Jack
Michael Bloomberg, anyone who can be as sucessful in business as he has and then converted this sucess to politics has my vote.

I don’t know if any one person could fix the mess we are in economically. But, not voting for a Don’t-Tax-And-Spend Republican will probably be a good start.

I’d have to say I trust Barack Obama the most to bring us the best economy. These past 8 years of Bush have only brought bad decision after bad decision. America is going down the drain because of Bush’s carelessness. Obama is for the people and he can bring the positive change we need in America. Hillary Clinton claims to have much experience, but Bush also had experience and look where that brought us.

Joe Biden - To bad he is no longer a candidate - He really was the only person that understands the issues - Guess that is why the media did a poor job covering him and his strengths.

This is a no-brainer–Ron Paul. As yesterday’s GOP debate clearly demonstrated, Dr. Paul understands economics well enough to talk comfortably about monetary policy and economic theorists. What became painfully obvious was that all the other GOP candidates do not have even a basic knowledge, or they would have said something more substantive than what their aides pulled out of yesterday’s business news.

The only Presidential candidate of either party who seems to have any understanding of our nation’s economic situation is Ron Paul. The U.S. economy is hurting because of the intentional devaluation of the dollar due to lose monetary policy. Government should be focused on maintaining the value of the monetary unit, not destroying it. The rest of the world is beginning to recognize the weakness of the dollar, and the only thing preventing a precipitous collapse is the fact that central banks around the world have based their reserves on the U.S. dollar and they stand to suffer along with us in the event of a collapse.
We need sound commodity-backed currency as specified in our Constitution, and Paul is the only candidate willing to address this issue.

Ron Paul is the best for the economy (and everthing else for that matter). He knows that the problem with the economy lies within the Federal Reserve, and the IRS.

Hillary Clinton, every household has one person who makes ends meet somehow someway, it’s the woman, it’s way past time that one ran the big house.
scott missouri.

I think the most capable is the only one talking about seriously dealing with the Federal Reserve, that of course would be Ron Paul.

Ron Paul is the only candidate that seems to have done more than paid lip service to our economic situation. It’s clearly something he’s quite passionate about and I believe it’s one of the primary reasons he got into politics to start with. He is the only candidate I trust.

Thank you.

The biggest problem with the economy is the government period. Someone has to get elected who will put a leash on government spending and slash government growth. The war and the deficit of over 9 trillion is destroying the US economy. Another point unless someone deals with social security the federal debt will have another 60 trillion in expenses added to the burden. The government also ignores the problem with inflation which is robbing the middle class of buying power and no one but one canidate is speaking about it. I for one will be going to the polls and I will be casting my vote for Ron Paul because He knows what is going on and guess what He is the only one that is not bought by the big corporations.

Damn sure not any Republican…
Republicans = recession and deficits and war

While I prefer Hillary Clinton, I believe any Democrate is desperately needed in our White House. Actually, anyone other than Bush would be a very welcome change. However, I know Bush has given even some Republicans reason to doubt their party’s competency. This country needs a complete party change, and preferrably back to a Clinton who will pull as all out of this black hole.
Scott’s Daughter Missouri

I believe Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate in either party that has a firm grasp of economic theory and the ability to relate economic consequences to fiscal and monetary policy, foreign policy, and the philosophic principles supporting individual liberty and a free-market capitalistic society. A statesman and thinker in a different league than the rest.

Jack,
There is one man running for president who understands what is happening to our economy. One man who understands what is causing record inflation numbers. One man who understands monetary policy. One man who is sounding off warning signals of america’s coming economic collapse. One man who is addressing this issue who knows how to deal with it. If you do not know who this is, I suggest you find out. And find out fast. For if you fail to educate yourself on what is going on and who is the right man to correct these problems you will have no one to blame but yourself. His name is Ron Paul. Now please do your homework. Our economy depends on it.

The only one thats willing to talk about doing away with the ‘privately-owned’ Federal Reserve system and this monopoly money they have us use. Research it for yourself and find your new candidate….

Without a doubt, the only candidate I’d trust with our economy is Ron Paul. He’s the only self-studied economist in the entire presidential field of contenders, and our government’s economic policies are what inspired him to go to Washington in the first place. He understands what David Walker, the comptroller general of the U.S., has been saying for years: we are headed towards a severe economic depression if we don’t radically cut spending. Including promised baby-boomer entitlements, our current national debt is more than $50 trillion!!! Even if we taxed 100% of the income in America produced during the next two generations, we would not have enough money to keep up with the interest on our spiraling debt. Ron Paul is the only presidential candidate taking Walker’s claims seriously, the only one talking about radically cutting spending (abroad and at home) in order to stave off financial crisis and a world wide economic depression as the dollar collapses.

I trust Rudy Giuliani with the economy the most because he ran the 17th largest economy in the world in NYC for 8 years, and he did very well. His tax proposal, the largest in history, would give an across the board tax cut of $3500 for every American family. It will also extend child tax credit to $1000. Additions include extending the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts immediately, eliminating the death tax, lowering capital gain and dividends tax rates to 10% and lowering index capital gains to inflation. The second largest corporate tax in the world, 35%, will be reduced to 25%, giving us a large amount of revenues. It will also index the AMT to inflation, with a plan that will eventually cut it completely. It will give the chance for the consumer to file their taxes on one page. The rates across the board would be set for lower income at 10%, 15%, and 30%. This way, instead of getting rid of the graduated income tax to make it fairer and flatter, we will keep the system but reduce the rates, which will stimulate the economy into a massive growth period over the long term and keep us from recession.

Only one candidate entered politics 30 years ago because of his extreme interest in our economy, and he’s been studying it ever since. He’s served constantly on committees for economics in Congress.

Yet his remarks, though completely accurate and sensible, are met with schoolgirl snickers from the other candidates during debates. These other candidates paint a rosy picture of the economy, and rightfully so, they’re future is bright as they’ve used the system to enrich their own pocket books. Ours is looking much more grim.

Only Ron Paul understands that we must stop being the world nanny/police. We simply cannot afford it any more.

