Obama outlines economic rescue plan

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain speaks during a rally in Virginia Beach, Virginia  October 13, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

On Monday, Obama proposed a temporary tax credit for firms that create new jobs in the United States over the next two years, and penalty-free withdrawals from IRAs and 401(k)s in 2008 and 2009.

The Democratic candidate called for new legislation that would give families the option of withdrawing as much as 15 percent of their retirement savings --- up to a maximum of 10,000 dollars ---without facing a tax penalty this year or next.

He also called for a temporary lifting of taxes on unemployment insurance benefits.

Moreover, Obama proposed a 90-day foreclosure moratorium for homeowners acting in good faith, and a new effort to address the growing credit crisis at the state and local level.

Under the Obama plan, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury would provide much the same kind of backing to state and municipal governments as the recent federal bailout did to the commercial credit market.

The McCain campaign said Obama's economic rescue plan was a political move that would not provide solutions.

CNN's most recent poll of polls shows Obama leading McCain by 8percentage points, 50 to 42 percent.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei