Goolsbee, who also teaches economics at the University of Chicago, sought to put in sharp relief the differences between the two candidates on issues such as tax policy, healthcare, trade and efforts to kickstart the ailing economy. At the same time, he sought to tie McCain’s economic proposals to those of President George W. Bush.
“The contrast couldn’t be greater with the approach of McCain, which is the same as the Bush approach that ‘hey, we’re in trouble so let’s cut taxes for the highest income people and the biggest corporations and hope it trickles down’,” Goolsbee said.
The message is one the Obama campaign, and Democrats more broadly, are expected to hammer Republicans on ahead of November’s elections. Polls repeatedly show the economy continues to be the number one concern for voters, an anxiety reinforced by data released Friday showing the nation’s jobless rate at a five-year high and home foreclosures at record levels.
Goolsbee’s comments came after a week in which Republicans used their national convention in Minnesota to criticize Obama’s economic proposals, particularly his plan to cut taxes for families making less than $250,000 a year.
“I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them. I will open new markets to our goods and services. My opponent will close them. I will cut government spending. He will increase it,” McCain said Thursday evening during his acceptance speech.
Goolsbee said McCain’s comments were untrue, and independent analyses of the two candidates’ proposal suggest there are stark differences between their tax proposals. Obama’s tax plan would generally aim to cut taxes for lower- and middle-income groups, particularly those families making less than $250,000 a year.
“For the vast majority of people, those making less than $150,000 a year, there would be substantial relief,” Goolsbee said. Source:
Wall street Journal
Now for those of you like me he went on C-Span friday and it is on the air today...
You can watch the video at this link on C-Span for all the Wonks out their or just to load up on info for you voter outreach....
Send it viral and get past the media who seem to not ever call the lies... Funny how the GOP has Faux outrage over the whole palin thing... We should be outraged over the lack of truth demanded by the fourth estate AKA our media gate keepers.... The failed on the war lets not let them fail on our future....
PS Yes We Can Change our Future and our World!!!!!!!