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Transcript: Obama's State Of The Union Address 2014

you blame Obama for the private sectors' failure to create 21 million jobs
presented like a partisan ... and without any suggestions how Obama should have assisted the private sector to accomplish that feat, to recover from the bush great recession

You apparently know so little about the private sector. It cannot print money, it has to earn it. driving up costs has to be paid for ACA drives up costs, higher taxes drive up costs, more regulations drive up costs, part time employees lower costs and that is what is happening today. Obama and apparently you have zero understanding of business expenses and planning. Keep buying the liberal rhetoric and the new normal is going to remain, high unemployment, high debt, low economic growth. A true liberal utopia??

Instead of growing the size of govt through social engineering he should have cut the size of govt. and returned the power to the states
 
You apparently know so little about the private sector. It cannot print money, it has to earn it. driving up costs has to be paid for ACA drives up costs, higher taxes drive up costs, more regulations drive up costs, part time employees lower costs and that is what is happening today. Obama and apparently you have zero understanding of business expenses and planning. Keep buying the liberal rhetoric and the new normal is going to remain, high unemployment, high debt, low economic growth. A true liberal utopia??
and still, you are unable to offer ANY ideas how Obama could have facilitated the creation of 21 million private sector jobs you insist he was responsible for having not created

Instead of growing the size of govt through social engineering he should have cut the size of govt. and returned the power to the states
or, to prevent the deficit from growing, maybe the taxes paid by the most affluent, those who have realized almost all of the income growth, should be raised to pay for the spending incurred by the congress ... NOT the president
but then only someone who has an understanding of economics would realize that there are multiple options available ... options you were unable to identify for us despite your "keen" partisan insights into things economic
 
justabubba;1062913014]and still, you are unable to offer ANY ideas how Obama could have facilitated the creation of 21 million private sector jobs you insist he was responsible for having not created

Name for us the pro private sector economic policy implemented by Obama? How did Reagan do it? Compare the two leadership styles, Reagan who was a leader and Obama is a community agitator


or, to prevent the deficit from growing, maybe the taxes paid by the most affluent, those who have realized almost all of the income growth, should be raised to pay for the spending incurred by the congress ... NOT the president
but then only someone who has an understanding of economics would realize that there are multiple options available ... options you were unable to identify for us despite your "keen" partisan insights into things economic

When you take money out of the pockets of individual economic activity is influenced and it is economic activity that generates the most positive cash. Reagan cut taxes and increased FIT revenue 60% because of the 17 million jobs created. Think raising taxes would have created those jobs and that revenue?

You and your ilk have no idea how business works or the costs of running a business. You buy what you are told. Why don't you take the opportunities available to you in this country, start your own business, pay your workers what you think is fair, pay the taxes, federal, state, and local, adhere to the regulations and see how that works out for you?
 
Name for us the pro private sector economic policy implemented by Obama? How did Reagan do it? Compare the two leadership styles, Reagan who was a leader and Obama is a community agitator
that is the progressive complaint about Obama. in most economic matters he has acted like a republican. he did not implement a federal jobs program to stimulate a demand economy
he retained the reagan era small business loan guarantee program which requires all small business loans receiving federal help to first be processed by the banks. banks which are not making loans to any but the most sterling creditors ... and those are seldom start ups. before reagan, the federal government made the loans directly to the small businesses who could not get the bank loans because their credit restrictions were too restrictive
fortunately, Obama has not applied the republican 'starve the beast' policy to spend revenues on programs like star wars so that money was not available to assist our citizens who needed mental health care. instead reagan turned those folks, whose mental health needs were beyond their own control, out into the streets, while spending lavishly on star wars programs that did nothing but line the pockets of multinational corporations
fortunately, Obama did not apply the reagan policy of unaffordable prime interest rates, which during the reagan era exceeded 21%, causing borrowing to be prohibitively expensive, such that only those who were rich, with substantial cash reserves, possessed the ability to grow their businesses. and we have seen since then that it is the haves who have taken almost all of the wealth from the economy since then, despite worker productivity doubling
reagan helped wall street. he ****ted on main street

When you take money out of the pockets of individual economic activity is influenced and it is economic activity that generates the most positive cash. Reagan cut taxes and increased FIT revenue 60% because of the 17 million jobs created. Think raising taxes would have created those jobs and that revenue?
uncle ronnie cut taxes for the rich. for the rest of us he imposed 'user fees' when we needed government services. that is when we had to start paying to enter federal parks. the wage earner subsidzed the cost of government while the rich paid less