I believe that the only candidate in either party capable of handling our economy is Dr. Ron Paul. Because, like everything else, he doesn’t want to control it, he is very educated on Austrian economics and believes in the founding principles of our country, laissez-faire free markets.

Not to mention he’s the only candidate with a legitimate plan for withdrawal of troops overseas which is easily the greatest bane to our economy.

- Adam from IL

Jack,
I believe Dr. Ron Paul is the only candidate speaking honestly about the economic situation we face and he is being laughed at for doing so. His sober statements in last night’s debate bluntly explained that the Fed’s artificially low interest rates are the cause the housing bubble and the coming recession. He wants to eliminate entire federal departments out of the budget and save hundreds of billions by scrapping our wreckless foreign policy. Sounds logical to me, but what do I know I’m just one of his looney supporters.

Dustin
Knoxville, TN

Ron Paul is by far the ONLY candidate that the American People can trust to restore the integrity of our dollar and that will fix the economy . Gold has been money for 6,000 years and has never lost its value. If Gold was still backing our dollar: the price of gasoline would be essentially unchanged since WWII as well the price of just about everything else you can imagine! Plus, we wouldnt have had a NASDAQ “bubble” and housing “bubble.” The continuos loss of our dollars purchasing power by the FED continually lowering interest rates and creating too much money is destroying the living standards of american savers and causing the economy to weaken. Our debt burdens are too big considering our wages are not keeping pace with the rising prices. We need Ron Paul to save the dollar because with Bernanke vowing to slash rates yet again, you can be assured of rising prices on just about everything you need to survive.

Since the Republicans spent our treasure like a drunken sailor on leave & have put America in debt some $2Trillion Dollars to Communist China, I certainly can’t trust any Republican candidate to undo the damage his fellow Republicans have done to this country. I’ve got another problem though, & that is the Democrats didn’t stop the Republicans from wasting Bill Clinton’s surplus. But, if I have to choose, I’ll go with John Edwards. If we go into further debt with him, it’ll be because he is financing health care for the poor & I can live with that.

This is where experience matters.Senators Clinton and McCain are more credible when it comes to economic issues. The rest are just blowing smoke.

We have witnessed how so many of our elected officials with “experience” in legislation, etc. have failed to bring about the changes that promise a stable economy in our country. When we consider who will be our next President, perhaps we need someone of true vision that will make change a reality, regardless of how much experience that individual may have. At the other time, all Presidential candidates seem to understand that looking to past accomplishments alone is a path to disaster. Perhaps we need someone truly able to combine an understanding of what is needed for economic welfare together with experience that promises that will make our needs and wishes reality.

The main stance of the Republican candidates with the exception of Dr. Paul, was to tout which could run a war the best. Which could deal with immigration best. Which could lower taxes most; all without changing a damn thing in our economic future. As I watched the other Republican candidates belittle and mock Ron Paul for his stance of peace, financial sanity, smaller government, states rights, human rights, and his adherence to the principals of the Constitution, I was saddened and angered to the core at what we have become. 73% of Americans are against the war but we are ignored by our current leaders. Ron Paul is the only choice.

Ron Paul. He is the only one who realizes that we can only fix the economy with real cuts in spending, and a non-fictional downsizing of the government. this means an end to the war on poor people, i mean, the war on drugs, as well as the war in Iraq. This also means changing course in our trade and tax systems. Ron Paul is the only candidate detached from corporate controls enough to make this a reality… other than Dennis Kucinich of course, but Paul seems to have more support and money and with those a slight chance of actually getting elected. Vote Paul!

The only person who can utter coherent sentences about it: Ron Paul.

Jack, I hate to talk down to the American People but, when it comes to the economy, it doesn’t take a degree in Deductive Reasoning to see; BUSH …BAD. CLINTON …GOOD!

There is only one man that is talking about the cause of what is happening to our economy. When you have a monetary system that is not backed by any commodity (be it gold, silver, platinum, nickel, etc.) then you get uncontrolled, unregulated government spending. How does that happen? The politicians go to the Federal Reserve and have them print more money for the war, the welfare state, and other pet projects.

Two questions need to be addressed.

1) Who benefits from this immediate increase in the monetary supply? The answer is simple. The people who have access to the money right away, i.e. the politicians. They benefit because at the time the money was printed it has the SAME value because the market hasn’t reacted to the increased supply of money.

2) Who suffers? The poor and middle class. By the time the increase of the monetary supply reaches the poor and middle class, the value of the dollar has decreased.

This is Economics 101. Something has value only when it is scarce. When there is more of something, in this case U.S. dollars, then the value goes down.

Ron Paul talks about this problem and understands the solution.

Jack, you already know the answer to this.
Ron Paul is the only canidate. Clearly.

Jack,
It dosen’t matter, they will sell you one way and after they’re in office do something totally different… Bring back the Clinton and Gore team to run the economy… Pleaseeee…

This is an easy one, Jack. Anyone but a charge and spend Republican.

Every Republican candidate at the SC presidential debate, *except Ron Paul*, denied that any recession even exists, when millions are not only losing their homes but are now defaulting on all other contractual debts, as well.

Why has the economy jumped to primary concern of both Democrats and Republicans?

More and more financial newsletters are using the word “depression”.

Subprime mortgages? How about *subprime government*? The US is being sold/leased to foreigners at all government levels.

Why? Solvency, just like ordinary people.

Cash flow is the name of the game of survival.

It should be obvious to anyone actually listening to the candidates that Ron Paul is by far the most capable to deal with our economic problems. He is the only candidate that has been talking about our faltering economy since the beginning of his campaign. He offers real solutions to the biggest problem of all: a government that spends too much money and over taxes its people. Paul’s consistent voting record demonstrates that he will actually work towards a reduction in government, while the voting records of all the other candidates show that they will continue to tell people what they want to hear but also continue to do what is in their own best interest, regardless of what would be best for the country.

Ron Paul. “Left” and “Right” argue about how to waste money. So if you are stuck without Ron Paul, you have to decide who will waste money in a less bothersome way. No wonder we dont’ like politics. Do you want stinky thing number one or stinky thing number two?

