Is it normal you americans have no idea

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You Americans Have No Idea Just How Good You Have It With Obama. Consider, right now in America, corporate profits are at record highs, the country's adding 200,000 jobs per month, unemployment is below 6%, U.S. gross national product growth is the best of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. The dollar is at its strongest levels in years, the stock market is near record highs, gasoline prices are falling, there's no inflation, interest rates are the lowest in 30 years, U.S. oil imports are declining, U.S. oil production is rapidly increasing, the deficit is rapidly declining, and the wealthy are still making astonishing amounts of money. America is leading the world once again and respected internationally — in sharp contrast to the Bush years. Obama brought soldiers home from Iraq and killed Osama bin Laden. So Americans, why would you vote for the party that got you into the mess that Obama just dug you out of? This defies reason.

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  • thegypsysailorDiesIn2o16
    8 years ago

    You are american, dumbass. quit trying to hide it

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    8 years ago

    whenever i hears the words you americans i pictures some beret wearin cigarette smokin frog in paris beratin me bout some political shit i just dont give a fuck about

    deal with yalls own unfixable shit fore yall whinin bout me and a fuckin government nobody likes anyhow europe

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  • 53739
    8 years ago

    First of all, very well said. Most Americans are too ignorant to realize just how bad of a situation the country was in when Bush was about to leave office in 2008. And they have no idea what changes Obama implemented to turn things around. Most people in America have a very biased perception of the contributions made by the Obama administration in the past 7-8 years. The other factor is that many Americans are still racist and therefore do not feel inclined to give Obama the recognition and respect he deserves for his accomplishments. Regardless of your political party affiliation, it is common sense to acknowledge that Obama has made great changes to bring back America to its pre-eminent global standing, whereas it was on the verge of total social and economic collapse as a result of failed policies at the end of the Bush administration.

    That being said, many Americans are (perhaps understandably) skeptical about Hillary. But out of all the possible candidates she seems to be the safest bet. As a former first lady and Secretary of State under Obama, I am giving her my vote. People may have doubts about her character or personal qualities, but even a president is limited to what policies he/she can deliver on the table. I am confident that she has the ability, at least, to continue the progress which has been made under the Obama administration and continue moving the country in the right direction.

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    • yourdeepestshame
      8 years ago

      "Most people in America have a very biased perception of the contributions made by the Obama administration in the past 7-8 years."
      I'd say it's about 50/50.
      Republicans basically hate him, but democrats are, for the most part, solid when it comes to supporting him.

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    • 53739
      8 years ago

      My last point, just to clarify, was that whatever doubts you may have about her integrity, she has the experience of being in high pressure environments as well as the capacity to surround herself with the right kinds of people who will make the right kinds of decisions.

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      • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
        8 years ago

        seems to me that most peoples in europe or wherever yalls postin from cant separate the peoples of america from a buncha psycho politicians

        fuck off and deal with yalls own problems

        then fuck off and deal with yalls own politicians

        then criticize us ya buncha tea swillin fucks

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  • muh-fuh
    8 years ago

    Fuck you Osama bin Hitler...try eating on 7.25 hour minimum wage with a family minus taxes. With advanced college degrees that I have to wipe my ass with cuz toilet Paper...I can't afford

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      8 years ago

      What exactly did you expect your BA to buy you, a job guzzling beer?

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  • thegypsyfailedher
    8 years ago

    Almost everything you said is actually a negative in reality or can be seen in a negative way too. Example: low interest rates near ZERO percent is not normal, they are crushing average peoples savings by preventing ppl from earning interest on their cash.

    Real unemploymemt is around 10-20% when factoring in all part time that should be full time, and all those who dropped out of labor force (look at LABOR PARTICIPATION RATE, lowest in decades)

    The list goes on and on. Things are not as rosy right now as you paint them to be. This is an economy in deep, deep neglect after 7 years of a monkey in office

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  • Dr_Remulak
    8 years ago

    Ha! Taking x amount of full time jobs and turning them into double the amount in part time jobs is not creating more jobs. The unemployment rate is skewed extremely because when someone stops looking for work and gives up technically they are considered employed. Obama is a Muslim he prays to Allah in the white house 5 times a day. He will go down as the worst President in history. Hilary will be worse. Trump2016. Don't believe the news media DORK

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  • Charli.m's_Eternal_Period
    8 years ago

    It's easy to get rich in America if you have a Ph.D. In a technical field. America needs market incentives that punish unproductive rich people and reward the multi-millionaires that create lots of wealth with visionary ideas.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      8 years ago

      Time to wake up. Trickle down economics do not work. They never have and they never will. Even the Republicans have stopped trying to feed the country that old tired line.

