Pay attention...

...to what they're saying. If you do,then you can see when it stops making sense. I'm talking about the presidential candidates of course.
Economics is one of the big ones that they talk about as if it's as simple as just turning a couple of faucets to the "on" position and our economy will return to the "spend all you want, we'll make more" mark.
Of course it isn't that easy. There are way too many things that effect our economy, including the way the economy is simply talked about. If everyone you see and hear is talking about how worried they are, then you become worried and stop spending for stuff you don't really need. If you don't spend, then someone else isn't making money. If they don't make money then they can't spend it; and the cycle continues.

The one qoute the keeps coming back to me is the one where Obama claims that McCain's economic plan is the Same as George Bush's. This statement is made with the implication that George is to blame for our current economic situation. Certainly he bears some of the responsibility, As President, that's his job.

However, I would like you to consider that our economy was amazingly in pretty good shape even after 9/11 and then while we were fighting a war in Afganistan and then on two fronts when we invaded Irag. Through all of that, the dollar was still remaining strong and then...and then...The democrats took control of congress. It was all down hill from there.

Remember that we are paying almost a dollar more for a gallon of gas now then we were last year. Fifty cents of that is simply because the U.S. dollar is that much weaker than it was a year ago. They will tell you the price of everything is skyrocketing because of the cost of fuel. They leave out the part about the cost of everything is more because our dollar buys less of everything, not just fuel.
So, when either candidate talks about economic reform. Look to see what their plan is to make the dollar stronger. Return it to the strength it was just a year ago and you can cut the cost of fuel by roughly 50 percent of it's increase. Which means you can spend that money elsewhere. And those people will have more money to spend etc.etc.etc.

But, then again, What do I know?
Will