Comments about ‘Utahns divided on who can solve financial crisis’

Mr. Obama is the only presidential candidate that can take our great country back to the right track. Mr. McCain, though not exactly more of the same, is basically just that "More of the SAME".

I for one have had enough.

It might help for a few people to read the Constitution and use that as a measuring stick as to who can solve the financial crisis.

Unfortunately our population today is illiterate when it comes to the Constitution. As a result politicians can get away with whatever they want, which means we are getting exactly what we deserve for turning our backs on such a ground breaking document.

Ron Paul can solve it!

So why doesn't the news report on alternative candidates running for president? Neither Obama or McCain are leaders, they are puppet candidates working for corporate cartels with serious self interests. We need a leader willing to stand on his own that can and will make hard decisions that corporate america may not like. Ron Paul has these merits and is a better choice for president. All other candidates have been blacklisted and never get any mention in the news. This is because corporations own the news media and control the free press we are supposed to have and they control what we see and hear. This is the time that investigative reporting should be at its peak and reporting the truth, not hiding it. What government should be doing is regulating the financial economy, not feeding it with more money to corrupt itself. Credit is not tight, its doing what it should be doing, giving credit to only those that can prove they can repay it. If companies fail because they can't borrow money to meet its fixed overhead then its a bad business to lend to. They can't meet their financial obligations by continously borrowing, its incompetence.

I respectively disagree.- This is not the worst financial crisis since the great depression. I lived through the Jimmy Carter years. Interest rates were 20 percent, no one could buy a home or start a business.
He allowed the Oil producing mid east countries to embargo oil. Iran became our worst enemy. We had gas lines for cars miles long.
I had to serve 2 years in Vietnam under a Democrat president and a national draft, and 4 years held hostage under a Jimmy Carter Democrat presidency,
thinking like a child, I am afraid to get burned again. McCain remembers what Jimmy Carter did, Obama doesn't.

I don't beleive that either candidate has the critical solutions that will make a difference in turning our economy around. Neither of them has demonstrated the courage to put forward, what really needs to be done - get the government out of the "management" of our economy; eliminate the Federal Reserve; tighten up the banking regulations (no more sub-prime loans); and, establish laws forbidding the government from funding any further bailouts. They are clearly an example of "taxation without representation", and are unconstitutional - as is the Federal Reserve. The manipulation of the prime lending rate and the printing of money without any backing, only drives up inflation and devalues the dollar. WE MUST STOP THIS MADNESS!

Rich man will help us get out... ok, so maybe not, but I like the idea of a rich, divorced guy heading up our country and showing the world that his wife can dress in a new dress everyday.

I know that the rich guy will help me out, the little guy. He worries about my world... well, maybe... and he has a temper too!!

rich man will help us get out....



who am I kidding???????????????

This is not the "worst financial crisis since the Great Depression". It is the worst crisis since the days of Jimmie Carter.

If Obama wants to cut taxes on people making less than $200K (as you claim), why did he vote to raise taxes on people making over $42K?

We did have a great man running for President, remember Mitt! However, we were all concerned about his religious beliefs - that he just may bring God back into the picture! Well, you sold Mitt down the river and now look who we have to choose from, Dumb or Dumber.........

Hang on tight!!!!

Rich man....

All the candidates are all rich.

It's not the worse financial crisis since the Great Depression.

I agree with the comments about Carter - we're not nearly as bad off now as we were then.

As to which one of the two debaters can fix the current problem, the simple answer is neither one can. McCain's not bright enough and BO's idealogy is all wrong.

Does anyone here remember the "misery index"?

It was the sum of the interest rate and the inflation rate added together.

Under Jimmy Carter, it averaged around 20-25% throughout most of his presidency.

Today, it's about 7-8%.

"Worst financial crisis since the Great Depression"?

Not even close.

"The only way (the government can) get money is through taxes"

Used to be. Then the Chinese started buying T-bills. Just one question: what will be the value of those bills held by them in, say, a year? The American dream in the 21st century was not based on thrift and hard work - it was easy credit to buy stuff produced by the Chinese. Private consumption has been huge relative to any other economies, and rising housing prices fueled that consumption. Home equity line of credit, anyone?

Unfortunately someone is going to have to make uncomfortable decisions.

I'm with those who believe the U.S. Constitution is the answer, and Ron Paul comes closest to understanding it. However, we have become a society of such greedy demanding citizens that turning to the consitution would be a big shock to our instant gratification attitudes.

Neither candidate is an economist. The philosophy and skill of their advisers will be the difference, and an unbiased comparison of the people advising the candidates reveals a stark contrast. McCain has advisers with a history of arguing for the deregulation that has hurt wall street. Obama has some of the best economists in the world advising him. I trust Larry Summers, Robert Rubin, & Paul Volker. I don't trust Phil Gramm or Kevin Hassett (he wrote a book claiming the DOW would get to 36,000).

I think it should become very clear to every thinking member of the Republican Party that they really missed the boat when they did not nominate as their candidate for president the one person clearly most qualified to handle the financial crisis that lies before us...Mitt Romney.

who can solve the financial crisis is you. Get out of debt, stop overspending, shred your credit cards, stay within your income, and don't believe that any politician can be your financial savior. Global warming could be solved if all the politicians would keep their mouths shut and do a real honest days work.

Obama has more money than McCain.

He and his wife (the one who is ashamed of America) have made their money as lawyers - suing others and taking their money.

at all of the liberals whining about CEO pay. The CEO at my company is always the first one in the door at the office and the last to leave. He works hard trying to give our employees (many of whom are thieving, lazy, "give the least possible effort" types) the best he can.

Meanwhile, I NEVER hear the liberals complain about how much Hollywood and music celebrities make! These are folks with average or below average intellect and education who put in a few days a year and reap millions. Then they go around telling us how we ought to be more generous.

Lindsay Lohan (never made a movie with seeing)
Lil Bow Wow (huh? He's worth $50 million plus? For what?)
Alec Baldwin (promised to leave the US if Bush won - he's still here)
Oprah Winfrey (overpaid blow hard)
Dr. Phil (ditto)
Jay-Z (worth $500 million+! Why???)
Leo DiCaprio (gets $20 million a film - why?)
George Clooney (liberal loudmouth - paid millions)
Miley Cyrus (made $20 mil last year)

Before you complain about well-educated, 100-hour per week risk-takers making money, think about these and the hundreds of others who do nothing for society!

Are you kidding. Mitt's only talents are blind ambition, morph-ability and salesmanship - particularly when it comes to selling himself. Please, give it up.

Either of the candidates and their respective economist cadres are more qualified than Mitt. Personally I'll ride with Warren Buffet and his endorsement of Obama.