tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069354713843321730.post261623718321278541..comments2023-10-01T09:22:37.695-07:00Comments on Economists for Obama: Economists for McCainDon Pedrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438565798505041042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069354713843321730.post-75463649260238559532008-11-03T08:29:00.000-08:002008-11-03T08:29:00.000-08:00The journal of Health Affairs did an analysis of M...The journal of Health Affairs did an analysis of McCain's and Obama's health policies. Why oh why haven't economic organizations stepped up with an analysis? I'm not looking for economists backing Obama or McCain, I want an analysis from a non-partisan organization. Maybe my google skills aren't up to par? If you know of any such analysis, I'd be very interested.<BR/><BR/>AUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650027118967235819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069354713843321730.post-41213898789445590692008-10-11T13:27:00.000-07:002008-10-11T13:27:00.000-07:00You mentioned that the economists who support McCa...You mentioned that the economists who support McCain are "old" several times. Why is that relevant to an economic policy analysis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069354713843321730.post-80803033865988690532008-06-10T15:56:00.000-07:002008-06-10T15:56:00.000-07:00Cetaceon,I just saw your comment now. (This is an ...Cetaceon,<BR/>I just saw your comment now. (This is an old post and I don't usually check the comments.) These are good questions and merit a detailed response, which I will put together in the next couple days. Thanks for reading!Don Pedrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15438565798505041042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069354713843321730.post-74958350644104506312008-06-09T16:58:00.000-07:002008-06-09T16:58:00.000-07:00I am not an economist... so, help me out, here.Fir...I am not an economist... so, help me out, here.<BR/><BR/>First, my understanding is that the CBO treats the AMT as currently contributing to revenue, although congress perennially suspends the AMT for most taxpayers. If that is so, then the McCain plan, in fact, would only clear up the fallacy of the AMT, right? If so, it seems specious to ding McCain on eliminating the AMT - especially when, as I understand it, Obama also intends to eliminate the AMT for most Americans.<BR/><BR/>Second, even the folks at the Urban Institute Tax Policy Center admitted in their “scoring” of the McCain proposals that GDP would rise as the tax monies went back into the economy. As I understand the policy effect of McCain’s proposed modifications of the R&D credit, and lower rates for businesses internationally is to keep those revenues in the US, invested here rather than outsourced. So, does your analysis allow for growth in GDP to raise tax revenues and offset such tax cuts at all? If so, how much?<BR/><BR/>Third, I am reading that Obama’s plans for new programs would add over $200 billion in spending, after assuming that the Bush tax cuts expire in 2010; so, the Obama plan is more than $200 billion in further spending in addition to (not continuing the Bush cuts/ending those breaks/allowing those cuts to expire… however one wants to spin it). And, like McCain, Obama intends to eliminate most of the AMT… So, for sake of argument, let’s say that on top of allowing tax rates cut by Bush to go back to where they were, Obama wants to spend another $250 billion plus, per year. He says that he won’t have to raise taxes to pay for this. How would that work - and I do not ask “how that is possible,” but more concretely “how will that work.”<BR/><BR/>Thanks for any response!Cetaceonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778073240384292981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069354713843321730.post-41452763146317423172008-06-03T02:13:00.000-07:002008-06-03T02:13:00.000-07:00Don - I saw this over at Mark Thoma's place and I ...Don - I saw this over at Mark Thoma's place and I appreciate the efforts at getting a real dialogue with the Economists for McCain. I can also appreciate the need for an alternative name as I live under this restriction as well.<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>PGL - AngrybearPGLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248302122192095044noreply@blogger.com