OK...OK.. So Trump has NOTHING to do with this right????

[healthmyths]

Consumer confidence hits 138.4 in September, vs. 132 estimate

• September's index print is near the all-time high of 144.7 reached in 2000, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Consumer confidence rises to highest level in 18 years


Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win
Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win

Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May
Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May

Black unemployment rate hits a record low
Black unemployment rate hits a record low

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's highest closing record is 26,743.50 set on September 21, 2018.
Dow Ends Longest Correction Since 1961

U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally
U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally | OilPrice.com

102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform
102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform


I wonder how the economy confidence, DJIA, etc. would be if the following was said by Trump instead of what was said by Obama something I'm very sure would never happen.

 

[BlackFlag]

The trend started 10 years ago. Not even Trump could fuck it up. Well, the books not out on that yet I suppose.

 

[healthmyths]

The trend started 10 years ago. Not even Trump could fuck it up. Well, the books not out on that yet I suppose.

Right the "Trend".... so what do you suppose would have been the "TREND" if these were NOT the comments of Obama?

 

[BlackFlag]

The trend started 10 years ago. Not even Trump could fuck it up. Well, the books not out on that yet I suppose.

Right the "Trend".... so what do you suppose would have been the "TREND" if these were NOT the comments of Obama?
View attachment 218398

That paper doesn’t make an argument one way or the other. Just partisan hack anecdotes. Trump was gifted a positive trend, and it has maintained despite his efforts to totally upend the free market.

 

[healthmyths]

The trend started 10 years ago. Not even Trump could fuck it up. Well, the books not out on that yet I suppose.

Right the "Trend".... so what do you suppose would have been the "TREND" if these were NOT the comments of Obama?
View attachment 218398

That paper doesn’t make an argument one way or the other. Just partisan hack anecdotes. Trump was gifted a positive trend, and it has maintained despite his efforts to totally upend the free market.

"Up end the free market"???? How? Prove to me as I've proven to you as you ignore the sources as "hack anecdotes" that Trump is against free markets?
GEEZ... Trump is the anthesis of NAFTA, EU, etc. because TRUMP like millions of us know that the shackles and restraints that Obama and your ilk would put on the confidence and
energy of people free to be responsible for themselves HAVE seen the failures of Obamanites' efforts to socialize the world. Look at the crumbling world of Venezuela. Next Brazil. All because a few power hungry people have managed to "educate" the truly uninformed obviously you are one, in how the world works.
100 million people have died under those few power hungry people. And you and your fellow Obama worshippers don't seem to catch on to the fallacies of socialism.
Simple question for you.

Do you think Medicare is successful?

 

[BlackFlag]

The trend started 10 years ago. Not even Trump could fuck it up. Well, the books not out on that yet I suppose.

Right the "Trend".... so what do you suppose would have been the "TREND" if these were NOT the comments of Obama?
View attachment 218398

That paper doesn’t make an argument one way or the other. Just partisan hack anecdotes. Trump was gifted a positive trend, and it has maintained despite his efforts to totally upend the free market.

"Up end the free market"???? How? Prove to me as I've proven to you as you ignore the sources as "hack anecdotes" that Trump is against free markets?
GEEZ... Trump is the anthesis of NAFTA, EU, etc. because TRUMP like millions of us know that the shackles and restraints that Obama and your ilk would put on the confidence and
energy of people free to be responsible for themselves HAVE seen the failures of Obamanites' efforts to socialize the world. Look at the crumbling world of Venezuela. Next Brazil. All because a few power hungry people have managed to "educate" the truly uninformed obviously you are one, in how the world works.
100 million people have died under those few power hungry people. And you and your fellow Obama worshippers don't seem to catch on to the fallacies of socialism.
Simple question for you.

Do you think Medicare is successful?

Trade wars, subsidies, threatening American companies, destroying our image and inspirong boycotts of our products; Trump hates the free market. That’s why he is emulating trade and market policies of socialist nations.

 

[healthmyths]

The trend started 10 years ago. Not even Trump could fuck it up. Well, the books not out on that yet I suppose.

Right the "Trend".... so what do you suppose would have been the "TREND" if these were NOT the comments of Obama?
View attachment 218398

That paper doesn’t make an argument one way or the other. Just partisan hack anecdotes. Trump was gifted a positive trend, and it has maintained despite his efforts to totally upend the free market.

