Yesterday’s debate

Political debates have become more like sitcoms. They are well scripted and candidates just stick to their talking points. Obama sounded more like a constructive socialist or what I would call as free market socialist. McCain sounded like a capitalist with no common sense. He sounded like a typical villain of the communist movies. Even when everyone is getting hurt he doesn’t want to lower taxes for the working class people and worse he adds fuel by saying that he will cut on the capital gain taxes. I have no clue about what that lingo mean but from what the experts say only millionaires gain by that tax cut. I am no expert in economics, so I don’t want to ramble about it. The point is even to a dumb audience like me, the candidates’ ideological difference is clear. Obama has the bottom up approach and McCain has the top-down approach. McCain says government will cut taxes for the companies, there by helping the companies to generate more jobs. Obama on the other hand says people should be taxed according to their wealth. Rich should be taxed more and poor should be taxed less. He also says government should undertake public works in tough times to generate more jobs.
The print media is complaining that both candidates are not specific about their priorities and are not accepting realities. The intelligentsia is lashing out at both candidates for not explaining how they will fund their programs and balance their budget. The more I read about politics and economy in the western print media the more I detest the absence of press freedom in India. How many times have we heard about politicians discussing economy in India in an intelligent manner? Indian elections are fought more on cultural grounds as there is no distinguishing economic policy difference in whoever comes to power. All the cultural stereotypes that exist are primarily created by the politicians’ partisan ideas to divide the people and win elections. Religious and Caste politics are examples of senseless society that cares less for community. Power abuse, corruption, neglect and an iron curtain bureaucracy is all we have left in our country. We have abused our democracy so much that I simply detest democracy in a country like ours. If we don’t control the chaotic nature of our country by reforming ourselves, I strongly believe that we will cease to exist as a single nation.