In Their Own Words: The GOP Candidates on the Economy

FOXBusiness ^ | November 06, 2015 | Elizabeth MacDonald

[expat_panama]

The grinding aftermath of an historically rare balance-sheet recession. Average monthly job growth trending lower this year than in 2014. Wage growth and homeownership rates back to levels seen in the mid-‘90s.

An escalating federal deficit, now at $19 trillion, with even bigger unfunded liabilities for Social Security and Medicare bearing down. Increasing numbers of baby boomers retiring, retirees who historically spend less in their golden years, adding to deflation.

The moral astigmatism of porous borders, financial bubbles, D.C. policies inimical to growth, and persistent threats of a default by the U.S. government.

All big challenges...

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While most of the candidates agree to a certain extent on energy policies and the need to repeal Obamacare, they display interesting differences on the policy prescriptions for the pressing economic issues of the day. And most all of them will have to defend their tax-cutting plans against criticism they will blow out the deficit, with evidence their tax cuts will spark economic growth--and bring in a tax revenue bonanza. Here are the GOP candidates in the second debate, in their own words, their comments to various media outlets all in one place:

Jobs, Wage Growth

Donald Trump “China's ripping us...

Dr. Ben Carson “How do we fix the economy...

Sen. Marco Rubio “We are going to responsibly but...

Sen. Ted Cruz Would “create a tax and regulatory environment...

Gov. Jeb Bush “We need to lower rates...

Gov. John Kasich “When we took the control in the '90s...

Carly Fiorina “We have a regulatory environment that is crushing jobs...

Sen. Rand Paul “Companies, and our jobs are being chased overseas...

Taxes...

Budget, Deficits...

Regulations, Role of Federal Government...

Social Security and Medicare...

[expat_panama]

This is not what the candidates say, this is what Fox says what the candidates say. No links or dates --but hey it may actually be true...

[MNJohnnie]

Notice Fox leaves off the number one important fact.

Labor Market participation rates is the lowest since 1978.

If the 0 economy is so grand, why are so many Americans sitting on the sidelines waiting for a job?

[expat_panama]

Happy "Take the Money and Run" day!  Yesterday saw broad market drops, then again though it was in lower volume and just a %.  On the other hand futures are tanking for both stocks and metals (gold and silver down to $1,094.23 and $14.56!) but then again futures are not alway right and they don't agree and yet still on the other other hand...

[breathing into a paper bag...]   Econ announcements: Export Prices ex-ag., Import Prices ex-oil, Wholesale Inventories.

News:

• Stocks end lower as traders worry about global growth

• Global shares dip, dollar back on track

• Dow closes 179 points lower as IBM weighs; Fed eyed

• American investors are worry-warts

--and join me sometime at this other thread: The global taxers are after you...

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

And the political class continues their shakedown

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[citizen]

0bama voters: “What’s in it for ME??”

[BipolarBob]

McDonalds stock has been halted. Hmmmm.

[Duchess47]

I read the article. It sounds to me like what the candidates have said. It would do everyone good to take a look at it.