Seven Midterm Candidates Tell Us Their Fixes for the Economy
- Journalists play therapist to desperate congressional hopefuls
- Bipartisan buffet of economic buzzwords served with zero substance
- Candidates ignore the math while chasing the votes
- Washington insiders grill outsiders on how to fix the mess they helped create
Brief Summary
The Wall Street Journal has rounded up a collection of congressional hopefuls to perform their best impressions of serious economic thinkers. As inflation bites and bank accounts bleed, these candidates are busy auditioning for their chance to sit in the halls of power, offering a predictable smorgasbord of platitudes and half-baked policy proposals to address the affordability crisis.
Why This Matters
You are currently footing the bill for the policy failures of the last few years, and this parade of candidates is your preview of the next round of legislative gridlock. By listening to these empty promises, you can see exactly which flavor of economic mismanagement you prefer, whether it is more government spending or tax cuts that fail to account for the ballooning deficit. Pay attention to who actually has a plan that survives basic arithmetic, because the outcome of these races determines whether the cost of your groceries and gas continues to climb or finally levels off.