You and your ilk have no idea how business works or the costs of running a business.
laughable that you would make that claim against someone who spent his career growing small businesses

You buy what you are told. Why don't you take the opportunities available to you in this country, start your own business, pay your workers what you think is fair, pay the taxes, federal, state, and local, adhere to the regulations and see how that works out for you?
we have the best government money can buy. but there are many of you who are too blind to see that reality
 
justabubba;1062913211]that is the progressive complaint about Obama. in most economic matters he has acted like a republican. he did not implement a federal jobs program to stimulate a demand economy

No true conservative Republican would ever implement a federal jobs program, Reagan didn't do it, he stimulated the private sector with tax and regulation cuts.

he retained the reagan era small business loan guarantee program which requires all small business loans receiving federal help to first be processed by the banks. banks which are not making loans to any but the most sterling creditors ... and those are seldom start ups. before reagan, the federal government made the loans directly to the small businesses who could not get the bank loans because their credit restrictions were too restrictive

Which he offset with things like ACA that drives up costs. Ask the people of West Virginia how they feel about Obama and his EPA. How did the state of South Carolina feel about the NLRB? Loans have to be paid back and if you have higher operating costs it is harder to pay back those loans. I worked a lot with the SBA and other govt. agencies that made loans to business. That is not a pro growth economic policy when it is offset by higher operating costs.

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ortunately, Obama has not applied the republican 'starve the beast' policy to spend revenues on programs like star wars so that money was not available to assist our citizens who needed mental health care. instead reagan turned those folks, whose mental health needs were beyond their own control, out into the streets, while spending lavishly on star wars programs that did nothing but line the pockets of multinational corporations

Wow, star wars brought the Soviet Union to its knees and left a peace dividend. Why don't you distinguish for us the difference between the Federal, State, and local governments in your world and whose responsibility it is to help those people. As stated you believe in a large central govt. that has created a 17.3 trillion dollar debt that continues to grow as does the poverty level and people dependent on the federal govt. Isn't it time for positive results and shrinking the federal govt. since they are a total and complete failure?

fortunately, Obama did not apply the reagan policy of unaffordable prime interest rates, which during the reagan era exceeded 21%, causing borrowing to be prohibitively expensive, such that only those who were rich, with substantial cash reserves, possessed the ability to grow their businesses. and we have seen since then that it is the haves who have taken almost all of the wealth from the economy since then, despite worker productivity doubling
reagan helped wall street. he ****ted on main street

What Obama and Bush did was reward bad behavior, nothing has changed, interest rates remain low but the demand for loans is miniscule because high operating expenses.. Obama has no concept of what it takes to run a business, the operating expenses of running a business, where that money comes from,the components of GDP and minions like you buy the rhetoric and continue to support him. When did you develop such low standards for achievement and results?


uncle ronnie cut taxes for the rich. for the rest of us he imposed 'user fees' when we needed government services. that is when we had to start paying to enter federal parks. the wage earner subsidzed the cost of government while the rich paid less

"Uncle" Ronnie cut ALL Personal income taxes not just the rich and 17 million jobs were created. You have a distorted view of the 80's which gets fuzzier the further from the 80's we get. GDP doubled, FIT revenue grew 60% and it led to the greatest era of economic expansion in history. You can try to rewrite history but the facts simply destroy you


laughable that you would make that claim against someone who spent his career growing small businesses


we have the best government money can buy. but there are many of you who are too blind to see that reality

If you truly spent your career growing small businesses then you would understand the effects of less spendable income resulting from higher taxes.. I doubt seriously you grew anything. Figure out the four components of GDP and get back to us and what those components contribute in percentage. Then and only then will you realize how screwed up the liberal economic policies are
 
I read it, which is why I applaud efforts being made to reign in spending, generate revenue and pay down the debt which in the long run should reduce the deficit assuming Congress continues to do its job.

What effort? The report says deficit is going to go up, no debt is going to be paid down. Congress just passed approval of more debt, more spending, and no changes to taxes. And all the are talking about is more of the same. Obamas on tv right now saying hes going to force the govt to pay contractors more.
 
No true conservative Republican would ever implement a federal jobs program, Reagan didn't do it, he stimulated the private sector with tax and regulation cuts.



Which he offset with things like ACA that drives up costs. Ask the people of West Virginia how they feel about Obama and his EPA. How did the state of South Carolina feel about the NLRB? Loans have to be paid back and if you have higher operating costs it is harder to pay back those loans. I worked a lot with the SBA and other govt. agencies that made loans to business. That is not a pro growth economic policy when it is offset by higher operating costs.

