• Sarah Palin sought to spur economic growth and thereby
increase energy supplies in Alaska while in office as Governor by
supporting drilling in the Alaska Wildlife National refuge.

• She signed a contract with Trans Canada Corp for a
natural gas pipeline. She also brought down the tax burden on the
Alaskans paying high gas prices by giving a onetime $1200 rebate
and repealed the state's 8 cents a gallon gasoline tax.

• Palin says that only with discipline can we foster
economic growth and suggested billions of surplus funds to be
deposited in state savings.

• She blames predator lenders for coaxing Americans to
live beyond their means. In situations where people could afford
to buy a $100,000 dollar house, they were forced to buy one for
300,000.  

• In conformation with her plans to save for the future
she proposed a $7.1 billion savings plan. This she planned to
invest in education and transportation sector as well as energy.

• Palin is a firm believer in free market capitalization
saying that it encourages best and most competitive projects and
ensures a fair democratic process.

• As Alaskan Governor she said she intended to control
spending by request and if necessary by veto.

• Sarah Palin believes Cap and Trade will kill the economy
and criticized President Obama's plans to curb green house gas
emissions saying this will only poleax the US economy.
		

• Obama aims at a longer plan of laying a strong foundation
for future economic growth that will benefit all Americans. He is
working for economic recovery on all fronts.

• He signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
within a month after his 2009 inauguration. This is part of a
plan to save or create 3.5 million jobs. There is also a proposed
tax cut for 95% of the working class. He also plans on making
critical investments in infrastructure.

• The housing crisis which kick started the financial
crisis is being brought under control by offering refinance at
historically low mortgage rates and also to prevent more
foreclosures.

• Obama plans to make significant investments in
healthcare, energy and education to cut costs and generate
revenue for American businesses and families, creating jobs that
cannot be shipped overseas.

• Obama believes in a bottom up economy and not a top down
one. In the former the rules of government and business are fair
and are universally applicable. It leads to an increase in
people's enthusiasm and motivation and Obama believes this is the
key to a growing a prosperous economy constantly striving for the
betterment of its products, people and nation.

• Spending $12 billion in Iraq will not help America tide
over it's difficulties.

• Obama supports a Credit card Bill of Rights to protect
consumers.

• Obama aims at bringing strict control over corporate
loopholes and tax havens. He calls for reducing tax cuts for
people who don't need thus saving more than $150 billion.