"Up end the free market"???? How? Prove to me as I've proven to you as you ignore the sources as "hack anecdotes" that Trump is against free markets?
GEEZ... Trump is the anthesis of NAFTA, EU, etc. because TRUMP like millions of us know that the shackles and restraints that Obama and your ilk would put on the confidence and
energy of people free to be responsible for themselves HAVE seen the failures of Obamanites' efforts to socialize the world. Look at the crumbling world of Venezuela. Next Brazil. All because a few power hungry people have managed to "educate" the truly uninformed obviously you are one, in how the world works.
100 million people have died under those few power hungry people. And you and your fellow Obama worshippers don't seem to catch on to the fallacies of socialism.
Simple question for you.

Do you think Medicare is successful?

Trade wars, subsidies, threatening American companies, destroying our image and inspirong boycotts of our products; Trump hates the free market. That’s why he is emulating trade and market policies of socialist nations.

"Emulating"? "Subsidies"? "Destroying" ?
Where is your proof of all that?
If all that is true what you said... why has this happened?
You think these same entities had the degree of confidence in Obama? A person that wanted to put 1,400 companies out of business that paid $100 billion a year in taxes and then putting 450,000 people out of work?

I say you have a lot of work ahead of you refuting the below statements made as you said "HACKS"!!!

Food stamp enrollment falls to 8-year low as Trump clamps down on fraud, economy improves
Food stamp enrollment falls to 8-year low as Trump clamps down on fraud, economy improves

According to the latest Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey, an astounding 95.1 percent of manufacturers registered a positive outlook for their company, the highest level recorded in the survey’s 20-year history.
2018 Second Quarter Manufacturers' Outlook Survey | NAM

U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to a 49-Year Low Last Week
Layoffs Just Reached a Half-Century Low

Consumer confidence hits 138.4 in September, vs. 132 estimate
September's index print is near the all-time high of 144.7 reached in 2000, the Conference Board said Tuesday.
Consumer confidence rises to highest level in 18 years

Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win
Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win

Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May
Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May

Black unemployment rate hits a record low
Black unemployment rate hits a record low

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's highest closing record is 26,743.50 set on September 21, 2018.
Dow Ends Longest Correction Since 1961

U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally
U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally | OilPrice.com

102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform
102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform

 

[BlackFlag]

The trend started 10 years ago. Not even Trump could fuck it up. Well, the books not out on that yet I suppose.

Right the "Trend".... so what do you suppose would have been the "TREND" if these were NOT the comments of Obama?
View attachment 218398

That paper doesn’t make an argument one way or the other. Just partisan hack anecdotes. Trump was gifted a positive trend, and it has maintained despite his efforts to totally upend the free market.

"Up end the free market"???? How? Prove to me as I've proven to you as you ignore the sources as "hack anecdotes" that Trump is against free markets?
GEEZ... Trump is the anthesis of NAFTA, EU, etc. because TRUMP like millions of us know that the shackles and restraints that Obama and your ilk would put on the confidence and
energy of people free to be responsible for themselves HAVE seen the failures of Obamanites' efforts to socialize the world. Look at the crumbling world of Venezuela. Next Brazil. All because a few power hungry people have managed to "educate" the truly uninformed obviously you are one, in how the world works.
100 million people have died under those few power hungry people. And you and your fellow Obama worshippers don't seem to catch on to the fallacies of socialism.
Simple question for you.

Do you think Medicare is successful?

Trade wars, subsidies, threatening American companies, destroying our image and inspirong boycotts of our products; Trump hates the free market. That’s why he is emulating trade and market policies of socialist nations.

"Emulating"? "Subsidies"? "Destroying" ?
Where is your proof of all that?
If all that is true what you said... why has this happened?
You think these same entities had the degree of confidence in Obama? A person that wanted to put 1,400 companies out of business that paid $100 billion a year in taxes and then putting 450,000 people out of work?

I say you have a lot of work ahead of you refuting the below statements made as you said "HACKS"!!!

Food stamp enrollment falls to 8-year low as Trump clamps down on fraud, economy improves
Food stamp enrollment falls to 8-year low as Trump clamps down on fraud, economy improves

According to the latest Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey, an astounding 95.1 percent of manufacturers registered a positive outlook for their company, the highest level recorded in the survey’s 20-year history.
2018 Second Quarter Manufacturers' Outlook Survey | NAM

U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to a 49-Year Low Last Week
Layoffs Just Reached a Half-Century Low

Consumer confidence hits 138.4 in September, vs. 132 estimate
September's index print is near the all-time high of 144.7 reached in 2000, the Conference Board said Tuesday.
Consumer confidence rises to highest level in 18 years

Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win
Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win

Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May
Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May

Black unemployment rate hits a record low
Black unemployment rate hits a record low

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's highest closing record is 26,743.50 set on September 21, 2018.
Dow Ends Longest Correction Since 1961

U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally
U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally | OilPrice.com

102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform
102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform

You keep posting links about trends that started 10 years ago.