Libertarian principles let us spend our own money. Make our own mistakes. Make our own good choices. It works! We are smart enough to do that.

Jack, I’m going to write in Lou Dobbs for president. He would do a far better job than any candidate I’ve seen thus far.

Ron Paul is the only candidate still running that has clearly stated exactly what is wrong with our economy and exactly how to fix it. All the other candidates from both parties are talking about how we need change but then they only talk about minor tweaks they’d make to hopefully ease up on the debt. Ron Paul is talking straight common sense about everything that is wrong with our country and in plain english exactly what needs to be fixed to get this country back on the right foot while at the same time improving our foreign relations and make America a country the world can look up to again.

Ron Paul is the only one that has a clue. If you are voting for anyone else you have no clue just like your candidate. Educate yourself and don’t rely on the media to inform you. Pillars of Prosperity is a excellent book to inform you of what is going on and after reading it you will be very clear on what to do. The book is written by Ron Paul. It will all ring true if you are old enough to remember the 70’s.

Hillary Clinton, she has the best economic plan I have seen. She and her husband Bill would be excellent when it comes to economic matters. Since in 1990’s when her husband was in office, we had an booming economy, an budget surplus and nearly everyone was working. What we are going through now under the incompetent leadership of George W. Bush proves that Hillary and the Democrats are better stewards of the economy than Republicans. Hillary’s economic policies could not only help my state of Ohio. But the entire country can benefit from her experienced leadership.

John Edwards becaue he has real concen for working people and is not tied to the Corporate lobbyists.

Jack, there seem to be two pools of thought. The first, spend a lot of tax dollars on a few select groups like homeowners in foreclosure and the second, cut the size of government and let us keep our money. The first redistributes wealth. The second lets everybody keep more of their own. As 2/3 of the economy is run on consumer spending, and Americans seem to spend all they have and more, it seems clear that the second way would be more effective. It makes you wonder then, why Ron Paul is the only candidate who seems to understand this, and the only candidate not taken seriously. When will the people in Washington realize that it’s not their money they’re spending, it’s ours.

Resolving our economic problems will require a very special person. Such a person must totally understand how a weak economy can be improved when enough people are given hope. This is a completely new method and therefore very difficult to explain.

Hillary Clinton. If she is not nominated for the Democratic party, I hope that Obama is NOT our candidate. If Obama is nominated, I will vote for the Republicans, and hope they nominate McCain. Obama is all WIND and no rain.

Jack,
There is only one person to trust, and that is Hillary. She has been through this with Bill (remember). People better wake up and wake up soon and see right through Obama, or we will be getting again what we voted for. ie. Bush. Obama can Talk the
Talk, but he can’t Walk the Walk, same as Bush done in 04. Why people can’t see this is very disturbing. In his speeches he is trying to sound like Dr. King, He certainly is nothing like Dr.King and never will be. . It seems that every other word out of his mouth is Change. What Change, and How? What a sad day it will be in America IF this man gets elected.

Rudolph William Louis “Rudy” Giuliani. This guy has done more for New York City then any before him. He has improved the quality of life in a City of Scum and even took on the Mafia. The man was named Associate Attorney General in the Regan era. He went after white collar crime and did a good job of it. The man is no saint but he beats the hell out of a lot of the sinners running for President. I think he has what it takes to keep America strong and improve the economy. He offers a plan where no other candidate has. The word CHANGE means nothing if you have no way to achieve it and Giuliani has a plan. The others do not.

for those that say the Republicans “have borrowed and spent like a drunken sailor”, I WAS a drunken sailor back in the 1960’s and I was NEVER as fiscally irresponsible as THAT bunch of “spend and put it on the Chinese credit card” idiots. ANY Republican will just be more of failed George Bush fiscal and trade policies which have deindustrialised America, destroyed the US dollar and bankrupted the middle class. as for the Democrates, I sure would NOT trust the wife of the man that brought us NAFTA which STARTED the destruction of American manufacturing.

Ron Paul couldn’t find his ass in the dark with both hands and a flash light. Ron Paul is the last in the Polls and that is where he should be. The man is a Flake.

The economy? That’s a no brainer. Ron Paul. He’s the only one who understands economics, and speaks the truth about our economy. He’s the only one who will take the necessary, difficult steps to change things. How do I know this? Because he has the most fiscally conservative record of any of the candidates, and is well-schooled on economics. The man is eons above the others in this area.

Thank you.

Anyone but Hillary. She owes too much to the special interests and lobbyists financing her campaign.

Name one thing Ron Paul has done for America that has benefited more then 12 percent of Americans? Ron Paul is a 72 year old senile has been that has spent most of his career in politics trying to pass foolish abolish the income tax bills which went absolutely no where instead of doing anything worthwhile for the America people. Besides that from what most of the media says he is a racist.

I keep hearing about experience, who was on the House Foreign Affairs Commitee, Joint Economic Committee, Committee on Financial Services (as Ranking member of the Domestic and International Money Policy), and vice chair of the Oversight and Investigations Comittee? Nevermind a doctor (so who knows more about healthcare?) I watched the so called debate last night with a man who was speaking about these issues, who really has experience with them and all he got was a bunch of snickering, lude comments from a bunch of what seemed like 8 years olds interrupting him. Are these the people the american public wants for the most important job in the world! I challenge the apathetic public to lay off whats happening to Britney Spears for one day and do some research. It just might make them want to vote!

HONEST to PETE PEOPLE! There is only one candidate that knows in depth what has caused the bankrupt state of this country and it appears the masses and powers that be do not want to know. The sick condition is rapidly becoming apparent - the treatment is unknown by almost all. Better call the Dr! Dr Ron Paul !

NONE OF THEM!

If to vote for one though it’ll be Mitt Romney; he’ll bring change along with his experience as governor!

Mitt wants all “ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS” out, Mitt doesn’t want you to join his religeon nor force it down your throat as what these other do!

The economy will be the war front at the end of ‘08; so someone please tell me who fits the position better!

Well ,the GOP helped to put us into this mess, I’m noting going to trust them to get us out of this. I hope that these fools remember that when its time for the next election (wait, we will still be trying to dig out of the BUSH’s TAX CUTS AND SPENDING, tell have too;want they…. unless they are still in denial).