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      • Charli.m's_Eternal_Period
        8 years ago

        It's not trickle down. It's demand for extremely knowledgeable talent at the top of the wage food chain. they can negotiate stock options and special compensation packages.

        I agree that trickle down economics no longer works. Any value created by a production robot trickles into shareholders portfolios.

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  • Legion
    8 years ago

    wow, you really dont have a clue, do you? let me paint you a picture.
    I live in the mid-west, not far from me is a big empty field. in that big empty field, there used to be a massive building, thousands of jobs, millions of dollars, and pickup trucks were the result of this building, and you know what that was? the St. Louis Chrysler Plant! It provided jobs for many here and its contributions once propped up our area.

    I drive by, rows of houses sat empty, and as those that did sell, the owners talk of nearly slitting their throats to make the sale. a home worth over $200,000 a decade ago just sold for $80,000 The average age of a vehicle, 15-20 years, many of them with the paint falling off and rusty, they have seen better days. Where I work, many come to me with things, asking if they can get a few bucks for food or gasoline. many people on ObamaCare report Monthly payments of $500 or more, A friend showed me his papers outlining the $595 payment he pays in a month.

    of the ones who do have jobs, they have two, three, even four jobs just to get by. I have 2 myself. each job is about two days a week if that, and pays little.

    welfare recipients are higher than before, and until last winter, $3, 4, even $5 was the norm. I have ran out of gas many a time on my way to work and needed to call a friend with a gas can.

    If you think that is a good situation, then you are massively deluded

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      8 years ago

      Chrysler built shit vehicles; they should have died many millions of tax dollars earlier. That's just basic economics. The workers in that plant put themselves out of work with shoddy workmanship and obscene wages. That's also just basic economics.
      You obviously haven't traveled much and apparently read even less, so what you think is bad, doesn't hold a candle to what's going on in many parts of the world. Try surviving in Syria, Haiti, many (strike that, MOST) African countries and many others world wide where there is no work, period! Places where parents watch their children starve to death and can do absolutely NOTHING about it.
      There are many places in the US where there is plenty of good paying work. For eons, men have gone away from home to earn the money to support their families. For example, every summer thousands of casual laborers are hired, fed, housed and transported to Alaska to work in the tourist trade.
      You obviously have enough money for some kind of device to connect to the internet, the money to pay for internet access and the free time to come on here and bitch. Those things alone probably cost more than the annual income of many families around the world.

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      • Legion
        8 years ago

        Firstly, "Chrysler built Shit vehicles", hmm, considering my father's work vehicle, a 1994 Dodge Ram Van has 340,000 mi on the odometer, and still has enough power to peel out when you stomp on the gas, not an easy feat with a 1-Ton Van with 16" tires and 3.96 Gears in the rearend. My brothers truck is a 1986 Dodge Ram truck that still runs well at 319,000 mi, my sisters 1997 dodge Intrepid has 247,000 and is still good for another 200,000. A friend of mine with a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 359,000 miles that still runs like day one. and none of these vehicles have been babied. not to mention all the 1990s dodge trucks I see still around. Also, it wasn't just the Chrysler plant. The Ford plant in Hazelwood, Mo. Shuttered and was demolished at the same time, the GM plant in Wentzville cut two shifts and layed off most of its workers, and the Toyota Plant layed off a good portion of its workforce. All of these factories are in the St. Louis Area, all were affected. this was a pattern that has occurred to many business all over the country, Chrysler, Ford, GM, and Toyota all had to scale back and lay off workers all over the country, only within the last year have they been to stabilize their situation. Also Interstate Bakeries, A.K.A, Hostess, was forced to close in November 2014 and lost all of its workers, approximately 16,000. jobs lost. They did (barely) manage to return, but as a much smaller company under completely new ownership. The Wonder bread brand was bought by a competitor. Also, Radio shack, a massive electronics retailer, closed hundreds of locations, after declaring chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015. the verdict is out if they will return.

