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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-15-08 07:38 AM
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From The Folks Who Brought You The Subprime Mortgage Debacle...
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-financial-summit-election.html">At Reuters Summit, McCain Seen as Best Choice For Economy

Republican presidential candidate John McCain's tax policies have given him an edge as the better man for the economy, various Wall Street experts said at this week's Reuters Investment Outlook Summit.

But, against a backdrop of job losses and deteriorating home values, Wall Street is backing McCain's Democratic rival, Barack Obama with cold, hard cash.

McCain plans to extend the Bush administration's tax cuts, eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax, and slash corporate taxes. Obama, who has derided the Arizona senator's plans, has pledged to raise taxes on the wealthy and introduce a broad range of refundable tax credits.

"My personal opinion is I would argue that McCain is probably the better candidate for the economy and that is more or less because of his tax policies," James Caron, head of global rates research at investment bank Morgan Stanley in New York, said at the Reuters Summit this week.

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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-15-08 08:00 AM
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1. Better for James Caron's personal economy...
so maybe McCain should run for President of James Caron instead?
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