The only one who can get out of this recession is Hillary Clinton. Bill Clinton fixed the economic mess from the first Bush, it will take Hillary to fix the hole George W. has gotten us into. We have a natural succession- The Bush family wrecks the economy the Clinton’s fix it.

Ron Paul. Anyone republican arguing about who will cut taxes more but not mention spending cuts is delusional. Not one republican other than Paul has talked about the most expensive governement function, the military. We spend anywhere from 450 to 650 billion in defense spending. Quite a big increase from the 1950 when it was a 15 billion dollar budget. Have wages increased 30 to 40 times since 1950. We spend almost half of all military spending done in the whole world.

Republicans can argue all they want about tax cuts, but does it really matter to the average american family. With education, healthcare, food, and energy costs rising rapidly? Ron Paul is the only one willing to lead us to this change. He is a true conservative.

There aren’t any candidates capable of assuming responsibility for the economy.

None of them. The economy is now fully owned,operated and controlled by China. Get prepared to salute the Chinese flag!

The candidate who is most capable of dealing with these problems is the one who also happens to have written six books on economics. He sits on the Joint Economic Committee in Congress and he is the only candidate who is wise enough to know that the President does not have the authority to run the economy, nor should he.

While other candidates are funding their campaigns with bank loans, writing themselves checks, or even asking their staff to go without pay, this candidate is running a thriving, fiscally responsible campaign.

Ron Paul is the only candidate in either party who has the wisdom and experience to deal with the issues facing our economy.

Brian Bailey
Collinsville, IL

I am a SAHM who every month faces rising gas prices and food prices in an attempt to keep our household budget balanced. We don’t go out anymore, we don’t shop ‘for the fun of it’ all because there is no money left over after the basics are paid. Yet, daily, I hear economic and political pundits telling us that the economy isn’t in trouble. I believe that they only one who can address it is the only one who is actually willing to talk about it, Ron Paul. He has studied economic principles, served on the finance committees and above all owns up to the financial realities facing the people of the U.S. Of course, it is likely he will probably suffer the same fate as President Carter who was the last presidential candidate to dare tell the public that *we* might actually have to sacrifice now for a better future.

This is where “been there /done that” matters. We have been here before with Poppy Bush, and Senator Clinton has been a part of the “done that” action plan of the first President Clinton in the 90’s.
Senator Clinton had a first hand view of how Bill did it the last time a Bush left office. Warren Buffett spoke at a fundraiser for Clinton on December 11, in San Francisco, and another one in June, where they did a Q and A. In fact, the June event was where he offered a million dollars to any of the supporters at the event who could prove she or he paid more taxes than his or her secretary.
He has said he likes what both she and Obama have to say on this issue, but has called Senator Clinton “the person to run the country”. She has a clear plan, laid out in writing, on her web site, and has spoken of how to get the Middle Class back to work by creating new Energy Resources.
In addition, she would roll back those 16% tax rates for the super rich, and go back to the Clinton era tax rates for those earning over $200k a year. This would remove the burden of carrying the country from the Middle Class and lower class.
In addition, these two groups would get badly needed tax breaks. This is NOT a tax hike on those who NOW pay the most: the Middle and Lower Class worker. This IS a very much needed hike on the richest Americans, including the bozo who just got a $150 million severance package for totally destroying the mortgage market and sending millions into foreclosure, the soon to be former CEO of Countrywide.
So all in all, the clear choice is Senator Clinton. She would know how to implement the CHANGE we dearly need with the Economy not just talk about it.

All the presidental candidates seem to talk about being able to boost the economy and they throw around words such as “we need more change”. But only Ron Paul has actually talked about what he would do and is the only one who actually understands monetary policy and economics - the rest just throw away our taxpayer money.
~Shoaib Qadri, New York City, NY

None. Which candidate to I trust to deal with any of the issues? NONE

The obvious answer is Dr. Ron Paul because he is the only candidate that even discusses it - the rest of them only give it “lip service”.

Dr. Paul is also the ONLY candidate that that can speak about the economic issues since this is his forte.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is fixing our problem of a sinking dollar and high inflation by once again promising to lower interest rates. What does lowering interest rates do to the economy? It creates more money (inflation), which lowers the value of existing dollars in the system (dollars are worth less). Who is the only person calling him out on this insanity? Ron Paul. End of story.

I can honestly say that Ron Paul is the one with the best understanding…… and I can honestly say that is THE saddest most pathetic commentary on the politicians running for office. Help!

come on Jack this election is just a smoke screen so the powers that be can sit back and conduct business as usual. The powers that be know that the House of Representatives and the United States Senate are bought and paid for by big business/coporations and the election of one man will not change this government or the distruction of these United States.

Jack,
Certainly not a republican, look what they have done to the economy–and as for the dems- Edwards,Obama don’t have the experience- Hillary may be able to do it but she is not my first choice-I liked Biden but since he is out I think that only leaves one real solution –Bloomberg,he may be our only chance at some semblence of real salvation- he knows what he is doing economically.

RON PAUL is the only candidate who discusses the economy in anything more than 30-second soundbytes, and he is the ONLY candidate he understands that our $1 TRILLION dollar per year empire will be the cause of the failure of America.

ALL “empires” in history have fallen, and so will we– because we are ABSOLUTELY BANKRUPT (Google David Walker, Chief Accountant of the USA and see what he is saying about how broke we are)… and we simply afford to have over 700 bases all over the world.

America will fall not from a foreign enemy, but because our dollar is becoming worthless and the presidential candidates (outside Ron Paul) simply IGNORE this critical issue.

Wake up America, before we are ALL living in poverty!!

John Edwards is the only one of the top three dems that adresses what is wrong with our country

There is only one canidate who can even talk competently about the economy and monetary policy. That’s Ron Paul.