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        • Legion
          8 years ago

          Secondly, OP, yes, my situation could be worse, but it could be a lot better. My Internet Access is from a Tracphone prepaid Cellular phone I bought for $50. considering what I do, the phone was a necessity, whether I need to call someone, or to use the Internet to research an item that someone brings in or to price an item. Things used to be a lot better for my family, my father was a professional flooring installer for 30 years, but was forced to stop due to a bad knee and from everybody wanting to "do it themselves", or competition from a "jack of all trades" undercutting us for less than we could afford to do a job.

          I work 6 days a week, sometimes for ten to twelve hours at a time. If it were not for a family friend, I probably would not even have the jobs I do.

          About the Alaskan worker situation, they were not there for tourism, they worked for the oil companies. when Obama blocked the funding for the Alaska Pipeline, as well as preventing them from drilling more wells, well, guess what happened to those workers? The only reason oil is cheap now is as of 2015, some startup refineries in Texas were able to use Hydraulic fracking to bring up oil from wells previously considered tapped out. OPEC was forced to cut its own prices when it lost its biggest consumer. Obama had nothing to do with that. Texas is one of the only places that actually is growing due to that and their lax Tax laws. the actual Unemployment is hovering near 14%-21%, and they can only calculate that based on those on unemployment . those who have neither a job or an unemployment check cannot be easily figured, local economic analysts figure the actual figure may be closer to 30%.

          Welfare recipients are at the highest they have ever been, church organizations and local food pantries work overtime to help the impoverished and homeless, The New Life Evangelistic center, a local church group that runs one of the largest homeless shelters in the area, is on the air constantly asking for food and clothes donations due to them being overwhelmed with the number of homeless, and have barely enough food or clothes for everyone at the shelter and in the area.

          Also, did you read about the businesses closing in San Francisco and Seattle cause they instituted $15 minimum wage there, and many businesses could not afford to pay their employees that much? or that Walmart Closed 269 Stores and layed off thousands? and Walmart is NON-union, and the average employee makes minimum wage. If the third biggest corporation in THE WORLD is forced to close stores and lay off employees, you know there is a problem.

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          • Legion
            8 years ago

            Not to mention, Haiti, Syria, and most of Africa is plagued by war, crime, and corruption. Their Governments keep the money that comes in and distribute it amongst themselves. you could throw all kinds of money or food their way, but it would never do any damn good, cause their respective Governments are perfectly content with letting their citizens starve to death while looking out the window of their cozy mansions.

            Syria in Particular has had one military dictator after another, They ran off Gadaffi recently, and his replacement isn't any better, people are leaving in droves. and Africa is plagued by roving bands of smugglers, kidnappers, murderers, drug Lords, and various other criminal organizations. Somali Pirates? The illegal Ivory trade? the governments of those nations are practically funded by criminals, they are certainly bought off by said criminals.
            nothing short of full allied military action could even begin to change a thing there. and right now, we aren't in the best shape ourselves, despite the bullshit trumpeted by Obama, nor would be a well liked action, as many would protest such action. I would be on the fence myself on such an extreme action, for one, it would be extremely expensive and wasteful, not to mention considered by many to be unethical. also we damn well cant afford to have all of them here, and even if we were at the top of our game, we could only help so many people while keeping the country safe from terrorists and foreign drug lords.

            Another thing Obama has dropped the ball on, Homeland security, and the border. the border is practically wide open right now, and he wants just let a bunch of Syrian refugees just walk on in without so much as a background check. You know how well that worked in France. Yes, we need some reform in the immigration sector, but by letting everyone in is a recipe for disaster, both for security and economical reasons. its not smart to admit millions of immigrants into the nation, especially if you cant afford to help the people already here, whether they were born here or not!

