Republicans have a poor understanding of economics. They should have no place in making policy

[Dad2three]

Lol oh really? Businesses just now are picking up? Don't be dumb. We've had consistent private sector job growth since 6 months into Obama's presidency.

Wrong again.

The workforce participation rate, which was at historic highs under Bush, has constantly gone down since Obama took office. It is STILL at and a low of 62.8% as of the end of 2014. Bush had 66+% his entire time, only started going downhill after he became a lame duck and Dems took over Congress in 2007.

The Truth hurts: Bureau of Labor Statistics Data


Do we even need to mention all percentage of people on welfare under Obama?

The only way unemployment rates went "down" under Obama is when those people LEFT the workforce and STOPPED looking for a job.

But you people cannot acknowledge that those facts, your programming won't allow it.

Historic high huh? Obviously that was before the 08 crash. That means it was declining before Obama took office. Either way it wouldn't change the fact that 11 million jobs have been created since Obama's presidency began. 3 million of those came directly from his stimulus package.

If so many jobs were created, why are there so many people still out of the workforce? Don't forget there has been a lot of population growth as well over 10 years, which is why percentage of the population in the workforce is more accurate.

Well gee the unemployment rate speaks for itself. Also, the labor participation has to do with baby boomers and more people going on disability - not just discouragement.

The national median age has not gone up significantly over the last ten years. The excuse of the baby boomers retiring is total BS. We have had a surge in young people with immigration to offset retiring people.

When people drop out of looking for a job because they cannot find one, that is due to discouragement, not some fantasy jobs bill Obama passed.

Did all those baby boomers go on welfare as well? Is that why welfare is at record highs too? Lol

Retirement Among Baby Boomers Contributing To Shrinking Labor Force. According to The Washington Post, many economists agree the shrinking labor force participation rate is largely explained by a demographic shift, wherein "baby boomers are starting to retire en masse":


But since 2000, the labor force rate has been steadily declining as the baby-boom generation has been retiring. Because of this, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago expects the labor force participation rate to be lower in 2020 than it is today, regardless of how well the economy does.

The incredible shrinking labor force - The Washington Post

DUBYA/GOP 'JOB CREATOR' POLICIES LOST 1+ MILLION PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS IN 8 YEARS, OBAMA HAS 11+ MILLION PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS SINCE OBAMACARES PASSED FEB 2010 (NET 7 MILLION SINCE JAN 2009)

And it's Obama who is the problem *shaking head*

Bureau of Labor Statistics Data

 

[Dad2three]

The drop in gas prices is putting a massive amount of money in the pockets of Americans to be spent on other things. Rest assured that Barry will lay claim to any economic benefits from that as well even though low gas prices go completely counter to what he wanted. Anyone want to wager how long it's going to be before a liberal calls for a big bump in the gas tax?

You mean TECHNOLOGY created the boom? And the GOP wants to defund education and research? lol


Let's just follow Dubya/GOP lead of pushing people to 'shop' and give tax credits of $5,000+ to buy gas sucking SUV's, that will help US right? lol

 

[Dad2three]

Zero honesty from cons. Shocking

Zero honesty?

Are liberals not claiming that the economy is better now under Obama?

Are you claiming that Obama did not in fact extend the Bush Tax cuts?
Obama Signs Bill To Extend Bush Tax Cuts - CBS News

Who the hell is denying Obama didn't extend Bush's tax cuts? Yeah no shit he did and he shouldn't have. They have added trillions to our national debt.

Oh and the economy is better. Do you even know what the unemployment rate is now in comparison to the end of 2008? Obviously not. You are also oblivious to the fact that the investment class and the stock market is doing better now more than ever.

So you can admit that the economy is getting better, and we didn't raise income taxes.

yes, I can see that the economy is finally starting to get better. I think now that businesses see the end of the Obama regime and that he is a total Lame Duck prez now, it will continue to get better.