Honest to Goodness…. Look Ron Paul has become too scary for me to consider. While he may not have written all those articles in his news letter all those years ago, he allowed them to printed in those news letters & in his name none the less. But, I’m more frightened of his economic ideas. Let’s see, no income tax:Therefore no Social Security, something your parents & grand-parents do depend on. No Medi-Care, something your parents & grand-parents do depend on. Ron Paul & the rest of the Republican party expects your local church,(1,000 points of light) to pick up the tab. Well, I see churches talking a good game, but, I don’t see churches contributing to free clinics for the elderly, I do see they want the elderly to contribute those S.S. checks to the church though. No income tax: How do we pay for the military? We’re knee deep in sand fleas both in Afghanistan & Iraq. What tax will Ron Paul put in place? A Flat Tax on who, for how much? A Flat Tax on Food, on Medicine, on Water. You all better be careful on what you wish for, because if you get it, YOU may be SORRY!!!

To Scott from Missouri, Hazel, Ron Noe and the rest who think Clinton is the answer should consider this.

She, most of the other Democrats and some Republicans are willing to allow 11-20 million illegals to stay in this country ahead of those legally waiting outside this country, includes allowing chain migration and an endless flow of guest workers. What does this mean for us? Lower wages, fewer jobs and a continued stagnant economy which will only get worse. Illegals and too many guest workers send their money back to their families, so it does not go in the earn and spend cycle that fuels our economy. Them and those other relatives, ALL would qualify for social security and other such benefits almost immediately or within 2 years.

Some say that it would be inhumane or we should have compassion for them, why, they have already started out by breaking our laws when they entered this country illegally. What else are they willing to do to get what they want? Let me name some-they commit identity theft, kill, rape and rob us. Again, why should they not be held accountable for crimes they have already committed, and be required apply to come here just like everybody else has, and like the ones waiting their turn outside of this country?

Jack
The first candidate that understands and admits what the problem is with the economy.It started when inflation ran away from earnings.
Out sourcing of work and bossiness that provided the work,the trade in balance,wages that can”t provide a living.In porting scab
labor,illegal undocumented immigrants that allows this country to compete with sweatshops around the world.In case the canadates.
want to know where to start,i suggest sending the illegal immigrants back where they come from.
I would go on to say that every lawmaker in Washington knows what the problem is.We as a nation can stand much more experence.
And if you can’t be part of the solution then your the problem.
Gary

All those anti-government ron paul people, need to realize that if they don’t have government or the fed, we would be in unimaginable nightmare. Your free trade ideology is what is shipping jobs over seas and pushing up the profits of Halliburton and Exxon.

What we need is a candidate of fiscal responsiblity, and one that will give the middle and lower class the help they will need during this recession. (Which cancels out you taxcuts-for-the-wealthy republicans). John Edwards is the most anti-free trade and big business in this campaign, but alot of his programs would require government spending. I believe Hillary (even with her big business support) will balance the budget, and give the much needed solution to the Mortage crisis.

Hillary ‘08

Hillary Clinton–because she’s smarter than all of the rest of the candidates put together and what she doesn’t know know she can learn in a split second. She also cares about what happens and has the guts to do something. However, I see the Ron Paul people are at work here, so I doubt you’ll get down to my lowly opinion.

It surprises me that there is only ONE presidential candidate talking real sense about our economy, and his name is Ron Paul. The other candidates may try, but to no avail. This administration has overused it’s credit limit and we are all paying for the added costs-the biggest cost of them all would of course be with our lives overseas.

Definately, a DEMOCRAT. I am supporting John Edwards because he is the candidate that speaks big change.

Will the debt free, please stand up?! As one with NO debt, I would like to hear from politicians with no debt.

(Give me more stuff) citizens can’t say no to their children.
(Give me more votes) politicians can’t say no to the citizens.

Ron Paul of course.

none of that will matter if we have another 9/11 god forbid. they hate us dont think we can do alot to change that cant easly get rid of almost 2000 years of hate

Jack,

The economy is the number one issue, but tied to that issue is the war in Iraq. We are spending billion in a war we should have never gotten into. Think of what we could have done with this money had we not followed Bush into this war. I’m taking health care for millions of Americans, new roads & bridges, new schools, and how about beefing up the security of our ports and boarders here at home. It is the economy, but getting our brave troops out of Iraq will help stop the bleeding (of our troops) and our economy.

Jim
West Hartford, CT

The Repubs who cut taxes and spent or the Dems who can’t even get a grip on illegal immigration? Anyone feel like crying?

Ron Paul is the only Republican candidate willing to realistically address our crushing national debt. As a recent college graduate, I have been disgusted with the willingness of Washington to saddle my generation with the debt for our country’s massive entitlement programs like welfare and social security. The math just doesn’t work, and Ron Paul is the only candidate offering a way out.

If you are thinking Clinton will fix it, consider that we would then have 24 years of two families in the White House. If you are thinking Hillary getting elected means Bill will fix the economy, (and international affairs, the Iraq war, terrorism, immigration issues, etc) then Hillary is really just going to be First Lady again! This country needs someone new and not someone owing so much to special interest groups going into the Presidency.

It would have been Biden or Dodd,but democrats are too smart for that so the next practical person would be Edwards. But that won’t happen so it has to be Huckabee. He will pray us out of a recession.

If Hillary is anything like President Clinton was economically she would be the best. With his advice she could probably turn around the entire deficit in 4 years even though it has taken George Bush less than eight to get us here from a decent surplus he started with I might add. I make much more now than eight years ago but have no more to show for it.

Let’s face it - the economy is much too important to leave to someone who would be learning on the job. Mr. Obama has not proven his ability to run anything other than a household. I have been listening to Hillary Clinton’s positions on issues for many years. She has a good head on her shoulders. Obama may as well - but he needs to prove himself first. He should do this as Vice President. Together they could make American history.

What’s wrong with the economy? What goes up must come down. To change the nature of the economy, the booms, the busts and high interest rates Ron Paul is the guy. Even the bible says so. The bible says don’t lend your money to usery and the system we have is usery on steroids. Honest money is the only way for a stable economy.

Jack,

I’m afraid that candidate won’t ever be out there. We need someone who can put themselves above human greed and power. Who has a vision of the global community we now find ourselves living in, and figure out our place in it. How do we rein it all in and start over again? It would be like reinventing what it’s like to be human. John Edwards and Mike Huckabee have each shown little bits of that humanity, but neither have enough money to be heard.

