What's Obama and Clinton's biggest difference?
which issues matter the most?
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The biggest differences between Obama and Clinton are the following:
1) Clinton's policy on helping the morgage crisis is to freeze interest rates (I personally think this is a really bad idea, ask me why if interested) so that people wont forclose, Obama wants to find relief in other ways (utilities relief, tax relief, etc.) 2) Obama's exit strategy from Iraq is much more aggressive than Clinton's...Obama wants us out in 16 months, Hilary wants a longer exit startegy. 3) they both have different health care strategies, though both have the same result of universal health care For the most part, they are very similar. However, Clinton's tactics in this election have lead me to side with Obama. She has fought a dirty race IN HER OWN PARTY. Resorting to mudslinging is the last thing the party needs. And while she has been stressing Obama's experience, don't forget, Abraham Lincoln had only 2 years experience in the HOUSE of Reps before he became president and look how much change and good he brought the country!
Well,
If you freeze interest rates, its true you will help all those troubled families facing forclosure. And, its true, forclosures are bad for everyone....banks, homeowners, housing market, economy, etc.). However, freezing interest rates will only succeed in deterring new homeowners because it will make it harder for banks to give out new loans. We can't penalize new buyers because of the problems of past buyers. Bottom line is...these sub-prime morgages was a massive screw up on the part of the FED (keeping interests rate low during the 90's to try and stimulate growth), Government (for deregulating the investment banks), Investment banks (for taking these loans and investing them in high risk packages), Morgage brokers (for duping the banks and the people into loaning/buying in homes that people couldn't afford), and the homeowners (for buying houses they cannot afford and for not educating themselves on what a adjustable rate means before buying a house).
The biggest difference between Obama and Clinton is that Clinton believes that the Executive Branch should have a high degree of power, while Obama believes in a much more balanced approach. Obama believes in a smaller government (surprising for a liberal) but also appeals to the heartstrings of America by trying to promote a "change" against the way things have been done in the past.
Clinton has been involved in politics for a long time. She is part of the machine that is not quite working for the good of the people. Her approach to solving problems (just like her approach to running for president) is "me Vs them - take no prisoners".
Obama would try to get things done by building alliances, and looking for reasonable solutions (at least, that's how he comes across to me). 1
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Clinton is following old terrorism, and Obama is following new terrorism. |
