Obama shed new light on his economic plans for the country, saying he would rely on a heavy dose of government spending to spur growth, use the tax code to narrow the widening gap between winners and losers in the U.S. economy, and possibly back a reduction in corporate tax rates. Full Story »
Posted by Julian Friedland
For the WSJ, which usually tilts heavily right, this is a balanced discussion of Obama's economic plans. It is informative, and the language is mostly neutral rather than loaded with subtext. I like the inset of Obama/McCain views on various eonomic aspects, and the language there is also neutral. One weakness is the discussion of "Carter's Second Term." This paragraph doesn't follow clearly from what has gone before and looks like simply an effort to add the McCain view to the information. But it isn't effective because it lacks connections to the earlier flow of information.
