Barack Obama: Economic Roundtable with Labor Leaders

[JeffreyMLicano11]

Im getting so sick of "hes cleaning up previous messes." A little snapshot of this administration, we bailed the banks out at a huge cost of trillions of dollars right. Well fine but now were in huge debt and we need to fund our gov. programs, so we borrow that same money from the banks and pay interest rates which just keeps on increasing the money in circulation. Which leads to inflation, higher interest rates which leads to a dead economy. Who else has been that bad? So dont give me that.

[JRuni0r]

I've come to like Obama - I think he's a good candidate but unfortunately he does not understand Economics (not just this clip). Overall Obama's understanding on Economics is simply 'nice sounding econ' and that's not the reality. High competitiveness doesn't coincide with long term job security. I wish Obama 'could' choose Ron Paul as a VP - I'd be very happy for the USA if that was their Ticket.

[supermike2164]

I respect your comment but most of the voting public doesn't understand Economics and need to at least hear something that sounds nice. The bottom line is that Obama is standing on the position that the U.S. economy has to do more to benifit Americans that aren't making a million dollars a year.

[obamagirlsboyfriend]

Germany for Obama!

[SynateDeszeld]

WE NEED A CHANGE! OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT I SAY YES! He is makeing really good points i admire that. I say we vote for him. With his help maybe we can become a country of peace & harmony. Not a country of war & terror.

[MartaMuscle]

Obama got Swedens vote!

[LaneyProductions]

I can't believe McCain doesn't get it's about the economy more than anything else now... well I guess I can, the GOP attempts each election to change the subject. Billions in Iraq and the loss of our soldiers in a war that had nothing to do with 9/11 and the economy is of course effected by the war... and yet they think they can run on that record... yeah, well see how that works for you guys. Obama/08

[randoozer351]

Go out and vote people! Don't take it for granted before its in the bag.

[fearonism]

I like Barack BUT I'm not happy with his voting record. Actions (and votes) speak louder than words. How could he have been in favor of the bill that is being proposed (or may have passed) which would allow the telecoms off the hook for illegal federal wire tapping? If you're against the war then at some point vote against military funding on principal that you want the troops to come back. Take a position and vote accordingly.

[wellwhatevr22]

Obama is awesome!

[nelsonele]

Doesn't this man sound, look and come accross as a real commander in chief or what? Obama is already in charge of things! He already knows what he is going to do to fix this flat tire. Barack Obama is inexperienced? Yeah, sure! He looks and sounds very confident to me. Whereas, McCain sounds and looks very confused. No offense, but McCain also sounds like a man who is running in the wrong direction. McCain should be running to a mental hospital, not the white house. Obama 08/16

[OCSwimmerBoi]

I couldn't agree more. Obama 08-16.

[macflyfilm]

An intelligent president, imagine that!

[notarypublic]

folks

the next president of the united states

ha ha i love it

[flatroot]

i hope for americas cause that obama wins!

[geterdawg]

I'm moving to Australia if he doesn't win... But he will tho! At any rate, I'm at least going out there to visit soon after the election.. YuP!

[JoelTarnabene]

move to Canada instead. Australia will be nothing but a boiling dessert in a few years.

[clausbohm]

I live in Thailand and will stay here if Obama does not get elected. I left the states the year Bush got elected!

[23kobe24]

If Obama loses i am going to Jamacia! Britain. Anywhere. just not here. just not right. God help us if Barack-O does not win!

[ForTheRecord101]

Freedom is impossible without competition in business and industry. Corporations have learned that it is easier to grow profits by eliminating competition than by competing, and the Corporate Republicans have let them get away with it.

Corporate mergers have moved us near to pure fascism. we must enforce antitrust law or freedom is history.

Please enforce antitrust law Mr. Obama.

[trifector1]

Scary. How about taxing more of the people (according to 2005 IRS stats):

top 1% pay 40% of taxes

top 5% pay 60% of taxes

top 10% pay 70% of taxes

top 25% pay 86% of taxes

bottom 50% pay 3% of taxes

bottom 40% pay a negative tax rate meaning they pay no taxes and get money back (EITC)

[merc57]

If Obama loses I'm moving to Denmark.

[tak3tare]

America will not survive if McCain wins the election. i really hope Barack wins.