Lol oh really? Businesses just now are picking up? Don't be dumb. We've had consistent private sector job growth since 6 months into Obama's presidency.

Would you care to point to a single Obama initiative that's created those jobs in the private sector, Billy? The thing that's leading the surge in the economy right now is gas and oil production. Our fearless leader has done everything he could possibly do to hamper the production of fossil fuels...so obviously the jobs created there aren't his to claim! The truth of the matter is that they were created DESPITE Barack Obama!

Really? That's how tiny your brain is? TECHNOLOGY created the boom in natural resources, and NO, Obama didn't want 'all of the above' *Shaking head*

Hint DEMAND drives the economy, without it the natural resources are not mined!

 

[Dad2three]

Zero honesty from cons. Shocking

Zero honesty?

Are liberals not claiming that the economy is better now under Obama?

Are you claiming that Obama did not in fact extend the Bush Tax cuts?
Obama Signs Bill To Extend Bush Tax Cuts - CBS News

Who the hell is denying Obama didn't extend Bush's tax cuts? Yeah no shit he did and he shouldn't have. They have added trillions to our national debt.

Oh and the economy is better. Do you even know what the unemployment rate is now in comparison to the end of 2008? Obviously not. You are also oblivious to the fact that the investment class and the stock market is doing better now more than ever.

So you can admit that the economy is getting better, and we didn't raise income taxes.

yes, I can see that the economy is finally starting to get better. I think now that businesses see the end of the Obama regime and that he is a total Lame Duck prez now, it will continue to get better.

Weird, you'd think you Klowns MIGHT want to pay down some of the debt you've accumulated since Reaganomics/Starve the beast policies started

Oh, pay off the national debt? So did the all Dem Congress that Obama had his first two years do that? Oh no they didn't. But hey, let's just keep blamming Repubs, because that's all your programming will allow.

There were quite a few people angry about the national debt and yearly budget deficits. They were called the Tea Party. Nice to see you're part of the movement. I don't give a shit if its Democrats or Repubs, but I would like to see the problem addressed and dealt with.

But, something tells me you don't really care about the deficits at all, and your programming is going to kick in and hurl insults at the Tea Party.

"Oh, pay off the national debt? So did the all Dem Congress that Obama had his first two years do that? Oh no they didn't."


You mean the super majority the Dems held in the Senate for a total of 24 working days, AS THE US ECONOMY (DUBYA/GOP) WAS IN FREE FALL??? lol


I guess gutting revenues to below 15% of GDP like Dubya did (where Clinton got them back above 20%, like Carter had them), doesn't matter *shaking head*

Tea party? Oh right the guys who voted GOP and started whining about the debt AFTER the black guy was elected, lol

Weird, you'd think the tea crowd would've been concerned when Reagan tripled the debt, or EITHER Bush doubling it? Nah, it was when Obama inherited the worst economy since the first GOP great depression, they became concerned, lol

 

[Dad2three]

Zero honesty from cons. Shocking

Zero honesty?

Are liberals not claiming that the economy is better now under Obama?

Are you claiming that Obama did not in fact extend the Bush Tax cuts?
Obama Signs Bill To Extend Bush Tax Cuts - CBS News

Who the hell is denying Obama didn't extend Bush's tax cuts? Yeah no shit he did and he shouldn't have. They have added trillions to our national debt.

Oh and the economy is better. Do you even know what the unemployment rate is now in comparison to the end of 2008? Obviously not. You are also oblivious to the fact that the investment class and the stock market is doing better now more than ever.

So you can admit that the economy is getting better, and we didn't raise income taxes.

yes, I can see that the economy is finally starting to get better. I think now that businesses see the end of the Obama regime and that he is a total Lame Duck prez now, it will continue to get better.

Lol oh really? Businesses just now are picking up? Don't be dumb. We've had consistent private sector job growth since 6 months into Obama's presidency.

Wrong again.

