Barack Obama at Cooper Union

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Barack Obama delivered a speech on the economy in the Great Hall, at Cooper Union, NYC.

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[BazzTheBoss]

greatest orator of the last decade, he is awesome

[Salmo77]

I am foreign (Swiss) and I can tell you that 99.99% of Europeans are hoping for Obama to win this election!

Go Obama 2008!!!

[lilTrexarms]

hoohah that's my school.

[CIDaily]

I think I can summaries Obama's plan:

1) Provide better regulation of credit card companies and mortgage companies.

2) Create fund from taxpayer dollars to help those who have a mortgage that is too big for them to handle.

3) Repeal Bush tax cuts.

4) Increase taxes on energy.

5) Increase long-term capital gains tax from 15% to 28%

[helicon289]

hrm did he memorize a 30 minute speech...hrm...we dont need an above average man we need a brilliant man.

[Filipe Almeida]

Wonderful speech.

But the issue of bringing transparency to government as a way to plug the influence of corporate lobbies on law making, is I think, wrong. The problem is that the more transparent and «open doors» government becomes, the more easily lobbyists can monitor and influence law making.

[eapoe6]

ROCK ON, good sir!

[MEN8v]

Last I heard it was the lone female in the race that threatened to "obliterate" Iran. Not to mention that she voted to authorize the war in Iraq no matter how she tries to spin it.

[someperson111]

NO WAY was Obama in NYC, if he was I am going to be distraught that I didn't get to see him speak.

[ganderdip]

give the federal reserve more power.... yeah thats what america needs

[jasrid04]

Surprise Surprise. No mention of the Federal Reserve, the ultimate source of our economic crisis. Don't just blame the creditors. They got their money cheaply from the fed. They could then lend out 10x that amount to consumers. Where did the Fed get the money? Where is the Fed getting the money now to bail out the banks and other financial systems?

How can you have true "free markets" when our banking system is centraly planned?

WATCH: "Edward Griffin Breaks Down The Federal Reserve"