[jeytina]

you should educate yourself more on Senators obama's tax policy first. Who's going to be hit with this tax: big business, rich: they need to start giving back instead of just sucking our blood!

[jeytina]

it's the average persons reality buddy! as a medical student it took me 4 years to find a health insurance plan I can afford and it still doesn't cover the services I need most. the rich might be doing okay but you sound pretty out of touch with the middle class and the poor. for us folks who've never seen a country club and had to work in the trenches of america everyday of lives their is no excess and we need change now!

[someperson111]

I can't wait for him to lead this country. I know he will put progress before politics.

[meh10]

he looks like he didn't slept well the night before, he really care about you u.s people.

[MishuTaste]

Don't move. Stay right where you are, folks.

I'm 99% sure that Barack Obama is going to win. You can write it down.

[1945boy]

that right obama you the next presidential

[Swatantra100]

How I wish we didn't have to wait until Barack takes office and starts putting these plans into action because we need help NOW.

[cadetstarnoodle]

I am SOOOO with you on this! And I truly believe we are not alone in diggin' on this logic - at LAST!

[ohmy123]

Amen to that!! This country is in desperate need right now. I cannot wait for Obama to take office. I'm so excited. :)

[UUPYOURS]

if obama loses i'm moving to Germany

[aomar9]

you got that right; i am moving to uk if obama looses

[snowaterider]

Canada

[Calanagear]

Me too!!

[bezerkfurp]

moving to canada.

[thingthingy]

I'm moving to america FROM the uk soon. Damn I hope obama wins. If not, well... Enjoy Britain! lol

[megafr8nk]

UUPYOURS: Haha, I live in Germany and I wish I was living in the US so I could vote for him

[akvalues]

OMG CAN I GO!!!! LOL..

[bannedvideosmaker]

My Dad makes money off rich folks and gets paid under the table the lower the taxes the more money i get for college

[wormsign2k]

Well it is completely irrational to think that everyone can be paid under the table, but it's good to think you have the right to not have to pay taxes while I and my parents do, and so the only real solution is to make education, amongst other things, more affordable.

[RomanWarriorGuy]

Obama is going to win, don't worry!

[kattwheel]

1st African American presidential candidate Barack Obama is a wonderful leader that i bekieve scratch that i know can help this economy threw these hard times.

[akvalues]

HE'S WHAT ALL OUR KIDS NEED!!!

[freddybulldog]

From Worst to First! OBAMA 08'

[TruPatriotNYC]

RIGHT ON!!!

[cloverland72891]

i couldnt see people voting on Mccain hes the same as bush..all the complaining for all these years and my fellow americans will jus vote for the same exact thing..i pray that doesnt happen...

[xordage]

ONLY smart peoples will vote barack obama.

rest are either fool or rich.

[MichaelXVV]

I tell you that only rich people and elite will vote for McCain = Bush, think well before you do anything cause this is American future were talking about.

[dmlouisiana]

Obama for 2008

[brntobme]

My parents income went up... does that make them the elite, that obama wants to portray?

[icebane1]

You're taking it too personal.

[MichaelXVV]

Your parents are just one of the lucky few then.... dont you watch news? The economi is weak and lots of people that are poor ofc dont like that cause they cant keep up with all the expensive gas prices and others stuff.

[timbosforporn]

I was always told that during the clinton years Americans were very prosperous but I don't remember them being prosperous for me at all. On the other hand, most of that was my own doing though and not the fault of the govt. I think most leftist have come to the belief that if the govt isn't helping then life is a miserable hell wich isn't true. Free market capatilism always worked to improve the lives of citizens but it isn't a garantee because people have to do the correct things in life.

[jorgepinedaavendano]

Vote McCain = Bush

Vote Barack = Change

[KMSbear]

You can't see what's a benefit to the people by meeting with corporate CEO's.

That's the problem... it's like the wall between the office and plant in any corporation. No one listens to the problems, or cares of he problems, of the ones that "get r' done".

[pcorn915]

can we fast forward to november so we can vote this guy in so that we can move forward and get these god damn war mongering republicans out of the spotlight

[unrealxXx]

yes we can! yes we WILL!!!!

Obama 08' !!!

[gogreen18]

WOOO!!