 

[healthmyths]

Right the "Trend".... so what do you suppose would have been the "TREND" if these were NOT the comments of Obama?
View attachment 218398

That paper doesn’t make an argument one way or the other. Just partisan hack anecdotes. Trump was gifted a positive trend, and it has maintained despite his efforts to totally upend the free market.

"Up end the free market"???? How? Prove to me as I've proven to you as you ignore the sources as "hack anecdotes" that Trump is against free markets?
GEEZ... Trump is the anthesis of NAFTA, EU, etc. because TRUMP like millions of us know that the shackles and restraints that Obama and your ilk would put on the confidence and
energy of people free to be responsible for themselves HAVE seen the failures of Obamanites' efforts to socialize the world. Look at the crumbling world of Venezuela. Next Brazil. All because a few power hungry people have managed to "educate" the truly uninformed obviously you are one, in how the world works.
100 million people have died under those few power hungry people. And you and your fellow Obama worshippers don't seem to catch on to the fallacies of socialism.
Simple question for you.

Do you think Medicare is successful?

Trade wars, subsidies, threatening American companies, destroying our image and inspirong boycotts of our products; Trump hates the free market. That’s why he is emulating trade and market policies of socialist nations.

"Emulating"? "Subsidies"? "Destroying" ?
Where is your proof of all that?
If all that is true what you said... why has this happened?
You think these same entities had the degree of confidence in Obama? A person that wanted to put 1,400 companies out of business that paid $100 billion a year in taxes and then putting 450,000 people out of work?

I say you have a lot of work ahead of you refuting the below statements made as you said "HACKS"!!!

Food stamp enrollment falls to 8-year low as Trump clamps down on fraud, economy improves
Food stamp enrollment falls to 8-year low as Trump clamps down on fraud, economy improves

According to the latest Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey, an astounding 95.1 percent of manufacturers registered a positive outlook for their company, the highest level recorded in the survey’s 20-year history.
2018 Second Quarter Manufacturers' Outlook Survey | NAM

U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to a 49-Year Low Last Week
Layoffs Just Reached a Half-Century Low

Consumer confidence hits 138.4 in September, vs. 132 estimate
September's index print is near the all-time high of 144.7 reached in 2000, the Conference Board said Tuesday.
Consumer confidence rises to highest level in 18 years

Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win
Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win

Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May
Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May

Black unemployment rate hits a record low
Black unemployment rate hits a record low

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's highest closing record is 26,743.50 set on September 21, 2018.
Dow Ends Longest Correction Since 1961

U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally
U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally | OilPrice.com

102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform
102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform

You keep posting links about trends that started 10 years ago.

I keep posting THIS... statements made that would Throttle if not THWART any upward trending!
Tell me with 100% confidence that these negative statements and actions HELP the economy!
I mean Obama wanted to bankrupt companies!
You tell me if he preferred "single payer" that means 1,400 health insurance companies go out of business, $100 billion a year in taxes gone and 450,000 people out of work!
THAT HELPS the economy?
Or tell me that making the USA dependent i.e. best Brazilian Oil customer is good for the US economy?

 

[BlackFlag]

That paper doesn’t make an argument one way or the other. Just partisan hack anecdotes. Trump was gifted a positive trend, and it has maintained despite his efforts to totally upend the free market.

"Up end the free market"???? How? Prove to me as I've proven to you as you ignore the sources as "hack anecdotes" that Trump is against free markets?
GEEZ... Trump is the anthesis of NAFTA, EU, etc. because TRUMP like millions of us know that the shackles and restraints that Obama and your ilk would put on the confidence and
energy of people free to be responsible for themselves HAVE seen the failures of Obamanites' efforts to socialize the world. Look at the crumbling world of Venezuela. Next Brazil. All because a few power hungry people have managed to "educate" the truly uninformed obviously you are one, in how the world works.
100 million people have died under those few power hungry people. And you and your fellow Obama worshippers don't seem to catch on to the fallacies of socialism.
Simple question for you.

Do you think Medicare is successful?

Trade wars, subsidies, threatening American companies, destroying our image and inspirong boycotts of our products; Trump hates the free market. That’s why he is emulating trade and market policies of socialist nations.

"Emulating"? "Subsidies"? "Destroying" ?
Where is your proof of all that?
If all that is true what you said... why has this happened?
You think these same entities had the degree of confidence in Obama? A person that wanted to put 1,400 companies out of business that paid $100 billion a year in taxes and then putting 450,000 people out of work?

