(NN) Politics of the Election and the Economy

In our last class we spent some time talking about the election and the economy, that was then coming and now past, and I would just like to say some things that I didn't say in class.

When looking at the candidates for this election I can honestly say I didn't really like any of them. Being turned off by both the main candidates I looked to third parties but found no comfort there. To be honest I focused my attention on the economic plans of the two main candidates because I felt that the economy was the greatest problem that needed to be addressed, since that is an area that has a large impact on me as a college student as well as in the area I come from. Neither candidates plan was all that great; Obama's to socialist, which in my eyes is not a good thing, and McCain's to Republican.

Many are relating Obama's plan to that of FDR's plan back during the Great Depression, first off we're not yet in a depression, close but not there. FDR had to pull out some drastic stops to try and help the country out of the hole it was in. But, try to remember it wasn't these programs that pulled the country out of the Depression, it was the mobilization for WWII that pulled the country out of the depression. Also it is some of these programs and plans that were instituted by FDR, that were good then, that are creating some of the economic problems that exist today because they are easily manipulated and corrupt. So if we're not in a Depression and these socialist type programs don't really do much for the economy except enable those who don't do anything to help themselves but sap money from the government how is Obama's plan going to help? Now, on the flip side, McCain's plan is not a walk in the park either. His is just easier to scrutinize and can be scrutinized successfully in one sentence: Trickle down is proven faulty and the rich already have money why give them more?

So, as you can see I was not thrilled that this was the first election I got to vote in, I was hoping to vote for a candidate I truly agreed with. Now, that election has passed I do want to say that no matter how I feel about his plans I do support Obama as the President-elect!