We’re screwed ‘08

After analyzing both Barack Obama and John McCain carefully, I regret to have to inform you that no matter which candidate gets the Nod, we are completely screwed. I will take this little piece to explain in detail why we are screwed regardless of the election outcome. It will give you time to regret nominating these people before one of those becomes the president.

First lets look at McCain. At first sight he looks like a good old man who has lots of experience and is well qualified, but don’t be fooled by that. McCain is very supportive of many Bush policies — policies that have driven this country into the ground. Despite the high oil prices, falling real estate prices, and the general slump in the economy, he still wants to spend $10 billion a month fighting the war in Iraq, which is a war without end. McCain also admitted himself that he doesn’t know much about economics and must completely rely on his advisers. In this time of economic turmoil and job loss, we need someone who is familiar with both fiscal and monetary policy to help lead us, not someone who has no clue what economics is about. McCain also claims to be an expert on foreign policy but despite this, he is still confused about how Sunni Muslims are different from Shiite Muslims.

Now lets look at the change-man Obama. Obama claims to be for the middle class. However, a closer look at his tax plan reveals otherwise. He plans to raise taxes on families making over $40,000 and raise capital gains taxes up to 28% from 15%. This means less investments, less cash flow, and fewer jobs for Americans. Since he is raising taxes on all families making over $40,000, it probably means he’s giving that money to people making under $40,000. Now, some of this tax money will go to supporting people who deserve it like single mothers of five kids, but most will probably go towards subsidizing lazy bums who refuse to get a job . You may think that this is being harsh, but there are dozens of homeless guys in their 30s and 40s who are quite capable of getting a restaurant job or other sort of employment but simple don’t because its easier to live off the government. There are dozens of these guys that live in a 2 square mile radius of me. I do not believe in subsidizing these people. If you want to eat, you must at least try to get a job and not just wait for the government to give you handouts. From the looks of it, Obama wants to guarantee equality of results instead of equality of opportunity, and I do not like the sound of that.
On foreign policy, Obama recently had the brilliant idea of appealing to the UN and having them pass measures against Russia recent aggression. Thats a brilliant idea, especially since Russia and China are on the security council and can instantly veto any measure that tries to pass.

So, in the final analysis, we are screwed no matter what happens in this election. However, all is not bad, because despite the fact that these two guys are both pathetic morons with no hope in changing the economy, they are still an upgrade over what we have now. So look forward to another 4 years of incompetent leadership and I hope to see better in 2012.