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Wow, star wars brought the Soviet Union to its knees and left a peace dividend. Why don't you distinguish for us the difference between the Federal, State, and local governments in your world and whose responsibility it is to help those people. As stated you believe in a large central govt. that has created a 17.3 trillion dollar debt that continues to grow as does the poverty level and people dependent on the federal govt. Isn't it time for positive results and shrinking the federal govt. since they are a total and complete failure?



What Obama and Bush did was reward bad behavior, nothing has changed, interest rates remain low but the demand for loans is miniscule because high operating expenses.. Obama has no concept of what it takes to run a business, the operating expenses of running a business, where that money comes from,the components of GDP and minions like you buy the rhetoric and continue to support him. When did you develop such low standards for achievement and results?




"Uncle" Ronnie cut ALL Personal income taxes not just the rich and 17 million jobs were created. You have a distorted view of the 80's which gets fuzzier the further from the 80's we get. GDP doubled, FIT revenue grew 60% and it led to the greatest era of economic expansion in history. You can try to rewrite history but the facts simply destroy you




If you truly spent your career growing small businesses then you would understand the effects of less spendable income resulting from higher taxes.. I doubt seriously you grew anything. Figure out the four components of GDP and get back to us and what those components contribute in percentage. Then and only then will you realize how screwed up the liberal economic policies are
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you continue to expose your ignorance of things economic
never have i encountered a small or large business which chose to end a business or not to begin a business because of the federal tax rate. everyone would prefer to pay zero. but that is not how government works
and you seem to be unable to grasp why cutting taxes for the wealthy is a stupid thing to do, economically
when dollars are put in the pockets of lower income families, they spend it. the money has a much higher velocity than when the money is left in the pockets of the rich. the rich may buy more expensive cars, homes, appliances, but once they have bought what they want and need they will save the rest. it will remain idle. in contrast, those average American families will be buying less expensive items, but they will be buying more of them in aggregate; that fuels the demand side of the economy. which is why those who actually have a clue recognize that government sending should be scaled back only when the economy rebounds. until then, government spending is an essential ingredient to our nation's economic recovery
but the stupid republicans, when we again balance our budget, will continue to incur deficits in order to give more tax breaks to the rich. they learned nothing from the past, economically, just as they learned nothing about vietnam militarily, when engaging in an unnecessary and expensive war in iraq
but i have reason to hope. many of our kids today are able to recognize the manure that you and your ilk spread, for what it is
 
[emphasis added by bubba]
you continue to expose your ignorance of things economic
never have i encountered a small or large business which chose to end a business or not to begin a business because of the federal tax rate. everyone would prefer to pay zero. but that is not how government works
and you seem to be unable to grasp why cutting taxes for the wealthy is a stupid thing to do, economically
when dollars are put in the pockets of lower income families, they spend it. the money has a much higher velocity than when the money is left in the pockets of the rich. the rich may buy more expensive cars, homes, appliances, but once they have bought what they want and need they will save the rest. it will remain idle. in contrast, those average American families will be buying less expensive items, but they will be buying more of them in aggregate; that fuels the demand side of the economy. which is why those who actually have a clue recognize that government sending should be scaled back only when the economy rebounds. until then, government spending is an essential ingredient to our nation's economic recovery
but the stupid republicans, when we again balance our budget, will continue to incur deficits in order to give more tax breaks to the rich. they learned nothing from the past, economically, just as they learned nothing about vietnam militarily, when engaging in an unnecessary and expensive war in iraq
but i have reason to hope. many of our kids today are able to recognize the manure that you and your ilk spread, for what it is

Spoken like a typical liberal, there is much more to running a business and paying expenses than Federal Income tax rates which just goes to show how little you understand about business operating expenses. There is a reason that businesses are flocking to TX and North Dakota, wonder if you can figure it out?

You seem to have bought into the fact that the govt. needs the money more than the American people regardless of income class. Why is that? You think there is enough money that can be extorted from the rich to fund the liberal spending appetite? You simply don't have a clue. You must be among the large group of liberals who always spend more and create more economic activity when you have less spendable income because of higher taxes that cut your take home pay?

How do you cut taxes of people who don't pay FIT? Isn't that welfare?

Sorry, but as usual you are out of touch with reality. 21 million unemployed/under employed/discouraged workers are contributing what to the economy and the revenue for the country?

The manure being spread is coming from liberals, typical liberal bs that promotes class warfare and class envy. That will generate nothing for the betterment of this country but will create a bunch of govt. dependent little minions that keep liberals in power and keep spending someone else's money
 
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