Obama, McCain have vastly different approaches on how to resolve financial crisis

San Diego Union Tribune by Dean Calbreath | Oct. 26, 2008 (News Analysis)

In just 86 days, a new president will be sworn into office, facing the greatest economic challenge since Franklin Roosevelt assumed the helm.

ohn McCain prefers more indirect methods, such as tax cuts to major corporations, to promote economic growth.
First, of course, is the immediate and overwhelming problem of how to fix the broken financial system while ensuring that not too many people lose their jobs or their homes.

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Chris Finnie
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 by Chris Finnie - Oct. 26, 2008

This is a prime example of what some journalists think of as balanced reporting. You just find some credible "experts" on both sides of an issue and quote what they say. It doesn't matter if it is complete and utter nonsense--such as tax cuts will produce trickle-down employment--as though we haven't already had 8 years to see how badly that works. He's presented both sides, and so has done his job. No conclusions. No evaluation of what these "experts" have said. No context on whether or not similar plans have worked well or badly. In short, no added value. I could have written this.

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