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What on Earth does Reagan's JAR have to do with Obama's? So what if Obama's JAR is lower?
As has been pointed out the 81-82 recession was worse than the 2007-2009 recession for those that are working now and were working then due to the cost of living at the time. The unemployed are going to be hurt regardless of the recession period but what makes the 81-82 worse is the affect it had on those employed thus the misery index at the time vs when obama took over. Obama's problem however is that 2 1/2 years after taking office the misery index continues to rise where as 2 1/2 years after the 81-82 recession ended the misery index was declining. JAR reflects the leadership of Reagan and the lack of leadership of Obama. You continue to buy the rhetoric and ignore the results. My bet is that since you never managed anything you believe one can delegate responsibility. Obama wanted the responsibility of the job now, like you, blames everyone else for his failures.