ok fine Mim....

the main reason your argument holds no value is that most Americans think that Obama will do a better job at handling the economy (and now the financial crisis), so why would the possibility of him being elected be the catalyst? It would make more sense if people thought McCain was being elected because that's the person less Americans trust with their money and the economy. I know you think that personally Obama's economis plan is bullshit, but the important thing to note is we're talking about the American People, and they disagree with you.

Also, the main catalyst of this crisis and aftermath of the bailout has everything to do with public perception of the situation as much as the "actual cause". What I mean is that if experts all over the place saying "we might be in an economic crisis soon", "the economy is about to fall", etc, that will cause the collapse more than Anything, because when people dont know much about a situation they are more easily persuaded using heuristic cues. Meaning if they see an "expert", Senator, or News Anchor tell them the economy is about to suffer or "this bailout plan sucks", they will be more likely to believe them and act upon it, since most people didnt even really Know what the bailout plan meant and didnt really know Why the economy was failing in the first place.

Shit, Big companies have gone out of Business because of RUMORS that they were about to downsize and/or go bankrupt, rumors that had no value, but people jumped shit anyways..... but with the economy all it takes is for people to think that the economy to fail for it to Actually fail.


btw, McCain will cause a huger national deficit then Obama will... they both will increase it, but McCain's policies will send us farther south... look it up

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