Barack’s Economic Promises
The Obama campaign has rolled out an unconventional "nuts-and-bolts" ad summarizing his economic plan, in the face of tough economic times.
The summary of the summary:
1. Reform our tax system to give a $1000 tax break to the middle class instead of showering more on oil companies and corporations that outsource our jobs.
2. Have real regulation that protects investments and pensions.
3. Fast track a plan for energy ‘made-in-America’ that will free us from our dependence on mid-east oil in 10 years and put millions of Americans to work.
4. Crack down on lobbyists so their back-room deal-making no longer drowns out the voices of the middle class and undermines our common interests as Americans.
5. Bring a responsible end to this war in Iraq so we stop spending billions each month rebuilding their country when we should be rebuilding ours.
The Associated Press also reports that Obama will gather input from business giants including billionaire investor Warren Buffett, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, former Treasury secretaries Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers and Paul O’Neill and Laura Tyson, former head of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Clinton. The "conference" will include face-to-face interactions in Coral Gables, FL, as well as participation through conference calls.