I say you have a lot of work ahead of you refuting the below statements made as you said "HACKS"!!!

Food stamp enrollment falls to 8-year low as Trump clamps down on fraud, economy improves
Food stamp enrollment falls to 8-year low as Trump clamps down on fraud, economy improves

According to the latest Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey, an astounding 95.1 percent of manufacturers registered a positive outlook for their company, the highest level recorded in the survey’s 20-year history.
2018 Second Quarter Manufacturers' Outlook Survey | NAM

U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to a 49-Year Low Last Week
Layoffs Just Reached a Half-Century Low

Consumer confidence hits 138.4 in September, vs. 132 estimate
September's index print is near the all-time high of 144.7 reached in 2000, the Conference Board said Tuesday.
Consumer confidence rises to highest level in 18 years

Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win
Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win

Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May
Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May

Black unemployment rate hits a record low
Black unemployment rate hits a record low

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's highest closing record is 26,743.50 set on September 21, 2018.
Dow Ends Longest Correction Since 1961

U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally
U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally | OilPrice.com

102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform
102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform

You keep posting links about trends that started 10 years ago.

I keep posting THIS... statements made that would Throttle if not THWART any upward trending!
Tell me with 100% confidence that these negative statements and actions HELP the economy!
I mean Obama wanted to bankrupt companies!
You tell me if he preferred "single payer" that means 1,400 health insurance companies go out of business, $100 billion a year in taxes gone and 450,000 people out of work!
THAT HELPS the economy?
Or tell me that making the USA dependent i.e. best Brazilian Oil customer is good for the US economy?
View attachment 218406

Just mad rambling

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The trend started 10 years ago. Not even Trump could fuck it up. Well, the books not out on that yet I suppose.

LOL

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LOlOlOLlolol LolOLoLOLolo

lolOLOLOLOLOLlloLOLLOOOLOLLO

You Obamaroids are a fucking scream!

 

[healthmyths]

The trend started 10 years ago. Not even Trump could fuck it up. Well, the books not out on that yet I suppose.

Right the "Trend".... so what do you suppose would have been the "TREND" if these were NOT the comments of Obama?
View attachment 218398

That paper doesn’t make an argument one way or the other. Just partisan hack anecdotes. Trump was gifted a positive trend, and it has maintained despite his efforts to totally upend the free market.

Well just one action by Obama shows the ignorance of both him and people like you that supported him versus the common sense that Trump has exhibited.
Keystone Pipeline opposed by Obama. You agree and you oppose the pipeline also?

So am I to conclude that Obama was in favoring of destroying the environment and Trump is in favor of preserving the environment?

Here is how Obama would want the environment destroyed.

Which President was more concerned about 1 million barrels of oil traveling one mile on the open ocean that is described by David Mosley, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska, says that the thousands of ships that already navigate its waters each year face "winter hurricanes" with 40-foot seas and 100-knot winds that appear with little advanced notice. In a typical year, at least one ship gets into trouble.
"A vessel will have some sort of mechanical or physical issue that then puts them at the mercy of the weather and the waves."
The Environmental Dangers of Not Building Keystone XL

Versus...

700 barrels traveling one mile through the Keystone pipeline that joins more than 185,000 miles of liquid petroleum pipelines, nearly 320,000 miles of gas transmission pipelines, and more than 2 million miles of gas distribution pipelines to safely and efficiently move energy and raw materials to fuel our nation's economic engine.
www.pipeline101.org/why-do-we-need-pipelines
The Keystone with 16 monitors per mile of the 1,179 mile route.. OR one monitor every 100 yards and Keystone XL will use satellite technology to monitor 20,000 data points on the pipeline’s operating conditions.
http://keystone-xl.com/facts/myths-facts/#sthash.s5b7zRTS.dpuf

Now explain to me why Obama and you would RISK 1,000s of square miles of open ocean environment to million barrels of oil each day traveling in waters known for
"winter hurricanes" traveling ONE mile while 700 barrels traveling one mile on dry land monitored by 16 monitors per mile joining 185,000 other miles of pipelines.

Which President was more concerned about the environment???

 

[Dragonlady]

Consumer confidence hits 138.4 in September, vs. 132 estimate

• September's index print is near the all-time high of 144.7 reached in 2000, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Consumer confidence rises to highest level in 18 years


Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win
Small-business confidence hits record high in 2018 after Trump tax-reform win

Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May
Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May

Black unemployment rate hits a record low
Black unemployment rate hits a record low

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's highest closing record is 26,743.50 set on September 21, 2018.
Dow Ends Longest Correction Since 1961

U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally
U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally | OilPrice.com

102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform
102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform


I wonder how the economy confidence, DJIA, etc. would be if the following was said by Trump instead of what was said by Obama something I'm very sure would never happen.