The workforce participation rate, which was at historic highs under Bush, has constantly gone down since Obama took office. It is STILL at and a low of 62.8% as of the end of 2014. Bush had 66+% his entire time, only started going downhill after he became a lame duck and Dems took over Congress in 2007.

The Truth hurts: Bureau of Labor Statistics Data


Do we even need to mention all percentage of people on welfare under Obama?

The only way unemployment rates went "down" under Obama is when those people LEFT the workforce and STOPPED looking for a job.

But you people cannot acknowledge that those facts, your programming won't allow it.

WAIT YOU GIVE DUBYA CREDIT, THEN BLAME A DEM CONGRESS? PLEASE what laws did the Dems pass beginning in Jan 2007 that changed Dubya policies? OOPS

MORON, LIAR, POS. Typical right winger

Retirement Among Baby Boomers Contributing To Shrinking Labor Force. According to The Washington Post, many economists agree the shrinking labor force participation rate is largely explained by a demographic shift, wherein "baby boomers are starting to retire en masse":

But since 2000, the labor force rate has been steadily declining as the baby-boom generation has been retiring. Because of this, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago expects the labor force participation rate to be lower in 2020 than it is today, regardless of how well the economy does.
The incredible shrinking labor force - The Washington Post

 

[Dad2three]

Who the hell is denying Obama didn't extend Bush's tax cuts? Yeah no shit he did and he shouldn't have. They have added trillions to our national debt.

Oh and the economy is better. Do you even know what the unemployment rate is now in comparison to the end of 2008? Obviously not. You are also oblivious to the fact that the investment class and the stock market is doing better now more than ever.

So you can admit that the economy is getting better, and we didn't raise income taxes.

yes, I can see that the economy is finally starting to get better. I think now that businesses see the end of the Obama regime and that he is a total Lame Duck prez now, it will continue to get better.

Lol oh really? Businesses just now are picking up? Don't be dumb. We've had consistent private sector job growth since 6 months into Obama's presidency.

Wrong again.

The workforce participation rate, which was at historic highs under Bush, has constantly gone down since Obama took office. It is STILL at and a low of 62.8% as of the end of 2014. Bush had 66+% his entire time, only started going downhill after he became a lame duck and Dems took over Congress in 2007.

The Truth hurts: Bureau of Labor Statistics Data


Do we even need to mention all percentage of people on welfare under Obama?

The only way unemployment rates went "down" under Obama is when those people LEFT the workforce and STOPPED looking for a job.

But you people cannot acknowledge that those facts, your programming won't allow it.

Historic high huh? Obviously that was before the 08 crash. That means it was declining before Obama took office. Either way it wouldn't change the fact that 11 million jobs have been created since Obama's presidency began. 3 million of those came directly from his stimulus package.

If so many jobs were created, why are there so many people still out of the workforce? Don't forget there has been a lot of population growth as well over 10 years, which is why percentage of the population in the workforce is more accurate.

Retirement Among Baby Boomers Contributing To Shrinking Labor Force.

But since 2000, the labor force rate has been steadily declining as the baby-boom generation has been retiring. Because of this, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago expects the labor force participation rate to be lower in 2020 than it is today, regardless of how well the economy does.

The incredible shrinking labor force - The Washington Post


GET HONEST ONE TIME BUBBA!

 

[Dad2three]

If so many jobs were created, why are there so many people still out of the workforce?

Better question. If there were no jobs created (which I guess is your position) then we should be very grateful to all the ultra rich for spending their money last year to stimulate the economy.

Or do you not believe the economy is growing again? Or does the economy only expand when there is a Republican in the White House?

People like you have such weird convoluted thinking it becomes very hard to figure out just what the **** you are talking about.

So there are those like you who are ok with using slave labor (via illegals) to build their fortune.

Then again what does a programmed far left drone know about anything connected to reality?

