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Originally Posted by kane
Again, Job Bob the mechanic and his wife Sally, who are nice average everyday Americans don't give two shits about who owns our debt, what is happening with treasury securities, the deficit or the national debt. Obama took shit for it, but he got it right during the presidential campaign when he said that most people don't vote for a candidate based on their economic ideals because they assume they are going to get screwed no matter what so they stick to local things like guns and God and things that directly effect them.
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Which unfortunately will be one of this country's downfalls.
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If Joe Bob has a job, the stock market is doing pretty well and he sees that the unemployment rate is dropping, that is really all he cares about when it comes to the economy. Sure, there are a lot of people who do care and understand more about the economy, but most people don't.
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Unfortunately there are many factors that contribute to economic collapse, and Joe Bob's life isn't one of them. Spending is decreasing, people are slowly starting to pay off their debts, regardless of the bullshit stimulus programs. Furthermore, Joe Bob doesn't have any say in what the foreign countries who own us, will do.
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Just listen to people who are interviewed on the street. Howard Stern did a great bit during the election where he sent one of his guys to Harlem to interview voters. As you can imagine, they were a very pro-Obama crowd. He asked them if they agreed with Obama on these issues. He then proceeded to read the people McCain's stance on those issues. It was amazing! Almost all of them agreed with everything the guy said, not knowing it was McCain they were agreeing with. Do you really think people like that need a whole lot of encouragement to vote one way or the other?
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Not sure if you're saying most of the country is pro Obama, because every single poll you find will say the exact opposite. I would prefer McCain for war, and Obama for peace, although it looks like Obama is making a hell out of peace.