It’s time to cut through the crap. There hasn’t been enough publicly written that rebuffs the blatantly liberal bias of the internet and media and isn’t purchased by the conservative corporations. With only two parties able to win the presidency, the options are solidly placed on separate sides of the political spectrum with no truly beneficial middle ground.
In order to inform the uneducated or undecided, I will be starting on my first series of blog posts titled “Economics of the Candidates”. Every other day until the end of the series, I will examine the following policies for both parties:
- Taxes
- Business Regulation
- Housing
- Alternative Energy
- Health-Care
- Trade
- Economic Advisors
- War
While no one is truly without bias, I will present the facts and analyze how they will actually act in office with some of my own editorializing. What should come of this examination is a broad, encompassing guide to the platforms of both major US Presidential candidates.
*Note: Congress, the real legislative powers, will be addressed in future posts, but have thus far been pretty passive, so they’re a slight non-issue for now.
**Note: To reveal my own bias before we begin this series, I’m currently leaning 60% McCain, 40% Obama for various reasons that I will explain after this feature is finished. If only Ron Paul hadn’t tried to return to the gold standard and abolish the Reserve, we might’ve had a libertarian candidate we could vote for, but alas, we’re stuck with the same tired parties.
Well you’re right–no one is truly without bias. But, from our previous in-depth political discussions, I know that you come to conclusions and choose sides based on a good mixture of empirical evidence and centrist ideology–so I don’t think there will be *much* of a conservative slant. I wouldn’t begin to place myself anywhere but left of center, but you’ve already hooked me as a reader.
Haha if only we had Ron Paul.
Why aren’t you one of the candidates for this year’s election? You would so have my vote!
Well said my man, I’ll be looking foreward to your insights.
As I have said before, my current presidential preference is Joe Blundo, because, as his campaign puts it, “Joe Blundo for President, unless you have a better idea.” It seems that the last couple election years have brought presidential candidates that no one wants, and thus we are stuck choosing between the lesser of two evils.
I admit I do not know much about the policies of either McCain or Obama, but unfortunately, the educated are rarely the ones pampered to in an election, and facts and figures are found boring by the masses. It’s usually the easily swayed by emotion who get the most attention with little focus on the exact plans of the candidates.
I’m looking forward to what is likely going to be a well made series. The economy is likely going to be one of the factors people pay attention to (if they do, in fact, pay attention), so the timing couldn’t be better.
Logan, you’ve got me hooked as well. Can’t wait to read your blog:-)