You saying those 'job creators' and the GOP are against stopping the 'illegals' from becoming legal, BECAUSE it will push up wages? lol

THE US ISN'T GOING TO DEPORT 14+ MILLION AND THE GOP HAS CONSISTENTLY FOUGHT EMPLOYER SANCTIONS ON HIRING THOSE NOT LEGALLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO A JOB IN THE US!

 

[Uncensored2008]

"growth rate of Q4 2007"

Ah the first and only year recorded in US history where the US spent (credit) more than the US made in ALL income! Typical right wing economy...


Bubbles built on ponzi schemes will allow that 'growth' Bubba

You somehow think your evasions and misdirects are meaningful.

Don't you suppose that others see right through you, and understand that the disconnect is due to the fact that you are reciting a script, gleaned from leftist hate sites?

 

[theHawk]

"growth rate of Q4 2007"

Ah the first and only year recorded in US history where the US spent (credit) more than the US made in ALL income! Typical right wing economy...


Bubbles built on ponzi schemes will allow that 'growth' Bubba

You somehow think your evasions and misdirects are meaningful.

Don't you suppose that others see right through you, and understand that the disconnect is due to the fact that you are reciting a script, gleaned from leftist hate sites?

He's a partisan hack that has been programmed to carry out the Agenda. You cannot have a meaningful conversation with a drone that spits out automated responses.

 

[Uncensored2008]

He's a partisan hack that has been programmed to carry out the Agenda. You cannot have a meaningful conversation with a drone that spits out automated responses.

He does try to fit talking points to subjects, but can never get them to mesh with the actual conversation.

 

[Dad2three]

"growth rate of Q4 2007"

Ah the first and only year recorded in US history where the US spent (credit) more than the US made in ALL income! Typical right wing economy...


Bubbles built on ponzi schemes will allow that 'growth' Bubba

You somehow think your evasions and misdirects are meaningful.

Don't you suppose that others see right through you, and understand that the disconnect is due to the fact that you are reciting a script, gleaned from leftist hate sites?

He's a partisan hack that has been programmed to carry out the Agenda. You cannot have a meaningful conversation with a drone that spits out automated responses.

Says the Klown repeating hate talk radio/Fox talking points. Shocking

 

[Dad2three]

"growth rate of Q4 2007"

Ah the first and only year recorded in US history where the US spent (credit) more than the US made in ALL income! Typical right wing economy...


Bubbles built on ponzi schemes will allow that 'growth' Bubba

You somehow think your evasions and misdirects are meaningful.

Don't you suppose that others see right through you, and understand that the disconnect is due to the fact that you are reciting a script, gleaned from leftist hate sites?

Evasions? lol, DID or did not the Banksters run a WORLD WIDE CREDIT BUBBLE? Did Dubya cheer them on in the US and fight to keep it going?

 

[Uncensored2008]

Evasions? lol, DID or did not the Banksters run a WORLD WIDE CREDIT BUBBLE? Did Dubya cheer them on in the US and fight to keep it going?

Rarely do your responses mesh with the discussion.

WHEN you foray away from the hating points and attempt to provide a thought of your own, you make a fool of yourself.

 

[Faun]

Lol oh really? Businesses just now are picking up? Don't be dumb. We've had consistent private sector job growth since 6 months into Obama's presidency.

Wrong again.

The workforce participation rate, which was at historic highs under Bush, has constantly gone down since Obama took office. It is STILL at and a low of 62.8% as of the end of 2014. Bush had 66+% his entire time, only started going downhill after he became a lame duck and Dems took over Congress in 2007.

The Truth hurts: Bureau of Labor Statistics Data


Do we even need to mention all percentage of people on welfare under Obama?

The only way unemployment rates went "down" under Obama is when those people LEFT the workforce and STOPPED looking for a job.

But you people cannot acknowledge that those facts, your programming won't allow it.

