Clark needs to play up the fact that he was an Economics Professor.

[girl gone mad]

Edwards beat Clark among people citing the economy as their main concern. I think Clark should emphasize his background in economics. What does anyone else think?

[Qutzupalotl]

1. That's a winning angle for Clark.

Not many people know that about him. As a former teacher (though not public high school teacher) he understands the basic flaw in No Child Left Behind: you don't punish schools that are having trouble. You focus resources there so that everybody can have a good education.

The fact that he taught economics is even better. His fiscal policy is sound: he'll stop the exporting of jobs overseas, balance the budget, and still give tax cuts to middle- and lower-income families.

He's too modest, IMO. Needs to toot his own horn a little more.

[democracy eh]

2. waaaay too humble

but he has so many incredible attributes, I understand why he is hard to package

[Qutzupalotl]

3. It's hard to make things stand out

when your re'sume' is so stellar.
:)

[Tweed]

4. Where was he an economics professor?

[LandOLincoln]

6. At West Point in the early '70s, after Vietnam. n/t

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

5. with all the "free trade" "send our jobs to India" crap he's spewed

it might be best for him to keep quiet about it, frankly. Market fundamentalism doesn't play any better than religious fundamentalism.

[OKNancy]

7. Now you very well know that's a gross soundbite

Clark said, the jobs have gone to India, and they aren't coming back. Let's make new tech and new research to do even better.....AND that if companies do outsourse, let's hit them with tax penalties.

[nancyharris]

8. “AND that if companies do outsource, let's hit them with tax penalties”

That’s a perfect incentive for companies to move their corporate headquarters across the border to Mexico or Canada.

[anti-NAFTA]

10. amen

these candidates are trying to punish American producers.

[OKNancy]

12. Whatever

Reaching much?

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[Qutzupalotl]

15. Here's some good info on this topic

http://clark04.com/issues/jobcreation/

# Tax Incentives to Keep Manufacturing Jobs in the U.S. General Clark supports current legislative efforts to keep and expand production in the United States. To that end, as President, Wes Clark would institute a 90-day review of all tax and spending provisions affecting large manufacturing firms with a particular focus on whether any tax and spending provisions provide manufacturing firms an incentive to move jobs overseas. As President, General Clark would support initiatives that could provide manufacturing firms the incentive to keep (and expand) manufacturing jobs in the United States.

[anti-NAFTA]

9. WOW he taught Economics 101...

next thing you know, someone will suggest that he replace Greenspan.

Clark is pro-free-trade. Voting for Clark is like voting for another 8 years of the pukefest mutual masturbation of William JEfferson Clinton.

[Dookus]

11. do you have

evidence that he only ever taught Eco101?

He has a masters in Economics from Oxford. He could probably teach a higher-level class, dontcha think?

[anti-NAFTA]

13. So because he's a macro-fundamentalist...

you think he is fit to be president?

Clark is in my eyes disgraceful. He is pro-free-trade. He is the Ahnuld of the candidates (he is always speaking in platitudes). He bombed Serbians in the "fight against Communism".

need I say more?

Oh, he wants to tax the rich more...so we'll outsource more jobs of course

[Dookus]

14. nice dodge

I asked if you had any evidence that all he taught was Econ101 and you switched to another topic entirely.

Do you have any evidence that all he taught was Econ101?

[anti-NAFTA]

16. Yes

he taught it at Westpoint. Look it up. I'm not your encyclopaedia.

[Dookus]

18. You're the one who made the assertion....

:shrug:

on edit: All I can find is info that he taught economics at West Point. I can't find anything that says he ONLY taught Economics 101, which is your assertion. If you have the info, why not just provide it? You may very well be right - I have no idea what courses he taught. but you made a factual assertion, and should be able to back it up.

[idlisambar]

17. not a good idea

First of all, nobody cares. Economists are not as respected as generals.

I would like to know what kind of economics background he has myself.

If he learned and taught in the neoclassical tradition his background might be more a liability than a strength, unless he now realizes what he learned and taught is useless in the real world and should never be applied.