Political Rhetorical Analysis

To an independent voter, this article can be summarized as a split between factually researched analysis of economic strategy and the blatantly bellicose political rhetoric of a liberally-aligned author. Mr. Krugman is an award winning American economist; his experience and expertise provides sound reasoning to support his interpretation of Rubio’s plans. Though research found supporting evidence for some of Mr. Krugman’s assertions is credible, his partisan position fails to convince readers that his examination of Senator Marco Rubio’s economic policy can be adequately reliable. The diction presented in this article is incredibly pro-liberal, leaving the reader feeling prompted to believe every word written about Marco Rubio’s “scary character”. …show more content…
Krugman makes is against Marco Rubio’s investment income policy, stating that the elimination of the tax would only fill the pockets of the wealthy. While Krugman is right in saying that Rubio’s plan would allow for the higher earning Americans to keep their investment income, it would encourage big businesses and corporations owned by these individuals to re-invest into the American economy. These individuals would either pocket the money and spend it on the American market or re-invest it into their own companies, still creating a pro-growth economy. To stimulate job growth, you need to make America the best place to invest in jobs. The author chose to word his statement to specifically highlight a minute outcome of eliminating investment income taxes. Mr. Krugman argues that the rich will stay rich and does not offer any other statements about the effect of this tax …show more content…
Krugman’s subtly discourteous analysis, they are approached by liberal political rhetoric as a way to inflate his poor opinion of Marco Rubio. Mr. Krugman says, "So when Mr. Rubio genuflects at the altars of supply-side economics and hard money, he isn’t telling ordinary Republicans what they want to hear — by and large the party’s base couldn’t care less. He is, instead, pandering to the party’s elite, consisting mainly of big donors and the network of apparatchiks at think tanks, media organizations, and so on1. This statement is an attack on Marco Rubio’s credibility and is a politicized statement that is not necessary to the content of this article. Does Rubio’s ideals align with that of the GOP establishment? Broadly, yes. However, the exact same statement could be made about Hillary Clinton, the "overwhelming favorite for the Democratic nomination”1. Her economic agenda parallels what the Democratic Party believes is the right course of action for American economics, despite what the everyday Democrats may or may not believe. She advocates for “middle out” economics, where investment and tax cuts should be made in the middle class sector, creating an infrastructure bank, and investing in clean-energy to make America the clean energy superpower; these are the exact beliefs of the Democratic establishment. She is the front runner because she has the big donor and liberal media support, whilst Senator Bernie Sanders does

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