Jack..Jack…just follow the same procedure of hiring a succesfully qualified track record individual. One of them ALREADY turned a huge deficit into a 2 trillion SURPLUS! I wonder which one has that track record?!! Pick another arrogant moron and whatch every stupid COSTLY mistake we’ll regret…AGAIN!!!

My money (what’s left of it) is on Hillary. I’m also sorry that I live in New York and Rich Kaminsky lives in McKinney Texas because I would love to buy him a beer for his very funny Ron Paul comment.

The only qualified candidate is the candidate who actually acknowledges that we have inflation and are in a recession. He is well versed on Economics and isn’t bought-and-paid for by the special interest groups so he do what he is supposed to do - look out for US, not big business. That candidate is Dr. Ron Paul. I only hope the American people wake up in time to realize this before we have another Great Depression.

Jack,

The American are beginning to realize how much of a yoke the Federal Reserve system of Central Banks who have enslaved America in debt and fluctuating interest rates so they can manipulate the markets.

This in turn breeds a “he who dies with the most toys, wins” mentality, which has eroded the moral fiber of our God trusting country.

Ron Paul, can break that yoke.

Going back to 1981, Reaganomics, Bush Senior’s VooDoo Economics, Clinton’s fixing things inspite of a hostile Congress, let’s not forget the surplus he handed over to the current idiot, and the Current Idiot who has made Reagan and Bush I look like Goldwater conservatives: in essence, the Democrats seem to be the best bet. However, the first thing a Democratic President will do is open the borders for Corporate America and the Open Borders Lobby and give all of the 12 to 20 million illegals amnesty. How will that help Middle Class America? We appear doomed. Pogo said it best, “We have met the enemy and he is us.”

Jack, would you light a fire under Lou Dobbs to announce his bid for president?

I really don’t see anyone on either ticket that I feel is an all around “can do”.
No one seems to want to address how they plan to pay for this fiasco in the middle east and pay back all the money other have loaned to bail us out. some place down the line most everyone’s taxes are going to to go up. Start with the top because the tax breaks haven’t trickled down, they all went out of the country. That is why we are in such a mess even though no one wants to admit this country is in trouble. Time to toughen up and tighten the belt since I see no relief in sight for the average person.

Mr. Obama is the perfect person to handle the economy. Only someone that knows what the middle class is going through can help us. Hilliary is a well orchestrated person who is now singing another tune because she lost in Iowa. Obama came up struggling like most of us. He is the only one willing to face the difficult issues.

Jack, I started out not knowing who to vote for, after listening to Hillary and the other canidates in the debates, my husband and I believe she is the only one who can fix our economy. She is extremly intelligent and has what it takes to make the changes our world so desperately needs. Edwards would be my second choice, and then Huckabee. Linda from West Virginia

Jack,
The candidate that will do best job with the issues they will face, is the one who does NOT want to be the smartest guy in the room. Tell me you want to be the best manager and motivator of people, and agree to surround yourself with the sharpest minds that can produce the best ideas and solutions that make the most sense.

Jack where have you been. Doesn’t Dr. Ron Paul have the cure for the economy.

Any candidate who is serious abaout balencing the budget and paying off our national debt has my attention. While i’m no fan of the current President, Democrats who want to increase government spending arn’t looking that attractive either. Will a real President please jump into the race. God help us all.

If Hillary was so smart she would have fixed healthcare when her Husband was in the White House. If you read Obama’s book, you will understand why he is the smartest candidate by far. A leader needs to be smart enough to read and understand the issues thoroughly unlike the guy we have in there now. It is also important to hire and inspire the right staff to implement your vision.

Dave

The ideas of Ron paul regarding economics are aligned closely with that of the noble peace prize economist, Milton Friedman. “Milton Friedman’s views of monetary policy, taxation, privatization and deregulation informed the policy of governments around the globe, especially the administrations of Ronald Reagan in the U.S., Brian Mulroney in Canada, and Margaret Thatcher in Britain.” - Wikipedia

I believe that Ron Paul has the most knowledge regarding the economy amongst the presidential candidates and seeks to understand the CORE problem and not just a quick solution.

For all the obama and hillary comments : Change to change change of change change is change for change

Jack,

People have been warning us about a central bank since the times of George Washington. Andrew Jackson Got rid of the last one. The Federal Reserve is 90% to blame for our economy today. The FED MUST be destroyed. Only 1 is talking about this, Ron Paul. 1913 - 2009, 96 years is long enough for these bankers to play Monopoly.

Jack,

I would have to say I trust John Edwards most to take on the economic crisis coming our way. He is the only candidate willing to fight for the kind of drastic changes we need and he will take on the big businesses to make things right.

Doug

I would trust a Democrat, I would trust someone with experience, I would trust someone that has a plan and who can work with the Congress. Nothing gets done, repeat nothing gets done without congressional support. Therefore, I would trust Clinton to deal with the problems in our economy.

If the economy is the the only question then its Ron Paul. If the real question is ” Who do I trust to be president?” the answer is Fred Thompson.

America is for sale $, to the lowest bidder on foreign soil! P.S people…Debt is virtually the only way we know how to live! In fact it’s encouraged by our govenment. Spend, Spend, Spend…and by all means, lower the bank rate so Americans can spend more money that they just don’t have! I am an avid Hillary Clinton supporter, but I am not sure that any candidate can stop the downward spiral into the depths of this ugly economic abyss. One candidate, let alone one person, is not our economic savior. Honestly, the buck stops with you and me. If we want to stop our limping economy from loosing it’s last leg, then we tighten our belts and stop feeding the glutten. Let the economy fall where it may, it belongs there anyway. Our next president may be holding the auction gavel proclaiming, “Going once, going twice…SOLD.”

Hello Jack,
I honestly think that most of the Republicans displayed very childish behaviors on the stage last night. The economy would be better off with someone who does not laugh at others on the stage and have someone who acts like an adult. As a young voter we all know Ron Paul is hated by all of the Republicans on stage, however I believe he has a very exact plan and even though is lagging in the polls, his presence may even lure a change in some of the Republican Canidates. They all need to present themselves as adults on issues of the economy or foreign policy otherwise Obama here we come.

