A Call for a National Economic Recovery Act

by Paul Hogarth via Beyond Chron

Thu, Nov 13, 2008 6:54AM

Thursday, November 13, 2008 : Make no mistake about it, this election was won on bread and butter economic issues. While John McCain and Sarah Palin focused on the rhetoric of patriotism, "trickle-down" economics, "staying the course" on Bush's tax cuts and family values; they also embraced the very economic policies that both undermine the middle class and subvert the security of American family life.

American families voted with their feet and pocket books. They wanted less pious rhetoric, and more policies geared toward a healthy economy, secure jobs, decent health care, affordable housing, quality public education, renewable energy and a sustainable environment. Barack Obama understood that.

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