Jryan
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and increasing the national debt by what percent?
Welcome to a parallel universe Thunder!!!
and increasing the national debt by what percent?
What purpose do you think the caucus serves? This should be good...
LOL, apparently you don't know what a caucus is. Still waiting for a retraction on your statement that Republicans control the Senate?
and increasing the national debt by what percent?
A congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives.
Apparently you don't know.
I'm not going to insult myself by explaining VERY simple logic to you.
Right and 60 votes were in that caucus so Obama couldn't sell them on his policies. There was nothing in the Obama economic policy that any conservative can support. You have already embarrassed yourself by claiming that Republicans control Congress
1.7 trillion dollars over 8 years....
Republicans are controlling congress by filibustering, JESUS TAP DANCING CHRIST!!!!
Right and 60 votes were in that caucus so Obama couldn't sell them on his policies. There was nothing in the Obama economic policy that any conservative can support. You have already embarrassed yourself by claiming that Republicans control Congress
And by your standards then Democrats controlled the Congress in 2007-2008
and that was an increase of what percent?[/QUOTE
About 200%, so do we pay debt service on the percentage change or the actual debt? 1.7 trillion vs. 4.2 trillion, which one has the higher debt service?
It is lower because of Bush tax cuts and govt. revenue grew until Democrats helped tank the economy in 2008
Length of the recession
VERDICT: Call it a wash -- for now.
Economic growth or contraction
VERDICT: They're close, but the current recession will likely end up somewhat worse.
Peak unemployment
VERDICT: Worse under Reagan.
Rise in unemployment
VERDICT: Worse under Obama
Long-term unemployment
VERDICT: Much worse under Obama.
Industrial production
Industrial production
The stock market
VERDICT: Worse under Obama.
Foreclosures
VERDICT: Much worse under Obama.
Bank failures
VERDICT: It's a wash so far, but things could get worse in the current recession before they get better.
So back to Palin's claim that Reagan's recession was more severe. The barometers we examined aren't necessarily equal measurements of the magnitude, but collectively they paint a picture that the current recession -- so far -- is worse than the one under Reagan. Even if we had decided to include inflation as a factor, the measurements would still indicate the current recession is worse. So we find Palin's claim to be False.
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About 200%, so do we pay debt service on the percentage change or the actual debt? 1.7 trillion vs. 4.2 trillion, which one has the higher debt service?
so Reagan increased our national debt by 200%, and Obama has increased it by less than 100%.
Nevermind that when you factor in inflation, Reagan's increase in our debt is even greater. Clearly, Reagan was not the amazing Conservative success story that folks make him out to be.
How does that factor in? You said Reagan lowered taxes and that's what fixed the recession. The tax rate is already lower than that, so... what the hell is your point? And again, I'll do your work for you. If you want to compare Reagan to Obama, first you need to compare the recessions. Politifact does this for us:
Politifact: Comparing Recessions
Now, I know you're going to start drooling to blame Obama, but keep in mind, this is a nonpartisan organization so they are only comparing the recessions - this has nothing to do with who did a better job.
Either way, you can see some major differences between these two recessions. While Reagan struggled with unemployment, long-term unemployment has been decidedly worse in this recession. Also, the housing market, stock market, industrial production, personal income, and foreclosures are also much worse. Reagan, however, had to deal with skyrocketing inflation. So, clearly, these recessions are two totally different beasts. Knowing this, and knowing that taxes are already far lower than in Reagan's Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, what did Reagan do that Obama should have done? I am really trying to have a discussion here, so if you could give an actual answer, that would be fantastic.
so Reagan increased our national debt by 200%, and Obama has increased it by less than 100%.
Nevermind that when you factor in inflation, Reagan's increase in our debt is even greater. Clearly, Reagan was not the amazing Conservative success story that folks make him out to be.
What matters in determiing the severity of the recession is the affect on the people and the cost of living was much higher in the 81-82 recession than it was during the 2007-2009 recession. That is what matters, not an evaluation from a bunch of economists. How would you feel paying 17.5% for a home and having double digit inflation affect the products that you buy and need?
Yes, actually, by the numbers, Reagan grew the Gross National Debt by a larger percentage than Obama:
National Debt By Year
(In millions)
Gross Federal Debt 1981: 994,828
Gross Federal Debt 1983: 1,371,660
(1,371,660-994,828)/1,371,660 = 27.47269732%
(In millions)
Gross Federal Debt 2009: 11,875,851
Gross Federal Debt 2011 (projected): 15,476,243
(15,476,243 - 11,875,851)/15,476,243 = 23.26399243%
Obama has grown Gross Federal Debt by just over 4 percentage points less than Ronald Reagan in each of their first 3 years.
Yeah, I don't know why I thought I should listen to economists about the economy. Hey Conservative, do you know what the weather will be like in Charlotte tomorrow? I'd tune into a meteorologist, but why bother when I have you, right?
I am glad I spent time putting all of that together for you to just give another canned response. So, Conservative, besides raising taxes to 1981's level and then slowly lowering them like Reagan, what could Obama have done that Reagan did?
Yeah, I don't know why I thought I should listen to economists about the economy.
I know this is the Obama record, how about interpreting that record for me?
Obama economic results in 2011,
.4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011(bea.gov)
25+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011(bls.gov)
2.6 million fewer jobs(bls.gov)
4.2 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years(U.S. Treasury Site)
Downgrade of the U.S. credit rating(S&P)
Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.97 (The United States Misery Index By Year)
38-41% JAR and well over 50-55% disapproval ratings(Gallup)
If you actually listened to economists, then you would realize that their views differ by a wide margin. However, Obama's economists promised us an unemployment rate of under 8% if we spent close to a trillion dollars.
How'd that work out?
We think it's a big stretch to call an economic projection a "promise." The administration never characterized it that way and included plenty of disclaimers saying the predictions had "significant margins of error" and a higher degree of uncertainty due to a recession that is "unusual both in its fundamental causes and its severity." And so we rule the statement by Cantor — and other Republicans who have said the same thing — Barely True.
Editor's note: This statement was rated Barely True when it was published. On July 27, 2011, we changed the name for the rating to Mostly False.
Not bad compared to this:
Bush and Reagan were terrible presidents by the numbers
Reagan GDP Changes of -3.2%, -4.9%, and -6.4%.
Bush GDP Changes of 1.8%, 1.3%, -3.7% and -8.9%
Misery Index Under Reagan in 1981: 19.33
Misery Index Under Bush in August 2008: 11.47
Unemployment under Reagan 1982: 9.7%
Unemployment under Bush (beginning 2009): 9.3%
Number of unemployed under Bush rose 22,000,000 from 2000-2008
From 1981-1982, 1,126,000 jobs were lost by Reagan.
In 1983, after losing over 1 million jobs, having over 9% unemployment, and posting losses in GDP, Reagan's approval rating was 40%.
In 2008, after starting multiple wars, driving up the deficit, and seeing the recession begin to start, president George W. Bush's approval rating was under 30%.
President Bush racked up 2.779 trillion in debt in 2 years as president.
No he didn't and if you actually read the news you'd know that.
PolitiFact | Cantor and other Republicans say Obama promised stimulus would keep unemployment rates below 8 percent
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Also, question, what is it about the economists that I quoted that you disagree with?