Historic high huh? Obviously that was before the 08 crash. That means it was declining before Obama took office. Either way it wouldn't change the fact that 11 million jobs have been created since Obama's presidency began. 3 million of those came directly from his stimulus package.

If so many jobs were created, why are there so many people still out of the workforce? Don't forget there has been a lot of population growth as well over 10 years, which is why percentage of the population in the workforce is more accurate.

Well gee the unemployment rate speaks for itself. Also, the labor participation has to do with baby boomers and more people going on disability - not just discouragement.

The national median age has not gone up significantly over the last ten years. The excuse of the baby boomers retiring is total BS. We have had a surge in young people with immigration to offset retiring people.

When people drop out of looking for a job because they cannot find one, that is due to discouragement, not some fantasy jobs bill Obama passed.

Did all those baby boomers go on welfare as well? Is that why welfare is at record highs too? Lol

Nonsense. People are retiring now at a rate of about 3 times higher than prior to 2008, the year baby boomers began hitting the age of 62. Since then, over 7 million baby boomers have retired, which is roughly half of the increase of people who are not in the workforce during that same period of time.

 

[The Rabbi]

Wrong again.

The workforce participation rate, which was at historic highs under Bush, has constantly gone down since Obama took office. It is STILL at and a low of 62.8% as of the end of 2014. Bush had 66+% his entire time, only started going downhill after he became a lame duck and Dems took over Congress in 2007.

The Truth hurts: Bureau of Labor Statistics Data


Do we even need to mention all percentage of people on welfare under Obama?

The only way unemployment rates went "down" under Obama is when those people LEFT the workforce and STOPPED looking for a job.

But you people cannot acknowledge that those facts, your programming won't allow it.

Historic high huh? Obviously that was before the 08 crash. That means it was declining before Obama took office. Either way it wouldn't change the fact that 11 million jobs have been created since Obama's presidency began. 3 million of those came directly from his stimulus package.

If so many jobs were created, why are there so many people still out of the workforce? Don't forget there has been a lot of population growth as well over 10 years, which is why percentage of the population in the workforce is more accurate.

Well gee the unemployment rate speaks for itself. Also, the labor participation has to do with baby boomers and more people going on disability - not just discouragement.

The national median age has not gone up significantly over the last ten years. The excuse of the baby boomers retiring is total BS. We have had a surge in young people with immigration to offset retiring people.

When people drop out of looking for a job because they cannot find one, that is due to discouragement, not some fantasy jobs bill Obama passed.

Did all those baby boomers go on welfare as well? Is that why welfare is at record highs too? Lol

Nonsense. People are retiring now at a rate of about 3 times higher than prior to 2008, the year baby boomers began hitting the age of 62. Since then, over 7 million baby boomers have retired, which is roughly half of the increase of people who are not in the workforce during that same period of time.

Oops. Looks like the smelly goat is wrong one more time. Actually you're wrong every time you post. Because you're both ignorant and stupid. In any case, people can work beyond retirement age. The question is why they arent.
U.S. Unemployment Retirees Are Not The Labor Exodus Problem - Forbes

 

[theHawk]

Wrong again.

The workforce participation rate, which was at historic highs under Bush, has constantly gone down since Obama took office. It is STILL at and a low of 62.8% as of the end of 2014. Bush had 66+% his entire time, only started going downhill after he became a lame duck and Dems took over Congress in 2007.

The Truth hurts: Bureau of Labor Statistics Data


Do we even need to mention all percentage of people on welfare under Obama?

The only way unemployment rates went "down" under Obama is when those people LEFT the workforce and STOPPED looking for a job.

But you people cannot acknowledge that those facts, your programming won't allow it.

Historic high huh? Obviously that was before the 08 crash. That means it was declining before Obama took office. Either way it wouldn't change the fact that 11 million jobs have been created since Obama's presidency began. 3 million of those came directly from his stimulus package.

If so many jobs were created, why are there so many people still out of the workforce? Don't forget there has been a lot of population growth as well over 10 years, which is why percentage of the population in the workforce is more accurate.