View attachment 218396

Consumer confidence and business confidence are meaningless stats. There’s a lot of money floating around but little of hit tricking down.

Stock prices are at an all-time high in part because of buy-backs using the tax cuts, and still lower than the 62% increase in stock prices in the first 18 months of the Obama administration.

Job creation is still lower than it was under President Obama despite the double goosing of tax cuts and a massive budget deficit. Makes one wonder how bad it would be without them.

The unemployment rate continues to drop. No, Trump doesn’t get credit for the lowest enemoloyment rate in years, since Obama did the heavy lifting on that one too.

In terms of energy production, the US had achieved energy self-sufficiency under President Obama. Trump had little to do with it other than continue Obama’s policies.

 

[MarcATL]

The Republicans have been poo pooing the good economy for the last 8 years, everything was terrible, bad, wrecked.

1 day after Trump was elected, the economy was EXCELLENT!!

Everything became great, booming, stupendous!!! Just 1 day after the election.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Consumer confidence hits 138.4 in September, vs. 132 estimate

• September's index print is near the all-time high of 144.7 reached in 2000, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Consumer confidence rises to highest level in 18 years

Consumer confidence over the last few years...up and down but trending up for the last 5 plus years...no change the trend after Trump won...

Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May

Unemployment Rate Falls to 18-Year Low; Solid Hiring in May

unemployment rate since 2010...no change in trend after the election...

Black unemployment rate hits a record low

Black unemployment rate hits a record low

Black unemployment rate since 2010...no change in the trend after the election

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's highest closing record is 26,743.50 set on September 21, 2018.

Dow Jones close since 2013, with trend line. no change in trend after the election.

Dow Ends Longest Correction Since 1961

If Trump is responsible for ending the correction, he must also be responsible for causing it.

U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally

U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally | OilPrice.com

102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform

102 Utility Companies Lowering Rates Due to Tax Reform

This one is all Trump. And the cost of the average family being able to save $7.50 a month on their power bill is the second largest single year jump in the deficit in the history of the country.

 

[g5000]

Trump was elected on third base, and the Rube Herd thinks he hit a triple.

 

[Theowl32]

The trend started 10 years ago. Not even Trump could fuck it up. Well, the books not out on that yet I suppose.

10 years ago the bubble that the democrats caused burst you dumb illiterate brainwashed cocksucker.

You never address what the economy did after pelosi and democrats took over the House and Senate. Then what happened during that time you stupid illiterate fuck, from 2007 to 2010? Well, stupid fuck. Tell us. Stupid fuck.

While you are doing that you stupid fucking waste tell us who signed the Commodity Futures Modernization Act. Tell us what that did.

Tell us who rewrote the Community Reinvestment Act and what that did. Well, you stupid ass illiterate fuck. Tell us.

Who headed Fannie and Freddie you demented moron?

I won't be waiting for your bullshit answers. With all due disrespect, you are nothing more than a pathetic democrat globalist pod.

 

[healthmyths]

The Republicans have been poo pooing the good economy for the last 8 years, everything was terrible, bad, wrecked.

1 day after Trump was elected, the economy was EXCELLENT!!

Everything became great, booming, stupendous!!! Just 1 day after the election.

Hey think what the economy would have been like if dumb shit Obama hadn't done EVERYTHING possible to screw it up like making the following statements and actions!
I mean really do you think ANYONE had confidence in an idiot who said let the companies go bankrupt! Forget the $100 billion a year in tax revenue or the 450,000 people employed!
Let's have single payer insurance and 1,400 companies be damned!
Or better yet hey let's keep a 700 barrel per mile pipeline from replacing 1 million barrels of oil floating 1 mile in an area of the Arctic known for "winter hurricanes"!

Or better yet..."I prefer that all Americans pay gas prices equal to Europeans"!
Harwood: So could these high prices help us?
Obama: I think that I would have preferred a gradual adjustment.
Obama Wanted Higher Gasoline Prices? - FactCheck.org

Yea the economy was not near what it is today and when people realized just HOW much Obama's RECORD Rules and Regulations were costing them???
Measuring these costs is difficult and complex. The Competitive Enterprise Institute noted that in 2015 the government issued over 80,000 pages of rules including 76 “major” rules costing more than $100 million to implement.
They put the cost at $1.9 trillion, more than taxes collected by the federal government.
The Insidious Cost Of Regulation

Right! continue to bite the hand that feeds you was Obama's mantra!