浣犲ソ,鎴戝彧鎵惧緱鍒伴害鍑?仼鍜屽ゥ宸撮┈鐨凕br/>Schieffer:Goodevening.Andwelcometothethirdandlastpresidentialdebateof2008,sponsoredbytheCommissiononPresidentialDebates.I'mBobSchiefferofCBSNews.

　　Therulestonightaresimple.Thesubjectisdomesticpolicy.Iwilldividethenexthour-and-a-halfintonine-minutesegments.Iwillaskaquestionatthebeginningofeachsegment.Eachcandidatewillthenhavetwominutestorespond,andthenwe'llhaveadiscussion.I'llencouragethemtoaskfollow-upquestionsofeachother.Iftheydonot,Iwill.Theaudiencebehindmehaspromisedtobequiet,exceptatthismoment,whenwewelcomeBarackObamaandJohnMcCain.

　　Gentlemen,welcome.

　　Bynow,we'veheardallthetalkingpoints,solet'strytotellthepeopletonightsomethingsthatthey--theyhaven'theard.Let'sgettoit.

　　AnotherverybaddayonWallStreet,asbothofyouknow.Bothofyouproposednewplansthisweektoaddresstheeconomiccrisis.

　　Sen.McCain,youproposeda$52billionplanthatincludesnewtaxcutsoncapitalgains,taxbreaksforseniors,write-offsforstocklosses,amongotherthings.

　　Sen.Obama,youproposed$60billionintaxcutsformiddle-incomeandlower-incomepeople,moretaxbreakstocreatejobs,newspendingforpublicworksprojectstocreatejobs.

　　Iwillaskbothofyou:Whyisyourplanbetterthanhis?

　　Sen.McCain,yougofirst.

　　McCain:Well,let--letmesay,Bob,thankyou.

　　AndthankstoHofstra.And,bytheway,ourbelovedNancyReaganisinthehospitaltonight,soourthoughtsandprayersaregoingwithyou.

　　It'sgoodtoseeyouagain,Sen.Obama.

　　Americansarehurtingrightnow,andthey'reangry.They'rehurting,andthey'reangry.They'reinnocentvictimsofgreedandexcessonWallStreetandaswellasWashington,D.C.Andthey'reangry,andtheyhaveeveryreasontobeangry.

　　Andtheywantthiscountrytogoinanewdirection.AndthereareelementsofmyproposalthatyoujustoutlinedwhichIwon'trepeat.

　　Butwealsohavetohaveashort-termfix,inmyview,andlong-termfixes.

　　Letmejusttalktoyouaboutoneoftheshort-termfixes.

　　ThecatalystforthishousingcrisiswastheFannieandFreddieMaethatcausedsubprimelendingsituationthatnowcausedthehousingmarketinAmericatocollapse.

　　Iamconvincedthat,untilwereversethiscontinueddeclineinhomeownershipandputafloorunderit,andsothatpeoplehavenotonlythehopeandbelieftheycanstayintheirhomesandrealizetheAmericandream,butthatvaluewillcomeup.

　　Now,wehaveallocated$750billion.Let'stake300ofthatbillionandgoinandbuythosehomeloanmortgagesandnegotiatewiththosepeopleintheirhomes,11millionhomesormore,sothattheycanaffordtopaythemortgage,stayintheirhome.

　　Now,Iknowthecriticismofthis.

　　Well,whataboutthecitizenthatstayedintheirhomes?Thatpaidtheirmortgagepayments?Itdoesn'thelpthatpersonintheirhomeifthenextdoorneighbor'shouseisabandoned.Andsowe'vegottoreversethis.Weoughttoputthehomeownersfirst.AndIamdisappointedthatSecretaryPaulsonandothershavenotmadethattheirfirstpriority.

　　Schieffer:Allright.Sen.Obama?

　　Obama:Well,firstofall,IwanttothankHofstraUniversityandthepeopleofNewYorkforhostingustonightandit'swonderfultojoinSen.Mc