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Hillary Clinton on Budget & Economy

Democratic Jr Senator (NY)

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Government action to tackle recession, not tax cuts. (Feb 2008)
The economy is not working for middle class families. (Jan 2008)
We need immediate relief for home heating & housing crisis. (Jan 2008)
Voted to limit credit card interest to 30%. (Jan 2008)
FactCheck: Consistently against making bankruptcy stricter. (Jan 2008)
2005 bankruptcy bill was by big credit cards & lenders. (Jan 2008)
No evidence as to how Obama would pay for new programs. (Jan 2008)
Foreclosure moratorium mitigates agony; doesn't prolong it. (Jan 2008)
90-day moratorium on foreclosures; freeze interest rates. (Jan 2008)
Call for a moratorium on housing foreclosures for 90 days. (Jan 2008)
Freeze mortgage interest rates for five years. (Jan 2008)
Look back to 1990s to see how I'd be fiscally responsible. (Dec 2007)
Help people facing foreclosure; don't just bail-out banks. (Aug 2007)
Balanced budget replaced with rising costs & falling wages. (Jun 2007)
Last six years were challenging; let's try a new direction. (Oct 2006)
Co-sponsored bills totaling $502B in spending thru 2005. (Oct 2006)
Use tax dollars to upgrade infrastructure, not for stadium. (Oct 2000)
Pay down debt & cut taxes within balanced budget. (Sep 2000)
Stimulate upstate economy by more local decision-making. (Sep 2000)
Supports Niagara casino, but prefers job creation strategy. (Sep 2000)
Protect next generation by paying off national debt. (Aug 2000)
We have outlived the usefulness of Bretton Woods. (Jun 1999)
The economy creates consumers but cannot create citizens. (Jun 1999)
Invest in people instead of �smokestack chasing�. (Feb 1997)
Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
Require full disclosure about subprime mortgages. (Dec 2007)

Mike Gravel on Budget & Economy

Libertarian for President; Former Democratic Senator (AK)

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Considered his bankruptcy as creditors donating to his cause. (Nov 2007)
Personal bankruptcy ok because money went to empower people. (Sep 2007)
Unequivocally Endorses The Common Sense Budget Act. (Dec 2006)
Make Office of Scientific Assessment to avoid cost overruns. (Jan 1972)

Alan Keyes on Budget & Economy

2004 former Republican challenger for IL Senate; previously Candidate for President

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Economics should be based on family household management. (Oct 2007)
Rein in out-of-control spending and balance the budget. (Sep 2007)
Supports balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. (Sep 2004)
Can�t address budget deficit until we address moral deficit. (Aug 1995)
More $ for defense, NASA, parks; less for Ag, educ, arts. (Jan 2000)
Enforce spending limits to balance the budget. (Jan 2000)
Amend the Constitution to limit borrowing and spending. (Jan 1999)
Seeing people merely as consumers is bad for moral fiber. (May 1996)

Gloria La Riva on Budget & Economy

Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee for President

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Rational social & economic planning, rather than "market". (Jan 2008)

John McCain on Budget & Economy

Republican Sr Senator (AZ

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Things are tough now, but we're better off than in 2000. (Jan 2008)
May have to go further to fix the subprime lending situation. (Jan 2008)
Recession is partly psychological and not inevitable. (Jan 2008)
I'm well-versed in economics; I was at the Reagan Revolution. (Jan 2008)
FactCheck: Said--then denied--he needed economics education. (Jan 2008)
Impose some fiscal discipline to revive the economy. (Jan 2008)
Will be able to reduce war costs & have a stable Middle East. (Jan 2008)
Reform insurance to cover violent weather patterns. (Jan 2008)
To avoid recession, stop out-of-control spending. (Jan 2008)
Loss of economic strength leads to losing military strength. (Dec 2007)
Republicans have forgotten how to control spending. (Nov 2007)
AdWatch: Outrageous to spend $233M for bridge to nowhere. (Nov 2007)
FactCheck:Bridge-to-Nowhere never built; would serve 200,000. (Nov 2007)
FactCheck: Criticized "Woodstock museum," but skipped vote. (Nov 2007)
Congress spends money like a drunken sailor. (May 2007)
Veto all pork-barrel bills and announce pork spenders. (May 2007)
Use veto power to reduce government spending. (Jan 2000)
Distribute surplus: 23% tax cuts; 62% Social Security. (Jan 2000)
$9B of pork in current budget bills; cut subsidies. (Oct 1999)
For Balanced Budget Amend., & off-budget Social Security. (Jul 1999)
List of budgetary spending priorities. (Jul 1998)
Supports Balanced Budget Amendment. (Jul 1998)
Apply surplus to Social Security, Medicare, tax cuts & debt. (Jul 1998)
Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)
Maintain & enforce existing spending caps in the future. (Sep 1998)

Cynthia McKinney on Budget & Economy

Green Party Presidential challenger (Former Rep., D, GA-4)

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We have plenty of money for programs; it's just misallocated. (Jan 2008)
Get minorities into home ownership & global marketplace. (Jan 2001)

Brian Moore on Budget & Economy

Socialist nominee for President

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Transfer defense-related spending to social programs. (Nov 2006)

