To any rational person this seems like a simple, logical idea. Unfortunately people tend to be irrational if it means it could save them money in the short term. But what happens over the long term? To answer that we turn to EconomistMom: the deficit as a share of the economy (GDP) would actually fall [...]

The other day we mentioned Obama raising the Capital Gains Tax, and a reader mentioned how McCain’s tax cuts are better for the economy. So today, we will examine both the plausibility of McCain’s tax cuts and the economic effects of them. Generally speaking tax cuts are an economic stimulus of sorts. They allow the [...]

In a video from this morning, CNBC brought together Senior Economic Advisors for both the Obama and McCain campaigns. Here they “drew the economic battle lines” for the 2008 election season. We at Election Stocks were particularly interested with what they said about the Capital Gains Tax. Our Capital Gains Tax, now at 15%, would [...]

In case you’ve grown tired (as many have) of the Obama-Clinton debate analysis, I’d like to bring up one of the only issues that was thoroughly discussed last night. The Capital Gains Tax is considered frivolous by many engaged in the market. Therefore, increasing the Capital Gains Tax is not a very market friendly move. [...]

All of us CNBC watchers were lucky enough to see clips from an in depth interview with Barack Obama on his detailed economic plan. The entire interview can be found here (part 1) and here (part 2), but here are some key notes from the speech. His plan for restoring the economy: – Modernize financial [...]

Here’s an interesting comparison of Pres. Bush and Pres. (Bill) Clinton on individual income taxes. Ordinary citizens payed 21% less under the Bush tax rates. Are Hillary and Obama listening?

I read through an analysis of the Obama campaign’s economics plan by a UBS Investment Research team earlier today. Interestingly enough, they made a link between Obama’s “Fix Our Health Care Crisis” plan and potential profits for large corporations. The idea, in general, would be that smaller businesses would have an especially hard time competing [...]

Sen. Obama has introduced his economic plan. It features $80 billion in middle-class tax cuts with increases in corporate taxes, and those on capital gains and dividends. This is a program targeted to appeal to specific groups within the party. The changes are in addition to his proposal to allow the Bush tax cuts to [...]