oldernwiser
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That's how it's worked for decades...Unemployment stood at 4.6 when Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid (The Democrats) took over control of the purse strings in 2007...an astonishing slide in the economy then followed.
Congress passes laws, and raises taxes. Bases on how things work, Republican control of both houses should return unemployment back to 4%.
Well - let's throw real information on this fire.
Since 1959, Republicans have only had a majority in both the house and the senate twice - once from 1993 to 2001 (where they lost the majority to a party switcher from VT), and once from 2003 to 2005.
Looking over past unemployment data and comparing it to who was in control of congress and who was president at the time leads me to believe that unemployment tends to rise and fall. Further, some people have historically done a better job of controlling it than others. We need more of those people now.
Don't be stupid - the answer isn't based on the party, the answer lies in the people we elect. There are stupid republicans as well as smart democrats.