If you want job growth, then you should vote Democrat!!!

[Willie99]

Punter wrong again, But what's new?

"figures lie and liars figure" is an old and often used proverb. As a matter of fact, it's used far more often than the "mathematician's proverb" Punter cited.

Now, if you don't believe figures can be made to lie, especially in politics, then Punter's proverb works better. To me, that's a tad bit naive. :drink:

You would think age brings just a tad bit of wisdom, eh?

 

[SmallDaddy]

What about mitigating factors? FDR was president right after a great job loss, he was already placed in a no lose situation. FDR also had a mega war.

And which party held the presidency when the Great Depression began??

Truman finished one war and started another. He also had millions of GIs returning from WWII to start their lives over.

Bush calls himself a war president. So where is the job growth?

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[Willie99]

Bush also inherited a recession, an economy retracting from the dot com bust and 9/11 happened within his first 8 months in office.

There are mitigating factors.

Furthermore, Bush's war pales in comparison to the Democrats' mega wars.

 

[quantumleap]

Bush also inherited a recession, an economy retracting from the dot com bust and 9/11 happened within his first 8 months in office.

There are mitigating factors.

Furthermore, Bush's war pales in comparison to the Democrats' mega wars.

Republican presidents inherit the problems caused by previous Democrat presidents and fix things. Then a Dem president gets voted in and takes credit for the economy turning around.

Carter inherited Nixon/Ford repair. Trashed economy.
Reagan inherited Carter trashing. Fixed economy.
Clinton inherited Reagan repair. Trashed economy.
Bush inherited Clinton trashing. Created tax cuts and improved economy.

 

[Uno]

i like it how willie says it.

 

[SmallDaddy]

If we discount "mitigating' factors then every presidency is a great one.

Did Carter made the Iranians kidnap Americans, yet people blame him for that

Did Reagan crumble the Soviet Union. No. Collapse came from within. But since it happened under his administration, he gets credit.

Facts are facts. Democrats do better in the job creation if department.

And we can arrive at that conclusion logically. The US economy is based on consumption. Dems give back more to the vast majority of the people. And the more of those people have to spend, the more they buy, and the more they buy the more jobs will be created.
Giving more to the rich people will not necessarily create more jobs, if people wont have money to buy the stuff

 

[SmallDaddy]

Screw that past, what are the mitigating factors for BushII?
Yes there was a mild recession to start and 9-11 but the country recovered from that quickly. Housing were booming
And there was a war which historically helps with job creation.

So what gives?