[rell127]

why vote mccain when he wants to privatize social security and wants have or economy is shambles i mean think about it obama is actully talking about things that make it possible and work mccain well is talking about things that aren't working and now and wants to put them into play now i mean try new things don't do what bush did be the mccain people wanted in 2000

[politicalfarce]

Actually, Taxes for the bottom 92% of Americans will be LOWER with Obama than with McCain. So if tax increases bother you, vote Obama, unless you make more than $2.8 million a year.

If you don't trust these figures, be aware that CNN published them, and that McCain didn't dispute them. I repeat McCain didn't dispute them. If they were inaccurate he would have said something. He didn't. They're accurate.

Want a small tax cut? Vote McCain

Want a big tax cut? Vote Obama

[johnnyjohnson]

I was thinking it was tax increases for people who make over $250K a year. Even so, look at what happened when taxes were raised during the Clinton era. We had a 3 year straight budget surplus if I'm not mistaken. Raising taxes is not necessarily a bad thing.

[WattsFlyyest]

Want Bush back in Office? Vote McCain

Want a new Administration? Vote Barack

[mmaxsters]

if obama lose, america is really going to be screwed, go obama

[militaryplice]

If obama loses im moving to ireland

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[AYannaVishous69]

Obama is great if i could vote i'd vote4him

[KJMKSM]

Obama is for the people

[chris3443]

It will be a travesty if he doesn't win this coming election.

[amalfiamal]

you rock OBAMA !!!

[southernfried08]

amen.......................

[MiamikidREBORN]

YOU ROCK OBAMA! OBAMA 08!!

[newyorkfish]

McCain abandoned the working class because his only desire is tax cuts for the ultra rich.

Meanwhile, Obama supports the working class and getting people off of unemployment back to work.

The choice is clear.

Obama '08

Yes we can !!

[sal0212]

obama 08' :)

[Duchyp]

sounds like you pulled those figures out of your arse!

[wogsland]

Is Obama running in the 1930s?

[CLoLopez1]

Obama is real .... I have a feeling he truly is CHANGE.... don't get America stuck.. Vote OBAMA...

[CLoLopez1]

Obama 08

[Teeftaller]

Where did you hear that fox news lou dobbs john mccain???????? George bush riased taxes our taxes have went up 5 times sinces he has been president high gas prices jobs keep leaving the iraq war has cost so much 50 million america without health care my mother has no health care but my rich aunt does why is that??????? Why hasn't bush caught osama bin ladin he don't care where he is. Bush also veto childern's health bill. Look you can vote mccain all you want but the rest of us are voting obama.

[je311je311]

Ok this video is the same as all the other Obama videos which consist of nothing but emotional appeals regarding vague lists of problems and primises with no REAL or SPECIFIC information about how he is actually going to fix these problems. What are his actual ideas? Every politition who ever ran said they want to make things better for the "common working folk" exactly how are you going to do that? Same with McCain lots of fluffy talk using all the proper buzz words with no real answers.

[wahkeena]

Mr. Obama, please help transform the American Economy by legalizing industrial hemp and transforming the American Automobiles to be run on HEMP OIL!!! Sustainable. Renewable. Green. Good for the Environment. Innovative.. Good for our economy!! Ford ran his original automobiles on hemp oil; it is the way cars should be run! It would transform our out of balance society!!!

[wahkeena]

You have to ask yourself if the reason why the government is increasing taxes on the american people is because of the fact that the Bush Administration has increased the governmental spending and the deficit has risen sky high.

[Philliecreamcheese]

I'm a republican, and even though i disagree with a lot of the democratic ideas, policies, and practices; Our nation is on the verge of economically toppling. I realize that tax increases are not at the top of everyone's list, but how else do you propose that the nation get itself out of debt? Donations?

[bestservice1983]

IF YOU VOTE FOR McCain you will get ''LESS JOBS AND MORE WARS''.

[mjohnst]

Mr. Obama and others, I want to remind you all of the fact that the US was once much like China in that workers were paid next to nothing to work long hours, including children and the elderly. Unions changed this in the early 20th century. And many, many people DIED to change this. So many look down on unions today it is disgusting. I think of unions with the reverance I think of the US itself. My forefathers died for my freedom but they also died for my rights as a worker in this country!

