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Article:	Will Offshore Drilling Help at the Pump? Government Studies Say No	View Article
Published:	8/5/2008 by CBS News	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	King Julian 22 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Business and Economy & Environment

Article Details: Despite the Department of Energy stating that offshore drilling would not have much impact on oil production for over 20 years, John McCain continued to make the argument tonight that the U.S. could see an impact on gas prices in a matter of months once domestic oil drilling begins.

Article:	Crackdown on oil speculators moves forward	View Article
Published:	7/22/2008 by CNN	View Comments (1)
Submitted by:	Shayon 36 days ago	Add Comment
Category:	Business and Economy

Article Details: Legislation meant to crack down on oil speculators passed a key test vote in the Senate on Tuesday.

Video:	McCain talks trade in Colombia	View Video
Published:	7/8/2008	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Shayon 36 days ago	Add Comment
Category:	Free Trade

Article:	Analysis: Candidates agree on trade, diverge on tactics	View Article
Published:	7/8/2008 by MSNBC	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Shayon 36 days ago	Add Comment
Category:	Free Trade

Article Details: McCain and Obama agree on free trade goals but diverge on tactics

Article:	John McCain Wants to Drill in Your Toilet	View Article
Published:	6/23/2008 by Truthout	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Picka 64 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Business and Economy & Energy Independence

Article Details: That is not true, as far I know, but it makes about as much sense as McCain's plans to drill off the coast of Florida and in other environmentally sensitive areas. This is McCain's response to the pain of millions of families hit by $4 a gallon of gas. While the pain is real, the former straight-talker's plan will not help, and he knows it.

Video:	The Enron Loophole Driving Up Oil Prices - MSNBC	View Video
Published:	6/20/2008	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Picka 64 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Business and Economy & Energy Independence

Article:	John McCain's Oil Scam	View Article
Published:	6/18/2008 by Informed Comment	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Picka 64 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Business and Economy & Energy Independence

Article Details: If all the known offshore fields were drilled and panned out, the lower 48's oil production would be increased by 7%. That would be 300,000 barrels a day and would make very little difference whatsoever to current oil prices even if it could be brought online right now. It would be a matter of a few pennies. And, in fact, if there were to be any impact of all of offshore drilling on prices, it would not come until 2020 or even 2030.

Article:	Obama wants payroll tax on incomes above $250,000	View Article
Published:	6/13/2008 by AP	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	JasonK 75 days ago	Add Comment
Category:	Taxes

Article Details: Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Friday called for higher payroll taxes on wage-earners making more than $250,000 annually, a step that would affect the wealthiest 3 percent of Americans.

Article:	Obama and the Economy	View Article
Published:	6/12/2008 by Time	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	JasonK 75 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Business and Economy & Taxes

Article Details: When Barack Obama says a John McCain Administration would amount to a third term of George W. Bush, he's not just blowing smoke, especially when it comes to economic policy.

Fact:	Fact on Taxes 5/17/2008	View Fact
Published:	5/17/2008 by Kiplinger	View Comments (1)
Submitted by:	JasonK 75 days ago	Add Comment
Category:	Taxes

Fact Details: The top 1% of earners in the United States pay 39% of all federal income taxes, and the bottom 50% pay just 3% of all federal income taxes.

Quote:	John McCain on Business and Economy 4/17/2008	View Quote
Published:	4/17/2008	View Person
Submitted by:	Picka 64 days ago	View Comments (0)
Categories:	Business and Economy & Taxes	Add Comment

Quote Details: "The effect of this 'gas tax holiday' will be an immediate economic stimulus -- taking a few dollars off the price of a tank of gas every time you fill up...and because the cost of gas affects the price of food, packaging and just about everything else, this immediate step will spread economic relief to every family in America." -- McCain fundraising e-mail to campaign supporters.

Quote:	Barack Obama on Minimum Wage 2/19/2008	View Quote
Published:	2/19/2008	View Person
Submitted by:	Shayon 37 days ago	View Comments (0)
Category:	Minimum Wage	Add Comment

Quote Details: "We shouldn't raise the minimum wage every 10 years, we should raise it every year, to keep up with inflation. If you work in this country, you should not be poor."

Article:	Chavez Spooks Investors	View Article
Published:	1/14/2007 by Edward Trimnell.	View Comments (1)
Submitted by:	JasonK 84 days ago	Add Comment
Category:	Business and Economy

Article Details: The Caracas stock market plunged 19 percent after Chavez said that he will nationalize all of the nation’s power companies, as well as the largest telecommunications firm in Venezuela.