They say we are suppose to keep spending money to ward off a recession yet Americans last year spent more than we earned. I’m not an economist but where is the common sense in the world. I want the surplus of the Clinton years.

Ron Paul truly sounds like he gets it. But what do I know? I’m just an Independant from Florida and my vote is a mere afterthought, but it still counts!

I don’t think any candidate can help the economy. We’ve all heard that consumer spending account for much of the economic health. However the consumers are all spent out and have no one to blame but themselves for most of their problems. The government didn’t force millions of people to sign the terrible ARM loans on their homes. It’s not the government problem consumers have 10’s of thousands of dollars on credit cards. Even if we pull out of Iraq, oil is not going to go down. We can’t control the weather and other natural disasters that cause food and other goods to rise in cost.

People may be hoping for a bailout but its not going to happen. More jobs are not going to be created when spending is down. Consumers are going to have become more financially responsible and save their pennies before things get better.

Jack,

I do not trust any canidate from either major party to do anything but inflict more pain and suffering upon the vast majority of the American people. They will continue retro policies that have been tried in the past and maybe had some positive effect for avery limited peroid of time and then tanked. If the Dems are the tax and spend party, the Reps are the dont tax but spend even more. The result is an ever increasing burden on this and future generations for decades if not centuries to come. All in the name of reelect me and keep my party in power. I’m tired of the lot of them. It is vote for the lesser of 2 evils or the eviler of 2 lessers take your pick.

I don’t know if I trust anybody. My middle school and high school years were the glory days! My generation had not known war or a bad economy. It seemed to everyone that the American dream was alive and well. Unfortunately, when I went to college everything changed. The world that was so optimistic while I was growing up was crumbling in front of me; all of the while I’m studying for a job that might not even be available when I get done. I thought the whole point of getting the democratic majority was supposed to bring change and stability to our nation, but now there are predictions of recession? I don’t know if anybody can turn this corrupt nation around. Maybe instead of obsessing over the idiocracies of Lindsey Lohan and Brittany Spears we should really be obsessing about getting this country back on track and looking at the future and I’m not sure that I believe in anybody after all that has happened. Can we rebuild this nation and take it back to where the successful man was one that worked hard and had high hopes instead of the one that wheels and deals? Obama, Clinton, Edwards, McCain, Romney, Huckabee, whoever….are you up to the challenge because I have too many college loans hanging over my head for there to be a bad economy?

Ron Paul knows more about economics than all the other cadidates combined. Not only that - he also has the most integrity of the lot of them. He can be trusted to take the actions necessary to protect the American economy. It sickens me to see the other candidates resort to mocking laughter when Dr. Paul tries to explain things like the cause and nature of inflation. This is serious stuff worthy of our attention. We have overspent and borrowed for too long and we now have debts we will never likely “catch up on.” No one should be laughing as the value of the dollar falls and other nations and entities dump their dollars in favor of other currencies. We’ve dug ourselves in deep and the other candidates seem to want to keep on digging. With Ron Paul’s guidance we can begin to climb out of this hole.

The congress needs to fix the issue you ask, not the president. They can start by cutting off themselves and then sending the current president little or nothing for his problemic spending.The future president should have a easier time of it at that point.

Im going to go against the “Ron Paul” grain and say Mit Romney. He is the only non-career politician who has spend considerable time in the private sector. Look at his accomplishments, turning around the failing olympics and actually coming out with a $100 million profit, saving companies like Staples, Sports Authoriy and Dominos Pizza through his venture capitalist firm, and fixing the Mass budget!

He has the best record of turn around and proves he knows a little bit about making money!

The answer is clearly Ron Paul. The other bozos on both sides of the isles couldn’t even balance their own check books. Can someone in the media (or anywhere!) please tell me how over 95% of the people who are posting comments on this blog also choose Dr. Paul, but the media, debate moderators and the GENERAL PUBLIC choose to ignore this genuine genius? WAKE UP AMERICA. Or, would you rather learn how to speak Mandarin?

Our country is in such a sad, sad time. I am a 50 year old woman and have never felt such despair about our country. Maybe Obama can restore what America truly should be. It is a shame to think of the homeless, poor, and the middle class suffering in what is supposed to be ” the greatest country on earth”. I am so tired of over 7 years of such lies and being actually embarressed by my president every time he opens his mouth. I wouldn’t want him teaching a 3rd grader, let alone running our country.

If we look to the canidates past records it would be a cross between Mit Romney and Mike Huckabee. They both have a good record with economics. These two men are the only canidates I feel that really have the experance to be President.

How is it the media has ignored the larger issue of the DNC stripping Michigan of its delegates toward nominating the next President of the USA? The real question is; what gives the DNC the right to disinfranchise an entire state from the nominating process-is this even legal? I understand the DNC wanted to punish the legislature in Michigan for moving the primary to Jan. without permission, but really it just gives strength to the argument for not voting because it won’t count anyway! Considering that Barack Obama and John Edwards both removed their names from the primarys in Michigan, the DNC had best hope neither are the nominee, as I bellieve there will be serioius backlash from the people of Michigan who have just been told their votes don’t count!

Clinton will be the best candidate . She has a good head on her shoulders.

Jack, if you compare some of the relevant statistics on our government and the US economy to other countries, our treasury bonds would not be rated AAA if the same standards were used. However, in reality I think they should be rated AAA since the government can always borrow and print more money (as Ron Paul is glad to remind us) to pay off our debts. Ron Paul is the only candidate that has demonstrated a real understanding of the root economic problems. Being the only candidate that really understands (or at least states publicly) what the problems are, I feel he is the only one that can fix them, if that is at all possible now.

The next president must have three priorities in terms of the economy: fiscal discipline on government spending, maintaining low but not insanely low taxes, and investing in future technologies such as renewable energies sources and information technologies. Only John McCain has presented a clear and articulate vision for American prosperity.

