Sunday, June 24, 2012

Who's correct on the economy, Obama or Romney?

It's impossible to be an Involved Voter today without a willingness to dig below the surface and get more familiar with economic causes and solutions.

I recommend taking a look at what Henry Blodget has written at Business Insider.  Here's a link to a recent post: http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-vs-romney-economy-2012-6

In the article, Blodget points out that who is right depends on the goal.  Is the goal to heal the overall economy gradually while minimizing pain and disruption, or to try to cure the problem by going "cold turkey"--without any regard for the (hopefully temporary) pain, unemployment, GDP shrinkage, and increased debt, deficits, and inequality that will result from this approach?  He then gives reasons why the former goal is the preferred one.

It's the responsibility of Involved Voters to make time to understand the issues, and then vote accordingly.