what is the best thing that either Democratic candidate proposes to do

[leftofthedial]

for the US economy?

[panader0]

1. End the war!

[leftofthedial]

2. which one of them wants to end the war?

:shrug:

[2Design]

3. kucinch n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

4. Universal Healthcare n/t

[leftofthedial]

8. well, there current plans will certainly help the insurance companies.

[ColbertWatcher]

5. Knock the republicans from office n/t

[snot]

6. Do any of them propose to end electronic voting? nt

[snot]

7. Failing ending electronic voting, do any propose to reform media ownership?

[leftofthedial]

11. I don't think so.

[bain_sidhe]

9. Infrastructure moderinization & repair

Obama has a specific plan, I think. Not sure about Clinton, but she's mentioned it, along with "green collar jobs."

Creates jobs and gives us "capital improvements" that we can use for years. If we have to deficit spend, this is the kind of thing to do it on.

[Doctor Cynic]

10. Shock therapy.

At this point the US might be like the CCCP in its dying days on a smaller scale. Not drowning in shit, but waist-deep.

The number one priority will be to balance budgets to justify increased spending.

There would be massive cuts to military spending, with a new emphasis on keeping it modern and advanced, rather than just big.

Massive tax hikes on the wealthy, end to unnecessary tax breaks, etc.

Once the books are genuinely in the black, steadily implement guaranteed health insurance: in Canada the federal government does not run health care, but legislation provides federal funding for provinces to run their systems which are quite different in many ways. But more important is to encourage healthy lifestyle in the first place.

Toughen up toward pork by creating non-partisan organizations that decide who and what gets grants.

Decrease oil consumption period. And idea of "foreign oil" is completely BS since we're in a globalized economy. This means fuel efficiency standards are raised to Japanese standards in 10 years, ending funding for new freeways, fund more transit projects, etc.

Find a real way to improve education standards: if that means wrestling control of schools from corrupt school boards and crushing teacher unions, then so be it.

The suggestion that will cause the most fireworks here is to embrace globalization: an end to tariffs that only protect inefficient people like GM, encourage more economic contact with new markets, promoting more cultural exchanges, and so forth. If we can break the monopoly that MNCs have over economic globalization, then there are only benefits.