I support Edwards, he is the only candidate talking about the real issue with the economy……corporate greed, lobbyist and money in politics. As long as the wealthy are able to buy a candidate to make policy to advance their own self interest, the rest of us will suffer. You have to ask yourself, why would a candidate spend $500 million to get a job that pays $400k ? To make policies that will line their own pockets and those of their inner circle. Or as W called them, HIS BASE the haves and the have mores.

That’s easy. The one with the least amount of political payback debt. Lobbyists, Endorsements, etc.. That leaves two choices; John Edwards or Ron Paul.

John:

I think all of the candidates except one are saying the same thing and offering the same explanantions wrapped in different packages with a tag signed “change.” However, Dr. Ron Paul has a sound understanding of economics, and I truly believe what he is saying. All of these other guys have “changed” positions so much I’m suprised they know what their proposing. If you look at Dr. Paul’s record he has remained consistent throughout the years and has stood firm in his beliefs. The others will tell the American people whatever they want to hear just to get elected. You have to look at their past and not only what they are telling you right now.

-Diane

I really don’t know to be honest. We already know what the Republicans are known for, and look what it got us. It would have been really nice to hear what a Democrat would say, but wait a minute… They’re not campaigning in Michigan. I guess a state with an overwhelming economical problem means nothing to them while Republicans are suddenly talioring their campaigns to Michigan because someone just told them that it has real problems. The rest of the country are experiencing what we have for years. Tell me something, when the campaign is over, how many pinks are the cadidates shelling out?

Marc
Detroit

This country is DOOMED!! Anyone who thinks things will “change” with a new administration is only fooling themself. Short of a revolution, things are going to get a lot worse before they get any better.

We have heard change, change, change and that is great however we still have the same old Washington with the same old Senators and Congress and we need some new and fresh blood there to see that this country is in bad shape, we need to bring jobs back to America and stop the flood of bad merchandise from China, we need a President that will take America back to the way it was before Bush took office, health care needs to be universal and doctors, hospital and drug companies and insurance should be regulated by the government and made sure they are not charging prices that are too high, medicade should be checked and double checked before a bill is paid to make sure they are paying the correct price not just pay and give a I don’t care it’;s the taxpayers money. It is time that our governmment took care of our money and hopefully we will have a President that cares. I like Clinton and we saw what her husband did and I believe she will do the same. We need change.

Jack, the answer is Ron Paul. Anyone watching this circus you folks are calling an election from the outside could tell you that. As an outside observer I am almost completely conviced no other candiate even knows what “money supply” or “fiat currency” are. The dems want to spend all your money on social programs and the GOP wants to use it all running the rest of the world. Dr. Paul seems like the only one with the “you know what” to tell the country that you don’t have any money. Well, except what the Chinese are WILLING to loan you.
Good Luck America

The only candidate I trust with the economy is the one who provides the simplest and best solution. Don’t spend more money than we have. That message comes from Ron Paul.

I don’t see why the other candidates, Republican and especially Democratic, can’t understand this. I think I learned this rule the first time I understood the concept of money.

Economy sense and Ron Paul go hand in hand–he is the only one that is saying that the economy is the most important issue, and his policies scream “change” in the White House… so while Obama, Clinton, McCain and so many others keep chanting “change, change”, the most important question you could ask them is “How do we change…”, and while the rest of the candidates grow quiet, Ron Paul speaks up and says, “By returning to the Founding Fathers’ ideas of economy, changing our foreign policy, doing away with all the handouts to other nations and our own citizens, and getting rid of all the socialist programs that plague our nation.” What better platform can you run on, and who else would be able to show you that he or she has voted that way the ENTIRE time he or she has been in office? Report that!

How is Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton going to be a “change”?

No one person can address all of the serious issues facing the next president. We have looming economic problems, terrorism, Irag, oil, health care, education….well you get the idea. Therefore our next president must be someone who can surround themselves with advisors and cabinet members who can work with the next president to find suitable, workable solutions to these problems. I’m 61 years old and saddened and disgusted by what this current administration has done to this great nation and we need serious change NOW!! I believe Obama is the man to do it.

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Just because Mr. Bloomberg is a successful business man and understands how to efficiently run a company does not make him or any other candidate qualified to run the federal government or be president. In order to strengthen and save the economy, you need someone with exception knowledge and understanding of macro-economics and sound monetary policy. Ron Paul is the only candidate who understands this well enough to right the ship.

If the Federal Government would stop deficit spending RIGHT NOW, the benefits would be nearly instantaneous since the constant dilution and inflation would be caused by merely economic conditions and not the artificial manipulation of the federal government and their overspending.

Jack,

I think it woud be John Edwards. Senator Clinton has far to many obligations to special inerest groups. And I think Edwards has a clear handle on the issues that the American people. McCain is in La La Land, and up to his neck in obligations like Hillary.

These candidates don’t seem very well versed in economics, Jack. You have Republicans and Democrats keeping it simple with their “lower taxes to stimulate the economy” and “higher taxes but better management [of money]” rhetoric respectively. And then you have Ron Paul, who’s actually questioning monetary policy, and the candidates scoff at him. I think they’re embarrassed. Additionally, how do they plan on paying for what they claim they’re going to do? Every household in America already owes $400,000 for Social Security and Medicare entitlements alone. I think Ron Paul is on to something.

I would say John McCain, even though by his own admission he doesn’t know as much about the economy as he does national security. He is the only person who still cares about cutting spending (except Ron Paul) as much as granting tax cuts. I doubt that nationalizing healthcare at this point would be a good idea. I don’t know that we’ve got the money for it. We need to start saving and stop spending if we want to pay off the country’s mortgage to China.

Ron Paul. He’s the only one educated on the issue. His answers at the debates are real solutions, and more than just “Yeah, something needs to be done about that”. But it seems Americans are too damn lazy to pay attention to words that make sense, so they settle for don’t-say-a-thing generalities that Obama continues to spew out. Ron Paul is highly educated in economics, knows what we’re doing and where we’re going, and knows exactly how to get us out of this mess.

As far as I am concerned, there is not ONE candidate for the presidency who will be able to deal with the economic situation we presently have, not one! One person can’t solve such a problem, but hopefully we will hav