Ì The Economist published an article on September 30, 2000 entitled “The Politics of Boom”. This article brings up several issues that we have discussed in Economics 103 this semester. The article discusses the presidential election and both candidate’s positions on some of the major issues dealing with the economy. Mainly, the article centers around the federal budget surplus and tax cuts. “This year’s presidential election is being fought against the backdrop of an unprecedented economic boom”. …showed first 75 words of 861 total…

…showed last 75 words of 861 total…persists for at least a half-year. Recessions are marked by high unemployment. It remains undecided today, nearly a week after the election, whose economic proposals were favored among the American people. This issue is one where views differ greatly. Fiscal policy has varied with each president from Reaganomics to the Clintonian economic policy. Furthermore, taxes are on the mind of everyone who pays them so they have played a very important role in this election.