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To: Lakeshark
Hint: His graphs are posted upside down.....

That is one way of looking at them I guess. ;)

Fact 1: This is the weakest recovery since the great depression.

We're coming out of the worst recession since the Great Depression so it makes sense it's not as strong as normal. Combine that with the fact that businesses are sitting on trillions in cash and not investing it despite record profits then you have a recipe for s slow recovery.

Fact 2: He promised that his stimulus would prevent us from htting 8% unemployment. It's still higher than that, and it's likely we are going back in to recession.

Yes, the unemployment numbers went higher than 8% but economists still agree that the stimulus package kept unemployment lower than it would have been without stimulus.

Fact 3: He promised to cut the deficit in half, he more than doubled it.

Well, when you have Republicans refusing to raise revenue what do you expect?

Fact 4: Real wages have gone down under his policies, over $3,500 per household. REAl buying power has gotten worse under his policies, energy, food, and most necessities have gone way up in price.

Real wages have been stagnating since the 1970s. I wasn't aware that Obama was President back in the 1970s.

126 posted on 12/04/2012 3:43:39 PM PST by ksen
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To: ksen
1. Actually the 1980 Carter recession was worse. That one got solved correctly. This one never was. Also: Businesses are setting on cash because they are fearful of this administration. Duh, who wouldn't be.

2. Only brain dead liberal economists like Krugman say that kind of garbage. The "stimulus" gave money to cronies, it was never meant to fix anything.

3. The problem is not taxes, it's spending. The problem is your policies are anti-growth so they bring no recovery so they bring in no revenues. AS backwards thinking on your part. Actually, Bambi called it "basic fairness" in his primary debate (oh yes, I remember, do you?), and incredibly he was right. Everyone now suffers (hey, it's fair) because of his (and your) stupidity.

4. No, no, you're prevaricating. The data shows a huge drop in buying power since he became president, also a huge drop in wages. Precisely as he promised.

Unfortunately, all of us have to suffer for his (and your) stupidity.

:-)

128 posted on 12/04/2012 3:58:34 PM PST by Lakeshark (!)
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