            Yes, things started falling late into the Clinton and during the Bush years, but we did NOT have a 16 Trillion dollar Debt under Bush (About 7 trillion at that time), and the unemployment rate was lower in those years. I dont blame Obama for this mess, nor Clinton nor Bush. the biggest culprits were the Greedy Speculators in the housing market, starting in the clinton years, as well as OPEC and oil company greed, which made gasoline rise to $4-$5 a gallon until recently, with no intervention from the government on either front. However, Obama's out of control spending (even in comparison to Bush's own spending problem), along with his efforts to focus more on his own agenda than the needs of the nation, as well as his attempts to hinder economic progress and most recently, his deal with Iran, a hostile nation with full intention to take on the US, Israel, and even the Saudis should they gain the ability, with nuclear weapons no less! Do you honestly think that the money will actually go to aid the Citizens of Iran?

            Dont believe everything the media tells you, and not a damn thing Obama says.

            So, you think we still have it made with obama?, also, pray tell, where do you live? seems even cozier there.

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            • Anonymous Post Author
              8 years ago

              Funny all those words and you don't have a clue what you are talking about.
              Quite simply, seasonal workers are imported into Alaska every year to service the cruise ship customers NOT any pipeline. One can easily make 30k in three months if one is a hard worker. I know many who have put themselves through college with summer work in Ak.
              Since you got that all wrong, I didn't even bother to read the rest of your rant because it is probably just as misinformed.

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  • Grimmfan
    8 years ago

    Live here and you'll feel the same soon enough.

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  • bucho's_butt
    8 years ago

    Your seeing things through a filtered lense. Obama also helped to usher in one of the biggest tax scams in history (Obamacare) and now it's ridiculously hard to find full time work anywhere so you have to get two or three part time jobs to make ends meet. Thanks Obama.

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  • Rich_Guy
    8 years ago

    Hello to all you 99% underlings. Allow me to set the record straight here.

    George W, was far too unintelligent for the oval office, and made more foolish mistakes than almost anybody. That said, we are recovering from the aftermath of the housing bubble which was caused by Clinton pressuring Fed chairman Alan Greenspan to keep mortgage rates too low for too long.

    The private sector is finally healing itself after conservatives have deadlocked congress effectively blocking government interference. Russian meddling in the Ukraine has caused the Rothchilds to move bank deposits to the U.S. raising the $US dollar to artificially high rates. The Saudi oil glut is effectively a tax cut for the economy that has stimulated all the growth.

    As you can see Obama has had nothing to do with any of this. He is a good speaker, fluent in political philosophy but never focuses on issues and rhetoric that would allow compromise and gain traction with the conservative majority. He just never caught on to the "prime minister" part of the job.

    Global economic citizens, please remember. If we all want more wealth, we all must all continue produce more wealth. The 1% must work smarter than everyone else to ensure that the productivity gains continue.

    Good night.

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  • Cocomilktitties
    8 years ago

    I think just like most, if not all presidents, his time in office has had pros and cons. I do agree that a lot of people seem to have a deep hatred for him without having much to back up their position. He certainly hasn't made this country horrible or anything or sent us into a horrible spiral. If anything, like you said, I think there may have even been some improvements. Probably a couple things he could have done better as well, but I honestly don't see the evil leader that a lot of people make him out to be.
    I think a lot of people in our country just hop on the bandwagon because they either don't like that he is black, don't like his personality, don't like higher taxes, or just believe that anyone who is not extremely conservative is wrong. So then they say stuff like "Oh he's not a citizen" or that he's a muslim or that he wants to be a dictator or something and it just catches on because those ideas rationalize the thought that "he is a bad president" even if it's only one or two things that people don't like about him.

    I also don't really think that the president does as much as most people make it seem like they do. They seem to me to be more of a public figure (which Obama does well I think) rather than someone really drafting up bills and coming up with the details of Obama Care or whatever... patriot act. They just advocate those things for their party, but they themselves don't have that much to do with it I don't think. Seems to me like they are all heavily advised. So when you say "Obama" or "Bush" I think you have to consider the entire team at the times those people were in office. Btw, on like terms, I also think Bush probably wasn't as bad a president as people made him out to be.

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