A Matter of Math
June 8th, 2008 at 06:10pm KMorrison
For anyone who has balanced a checkbook there is one element of the economy that is easy to relate to. If spending increases, income has to increase. This is the root of economics in its simplest form, and it holds for the government just as it holds for you or me. The big difference being the government’s income is our taxes. Senator McCain has a record of fighting earmarks and wasteful spending. Senator Obama recently supported the pork-laiden farm bill and has more plans for increased spending. Senator McCain addresses health care by taking on the massive inflation assosiated with health care costs as well as proposing tort reform. Senator Obama’s plans for nationalized health care will require massive spending by the government. Increased taxes whether on the middle class or the wealthy simply hurts the economy, particulary when the economy is struggling. Government give aways may win votes, but it doesn’t help the economy as the math doesn’t add up.
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1. John Adams | June 13th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Here is some math for you:
A poll commissioned by the Bob Lord campaign shows his rival, Rep. John Shadegg, is underperforming in a district many thought safe for the incumbent at the beginning of the year.
According to the poll, conducted by the Washington, D.C. firm Bennett, Petts & Normington, Shadegg enjoys 75 percent name recognition, but only 31 percent of respondents said they will vote for Shadegg in the upcoming election. This is a drop of eight points from a poll conducted earlier in the year when 39 percent of respondents said they would “definitely” or “probably” vote to re-elect him.
The poll also showed that Sen. John McCain has a slimmer-than-expected margin over newly-crowned Democratic opponent Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), capturing 48 percent to 43 percent if the contest were held today. Pres. George W. Bush won the district in 2004 by 58 percent.
In a match-up between a hypothetical Republican and hypothetical Democrat in the congressional race, 35 percent said they’d vote GOP and 34 percent went Democratic. This does not bode well for the Republican Party in a district with a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+6.
McCain admits he may lose AZ.