The Cleveland Plain-Dealer: on Budget & Economy


Bob Barr: Financial crisis requires investigation & prosecution

The candidates took aim at corporate greed on Wall Street and agreed that President Bush and V.P. Dick Cheney should face criminal charges for their handling of the economy. They accused the current administration of chronic financial irresponsibility. Barr found it curious that the Department of Justice has been absent during the nation’s financial crisis. “There have been no prosecutions, not even apparently a significant investigation of what appears to be historic fraud,” Barr said.
Source: 2008 third-party presidential debate; Cleveland Plain Dealer Oct 31, 2008

Chuck Baldwin: Wall Street “banksters” have violated the law

The candidates, cordial among themselves, took aim at corporate greed on Wall Street and agreed that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney should face criminal charges for their handling of the economy. They accused the current administration of chronic financial irresponsibility. Barr found it curious that the Department of Justice has been absent during the nation’s financial crisis. Baldwin agreed, saying that many of these “Wall Street banksters” have violated the law.
Source: 2008 third-party presidential debate; Cleveland Plain Dealer Oct 31, 2008

Jane Timken: We need to get back to fiscal responsibility

When asked what she disagreed with Trump on, Timken said Trump's spending was far too high. "I think we need to get back to fiscal responsibility," she said.
Source: The Cleveland Plain-Dealer on 2022 Ohio Senate race Mar 25, 2021

Marcia Fudge: COVID: protect homeowners, renters, small landlords

Q: What are your plans for what you want to do at HUD?

A: I think the pressing thing is to deal with the adverse impacts of the COVID crisis. We've got to make sure that people can stay in their homes, or if they're renters, to stay in their apartments. The first thing is keep people in their homes, as well as to assist some of these landlords, who are not these mega apartment owners but just a small landlords who are who are struggling as well.

Source: The Cleveland Plain-Dealer on Biden Cabinet Dec 10, 2020

Max Miller: Scale back government as quickly and as soon as possible

Miller said inflation is the top issue he hears about from voters who are financially strapped by rising prices. He tells them the government needs to be more fiscally responsible, and injecting money into the economy over the past 20 months hasn't worked and "will not work, period, hard stop."

"More of a pragmatic solution would probably be to scale back government as quickly and as soon as possible," said Miller.

Source: The Cleveland Plain-Dealer on 2022 OH-7 House incumbent Sep 28, 2022

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2016 Presidential contenders on Budget & Economy:
  Republicans:
Gov.Jeb Bush(FL)
Dr.Ben Carson(MD)
Gov.Chris Christie(NJ)
Sen.Ted Cruz(TX)
Carly Fiorina(CA)
Gov.Jim Gilmore(VA)
Sen.Lindsey Graham(SC)
Gov.Mike Huckabee(AR)
Gov.Bobby Jindal(LA)
Gov.John Kasich(OH)
Gov.Sarah Palin(AK)
Gov.George Pataki(NY)
Sen.Rand Paul(KY)
Gov.Rick Perry(TX)
Sen.Rob Portman(OH)
Sen.Marco Rubio(FL)
Sen.Rick Santorum(PA)
Donald Trump(NY)
Gov.Scott Walker(WI)
Democrats:
Gov.Lincoln Chafee(RI)
Secy.Hillary Clinton(NY)
V.P.Joe Biden(DE)
Gov.Martin O`Malley(MD)
Sen.Bernie Sanders(VT)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren(MA)
Sen.Jim Webb(VA)

2016 Third Party Candidates:
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Roseanne Barr(PF-HI)
Robert Steele(L-NY)
Dr.Jill Stein(G,MA)
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