have a deficit. (Oct 2008)
# Middle class needs a rescue package with tax cuts. (Oct 2008)
# Bailout will unfreeze credit & allow businesses to function. (Oct 2008)
# Every citizen should save energy & resources. (Oct 2008)
# FactCheck: National debt up from $6T to $10T under Bush. (Oct 2008)
# Bottom-up economics instead of trickle-down economics. (Jul 2008)
# Focus on economic justice instead of macroeconomic policy. (Jul 2008)
# We need both bottom-up politics and bottom-up economics. (Jul 2008)
# OpEd: "Hope" translates into economic opportunity. (Jul 2008)
# Clinton left behind a surplus; Bush squandered it. (Jun 2008)
# A different economic approach vs. McCain’s 4 more years. (May 2008)
# Can’t do anything at home with $12 billion a month on Iraq. (Feb 2008)
# Protect consumers with Credit Card Bill of Rights. (Feb 2008)
# Bush stimulus plan leaves out seniors & unemployed. (Jan 2008)
# Account for every single dollar for new proposed programs. (Jan 2008)
# Bankruptcy bill pushed by banks & financial institutions. (Jan 2008)
# Lack of an energy policy is a financial burden. (Jan 2008)
# Release people in bankruptcy due to health care problems. (Jan 2008)
# Bush & GOP dug budget hole; need years to dig out. (Dec 2007)
# Save $150 billion in tax cuts for people who don’t need them. (Dec 2007)
# Take China “to the mat” about currency manipulation. (Dec 2007)
# Rejects free market vision of government. (Oct 2007)
# Return to PayGo: compensate for all new spending. (Oct 2006)
# Bush’s economic policies are not working. (May 2004)
# Supports federal programs to protect rural economy. (May 2004)
Financial Bailout
# US will emerge from this recession, stronger than before. (Feb 2009)
# Fundamentals were weak BEFORE crisis; focus on middle class. (Oct 2008)
# Not enough to help those at the top: it doesn’t trickle down. (Oct 2008)
# I sought re-regulation; McCain boasts he’s a deregulator. (Oct 2008)
# We’re in the worst financial crisis since Great Depression. (Sep 2008)
# The lax regulation that Bush favored got us in this disaster. (Sep 2008)
# Pay attention to Main Street, not just Wall Street. (Sep 2008)
# Decide financial rescue plan on future slower tax revenues. (Sep 2008)
# Spending freeze is like a hatchet where you need a scalpel. (Sep 2008)
# Free market needs proper government oversight. (Jul 2008)
# Prosecute mortgager fraud; require full mortgage disclosure. (Jul 2008)
# Latinos & blacks are hardest hit by housing & gas crises. (Jun 2008)
# More accountability in subprime mortgages. (Feb 2008)
# Help the homeowners actually living in their homes. (Jan 2008)
# Capping credit card interest rates at 30% is not enough. (Jan 2008)
# Accountability and oversight over the financial markets. (Jan 2008)
# Modify some of the fraudulent & predatory lending practices. (Jan 2008)
# Regulate financial instruments to protect home mortgages. (Aug 2007)
# Government regulation needed for when markets fail. (Aug 2007)