Ralph Nader on Budget & Economy

2004 Reform nominee; 2000 Green Candidate for President

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Half of federal budget is now military spending. (Jan 2008)
Jobs lost may not be replaced by new ones. (Jul 2003)
47 million full-time workers make less than $10 an hour. (Oct 2000)
Use surplus to rebuild country & provide for communal needs. (Oct 2000)
Top priorities: Infrastructure; poverty; preventive health. (Jul 2000)
High gas prices are the fruit of corporate power. (Jun 2000)
People indicators are down despite good economic indicators. (May 2000)
Two-tiered economy is unhealthy & troubling. (May 2000)
Allow citizen lawsuits for waste in govt spending. (Feb 2000)
The economy is down, when measured by human yardsticks. (Feb 2000)
Fed worries wrongly about wage inflation over profits. (Nov 1999)
Spend surplus on public works & infrastructure. (Jul 1999)
GNP fails to measure quality of life. (Dec 1995)

Barack Obama on Budget & Economy

Democratic Jr Senator (IL)

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Can't do anything at home with $12 billion a month on Iraq. (Feb 2008)
Protect consumers with Credit Card Bill of Rights. (Feb 2008)
More accountability in subprime mortgages. (Feb 2008)
Bush stimulus plan leaves out seniors & unemployed. (Jan 2008)
Voted against limiting credit to 30%, because 30% too high. (Jan 2008)
Account for every single dollar for new proposed programs. (Jan 2008)
Help the homeowners actually living in their homes. (Jan 2008)
Bankruptcy bill pushed by banks &. (Jan 2008)
Lack of an energy policy is a financial burden. (Jan 2008)
Bush & GOP dug budget hole; need years to dig out. (Dec 2007)
Save $150 billion in tax cuts for people who don't need them. (Dec 2007)
Take China "to the mat" about currency manipulation. (Dec 2007)
Rejects free market vision of government. (Oct 2007)
Regulate financial instruments to protect home mortgages. (Aug 2007)
Government regulation needed for when markets fail. (Aug 2007)
Return to PayGo: compensate for all new spending. (Oct 2006)
Bush's economic policies are not working. (May 2004)
Supports federal programs to protect rural economy. (May 2004)
Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
Get minorities into home ownership & global marketplace. (Jan 2001)
Require full disclosure about subprime mortgages. (Dec 2007)

Ron Paul on Budget & Economy

Republican Representative (TX-14); former LIbertarian for President

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There's payback for guns and butter. (Feb 2008)
Repeal 16th Amendment and get rid of the income tax. (Feb 2008)
Great nations and empires end for financial reasons. (Feb 2008)
Live within our means and start paying down the deficit now. (Feb 2008)
All bets are off if a cataclysmic dollar devaluation occurs. (Feb 2008)
We owe foreigners $2.7 trillion and more printing won't do. (Feb 2008)
Stimulus package means more printing & devaluing the dollar. (Feb 2008)
Economic Revitalization Plan: "Prescription for Prosperity". (Feb 2008)
We're worse off than in 2000, due to Bush & Congress. (Jan 2008)
The people, not government, are supposed to run the economy. (Jan 2008)
Reagan was very sympathetic to the gold standard. (Jan 2008)
Federal Reserve creates money and prints it out of thin air. (Jan 2008)
Economic stimulus ok, but not via spending & printing money. (Jan 2008)
Dollar crashing due to trillions spent on maintaining empire. (Jan 2008)
Waving a flag the whole time on spending. (Jan 2008)
Lower interest rates CAUSED housing bubble & can't solve it. (Jan 2008)
The longer the Fed delays recession, the worse the recession. (Jan 2008)
Give up American empire; that reduces debt without sacrifice. (Dec 2007)
We spend too much, tax too much, & print too much money. (Dec 2007)
Restore GOP by returning to less gov't & fiscal conservatism. (Dec 2007)
Weak economy is source of resentment against immigrants. (Dec 2007)
Maintain the value of the dollar, unlike Federal Reserve. (Oct 2007)
Currency inflation counterfeits prosperity & destroys poor. (Oct 2007)
Can't legislate economic fairness; so make government small. (Sep 2007)
Prioritize spending based on Constitution--and lower it too. (Sep 2007)
Fiat money causes economic & political imbalances. (Jun 2007)
Government out of regulating economy & out of our bedrooms. (Jan 2007)
Oil prices rise in part because of the weak dollar. (Jan 2006)
We can't afford a trillion-dollar war in Iraq. (Jan 2006)
Maintaining American empire diminishes dollar. (Jun 2004)
We've come to accept debt, wealth confiscation, & big gov't. (Dec 1987)
Gold standard limits deficit spending. (Dec 1987)
Friedman monetarist policy is better, but still inflationary. (Dec 1981)
Depreciating currency is greatest threat to middle class. (Dec 1981)
Gold standard avoids need for government promises. (Dec 1981)
Gold standard means minimal inflation. (Dec 1981)
Dollar as fiat currency only benefits politicians. (Dec 1981)
Voted YES on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
Supports Balanced Budget Amendment & on-budget accounting. (Dec 2000)
Maintain public information about M3 money supply. (Mar 2006)

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