Both Political Parties need to change
First off, this is not about both political parties moving to the 'middle'. I believe they would both just mess it up that way, but I do think the people running and/or the parties themselves need a big overhaul.
Here are the thoughts I have at this point
I don't agree with Obama's stance, though it has nothing to do with his possible early Muslim influence - But I don't think John McCain is the right choice either.
His stances are 'closer' to mine, but certainly not exactly there.
I do think the gas/oil situation will get better, no matter who is elected, due to the world's general 'hate' of George Bush, but I'm not sure whether these things alone, without finding economic plans to strengthen the dollar, will be enough for our economy.
Frankly, neither candidate, in my opinion, has shown me anything that makes me think he can definitely make our economy better.
I also can't stand the 'Democrats are for the working man/Republicans are for the rich' viewpoint either.
They both have some (not all) good ideas, which, if the right man were elected, and if that man took the best from both sides, I think this could have a great influence on our economy.
Ideas I think could be useful:
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Keep the Bush tax cuts - there are a lot of us living paycheck to paycheck who make a good amount above minimum wage, but we're not rich, by any standard.
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I do believe business stimulus DOES trickle down to the rest of us, but we truly must pick the stimulus plans more thoughtfully
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Lowering income tax/and/or removing it, for the people making very little money/minimum wage, but working, for sure
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I don't mind taxing the rich at a higher tax bracket, or at least removing a lot of the loop holes which keep them from paying taxes (includes big business)
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I don't believe we should be subsidizing oil as it is today.
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However, I believe we should be drilling much more off-shore, along with paying great prizes for anyone who finds great break-throughs in alternative energy, which can be implemented with very little trouble.
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Tax breaks for companies implementing large-scale alternative energy useage (like hydrogen/electricity hookups at existing gas stations
These thoughts are just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are others, but it's not a situation in which only the only two sides are the very poor and the very rich. The middle class is quite large and it better not be overlooked.