[mjohnst]

If it passed, Bush signed it! I, however, have no idea what bill you're talking about. Frankly I don't remember anything like this in the news.

[cnotation]

I have to admit, Barack looks very cool in this setting.

[1rendezvous]

I don't mind paying xtra taxes 4healthcare-take it from mypaycheck like socialsecurity!In realestate taxbill, evrythng we pay 4is itemised:library, schools, police..I'm tired of EU always having it better than us!I'm tired of "tolerating" job just 'cause I can get healthplan tho w/rising premiums, copays,less benefits!That just ties 1down physically&mentally-destroys creativity, innovation, & demoralising! We can all contribute 2 each others' healthwellbeing w/out stressing! We can live again!

[aboxer4life]

Lets do the math he rasied 266,000,000 already

in the primaries from. 1.7 milion donors thats

that is an average of $156.00 person. l.Lets push a force of political fund raising that has never been before. he gave up 85 million because he's really counting on us, we can not ley him down no matter what. Lets take the same 1.7 million people. if we all hold fund raisers car wash, yard sale, baked goods,etc. and raise $588.00 per person we could take Mr Obama to 1 Billion dollars. OBAMA 08

[parklife101]

OBAMA 08!!!!

[David4946]

BO in 08'

[nyxgrenade]

so what? where does the money for taxes go? back to the frigging people! it helps people that need help. it doesnt just go to waste! maybe thats what america needs. some more money from the rich to help out the poor.

[virtuous8]

I'm with you Mr President, to the death.

[bllardw]

Where can I find the entire video of this????

[newyorkfish]

Obama will raise more money than McCain because more people want Obama to be the next president.

Yes we can !!

[monymizer]

I hope he can make a difference. I've lost hope though. To me they all lie.

[columbusoh1]

Vote for you GUN RIGHTS! Vote McCain!

[gloman1]

That's what I like, a man who believes in taking care of home. When home is taken care of then we can share with others of our God given wealth. For so long those who have been in civil positions of authority in this country have operated with a spirit of adultry. The adulter or adultress often seeks to take care of someone else's home instead of his or her own. It's time to kick that spirit out of our government!

[Betances9287]

we should all go on strike,change the constitution, and reelect bush again!

George W Bush 4 MORE years! we love you Bush

[HomoGeneyes]

I HOPE BARACK, DOESNT MAKE THE MISTAKE of having a JOE LIEBERMAN type for VP. CAUSE IM FIRED UP & READY TO GO.

[lildwayne21]

Obama conducts himself like a President should unlike Bush. Obama 08

[UniteOrFall]

spoken like a true president

[MuscleMeatHead]

Man this guy is doing so much already and he's not even president yet!! Come on guys elect him already!!!

Obama 2008 !!

Obama 2012 !!

[maryrocks2008]

you rock

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[omglaserpewpewpew]

I live in Florida and I am proud that my state finally sees clearly that Obama is the right choice (he's ahead of McCain). For the first time in many years I have hope and I am optimistic that things will change for the better.

[bronxmini]

what is that on his lapel?

[loketron]

by golly g! its an american flag!

[steve66oh]

"A PPPPLEDGE PPPPIN - ON YOUR UNIFORM?!? NOW DROP AND GIVE ME TWENTY!!" (Who here can source that quote?)

[cherryblossomgirl29]

Dare I say he's wearing the American flag?! It's like he actually cares about the country he's dedicated the past 20 years to bettering. He better not try to terrorist-fist jab anyone wearing that thing.

[FalconX2000]

I don't really care if it's Mickey Mouse. lol.

[EminemChannel]

obama for america! now that he rejected government money of 84 million.he can now raise close to one billion dollars!

GO OBAMA! WE SUPPORT YOU 100%!

[gentlemanimal]

Agreed jayevans, 8 is way too much. About 8 over the limit infact. Obama, we are looking to you to make it right!

[MACCAPONE60]

good job obama all day

[2004JETTA]

wow your meeting with CEOs? next week thank you thats very kind keep up the good work

[newyorkfish]

When Obama speaks, people listen.

Obama '08

Yes we can !!

[NuclearBanana10]

Yes we can.

[jayevans20]

Let them jerks no that eight is enough!

Obama 08