Biden Talks About Economy Change While Palin Shrugs off Issue

Biden Talks About Economy Change While Palin Shrugs off Issue
By Maureen Federo

Joe Biden stresses on the issues about the economy yesterday during the vice presidential debate in St. Louis, but Sarah Palin navigates to try to find a way to avoid questions that neither her and McCain are prepared for.

Sarah Palin kept going back to her issues about the U.S. being energy dependent. At the same time she is getting questioned for how, as a vice president, would she try to improve the economy.

Palin was asked to specify what is the focus of fixing the economy. Palin said that McCain agrees that “putting politics aside and putting the country first.” is their main concern. Palin worries about the image of the U.S. and says “we will never be taken advantage of.”

This is the first time the vice president candidates debate together. According to Biden, the middle class has suffered enough, and what they need is a break. Biden thinks the best rescue plan is to make sure that 95 percent of the middle class get a tax break. Because the middle class is the largest social class, cutting off their taxes helps them save money to pay for their children’s health care and college tuitions. They will be able to get a job and become successful, which is the key to bounce up the economy. Biden said, “Tax break is not a retribution, it is fairness.”

Although President Bush mentioned he will try to cut taxes, Biden and Obama fail to see Bush take action. During the Presidential Debate in Louisiana, on September 26, Obama said people who earn less than $150,000 a year, will get a break in taxes.

Because of the economic crisis today, U.S. is forced to borrow money from other countries. Citizens need to be aware of what that money is being used for. Palin opposed Biden’s comment about ending the war, and sending them to Afghanistan by saying that “their plan is a flag for surrender.“ Yet McCain said that he will not fund the troops, because there is no timetable.

While Biden and Obama are prepared to take over the world and make the United States a better place to live, Palin and McCain are still struggling to convince the citizens of the U.S.