Election 2000: It's Your Money
Hail to the chief, but who's the chief that we'll be hailing?
That's the big question as (less than half of) Americans head out to the polls Tuesday to elect the first U.S. president of the third millennium. There are lots of meaty issues swirling around this election -- abortion, education, the environment, our national defense, to name a few. As your partner in this great experiment called democracy,
TheStreet.com
is offering a tighter focus for our election coverage: your wallet.
There are plenty of good reasons to rouse Americans from their collective voter apathy, and many of them pivot around what the candidates have pledged to do with your money -- your tax money, your investments, your retirement booty, your estate and your college savings. Some of the biggest differences between
Democratic
Presidential Candidate and Vice President
Al Gore
or
Republican
Presidential Candidate and Texas Gov.
George W. Bush
involve your greenbacks. Do you know what they are?
TSC
has examined many of the differences in recent weeks, and rolled out a slew of articles worth checking before you head to the polls.
It's the Wallet, Stupid: A Voter's Guide to Investing Issues
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Here's a sampling of columnist Dan Gross' insights on the money matters this election season.
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Who Can You Antitrust?
It's the Energy, Stupid
Presidential Portfolio Makeovers
You can tell a lot about a person by what he owns; for example, Pat Buchanan's heavy on gold and cash. Here's K.C. Swanson's six-part look at the presidential and vice-presidential portfolios, with some suggestions from top financial planners for the men who would be chief.
GOP Candidate George W. Bush
Democratic Candidate Al Gore
Green Party Candidate Ralph Nader
Reform Party Candidate Pat Buchanan
Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Joe Lieberman
GOP Vice Presidential Candidate Dick Cheney
Who do you think will win the presidential election?
George W. Bush.
Al Gore.