Well gee the unemployment rate speaks for itself. Also, the labor participation has to do with baby boomers and more people going on disability - not just discouragement.

The national median age has not gone up significantly over the last ten years. The excuse of the baby boomers retiring is total BS. We have had a surge in young people with immigration to offset retiring people.

When people drop out of looking for a job because they cannot find one, that is due to discouragement, not some fantasy jobs bill Obama passed.

Did all those baby boomers go on welfare as well? Is that why welfare is at record highs too? Lol

Nonsense. People are retiring now at a rate of about 3 times higher than prior to 2008, the year baby boomers began hitting the age of 62. Since then, over 7 million baby boomers have retired, which is roughly half of the increase of people who are not in the workforce during that same period of time.

And yet our immigration rates replenish those numbers easily.

 

[Faun]

Evasions? lol, DID or did not the Banksters run a WORLD WIDE CREDIT BUBBLE? Did Dubya cheer them on in the US and fight to keep it going?

Rarely do your responses mesh with the discussion.

WHEN you foray away from the hating points and attempt to provide a thought of your own, you make a fool of yourself.

Which bills did Barney Frank prevent from passing?

 

[Paperman299]

But it's Obama fault right? lol

Little Eddie's comments from the past

"FDR and OBAMA inherited bad economies and prolonged them for years using soviet interference policies that failed in 132 countries."

"Hoover and FDR were flaming liberals who kept the Depression going for 15 years with soviet policies"

dear, if you disagree with comments you have to have the IQ to say why. A liberal lacks the IQ to know a reason is necessary.

So do presidents have power over the economy or don't they?

dear, in America power is divided

You've been caught making strongly contradictory remarks. Either Obama has the power to sway the economy (ie prolong a recession) or he doesn't. If presidents can sway the economy, then please explain that graphic posted before.

dear, the president is one of 3 branches of govt, but he is not press or electorate, so he has power accordingly. Do you understand?

So essentially, when the economy does well under a Democratic president, that was an event outside of his control. But when the economy does poorly under a Democratic president, that was a direct result of his policies. Got it, thanks.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Which bills did Barney Frank prevent from passing?

Your fellow Communist lied that "Dubya cheered the bubble."

Facts are bane of the left - which is why we so rarely see any from you.

 

[Oldstyle]

Zero honesty?

Are liberals not claiming that the economy is better now under Obama?

Are you claiming that Obama did not in fact extend the Bush Tax cuts?
Obama Signs Bill To Extend Bush Tax Cuts - CBS News

Who the hell is denying Obama didn't extend Bush's tax cuts? Yeah no shit he did and he shouldn't have. They have added trillions to our national debt.

Oh and the economy is better. Do you even know what the unemployment rate is now in comparison to the end of 2008? Obviously not. You are also oblivious to the fact that the investment class and the stock market is doing better now more than ever.

So you can admit that the economy is getting better, and we didn't raise income taxes.

yes, I can see that the economy is finally starting to get better. I think now that businesses see the end of the Obama regime and that he is a total Lame Duck prez now, it will continue to get better.

Lol oh really? Businesses just now are picking up? Don't be dumb. We've had consistent private sector job growth since 6 months into Obama's presidency.

Would you care to point to a single Obama initiative that's created those jobs in the private sector, Billy? The thing that's leading the surge in the economy right now is gas and oil production. Our fearless leader has done everything he could possibly do to hamper the production of fossil fuels...so obviously the jobs created there aren't his to claim! The truth of the matter is that they were created DESPITE Barack Obama!

Really? That's how tiny your brain is? TECHNOLOGY created the boom in natural resources, and NO, Obama didn't want 'all of the above' *Shaking head*

Hint DEMAND drives the economy, without it the natural resources are not mined!

Demand for oil and natural gas has actually gone down...so explain why production has increased dramatically?