From the outside, it doesn't look like he's doing too badly (I stress that is from the outside). However, I can't imagine it's viable to be a democrat in a recession. Left-wing policies tend to prolong recession.
but he's piss-poor at actually doing something good. He throws billions at projects that they KNOW were failing, refuses to drill for oil and taps our reserves instead to artificially lower gas prices.
And that's not even counting all the top-secret information he's let "leak" from the white house... all to make himself look popular. Who cares what lives THAT bullshit move costs the operators in resources & life, as long as he can use it to get votes right?
and what's up with that "you didn't build that" bullshit?
Because someone had "help" from a teacher or friend and got successful, they owe the *government* more taxes.
You're right on the money with that last statement. Considering my knowlege of how medical insurance works here, I know that we are all already paying for each other's health care regardless so I understand the urgency for reform, but many of his ideas and much of rhetoric and political strategy has done well to put employers in positions of uncertainty and even fear, which almost always means less job growth.
I don't necessarily disagree with his intentions but I think that he is pushing this much kore rapidly than we are able to handle at the moment. I wish he'd focus more on reform of corporate regulations to.ensure that this doesn't happen again as well as re-evaluation of national defense endeavors, welfare programs and and the progress of our education system.
The social values of our country are becoming more liberal than many of us have the adaptability to evolve into successfully. The younger generation here is being taught tolerance but.not how far that tolerance should go and whom they shouls and shouldn't trust as well as how to properly handle their personal desires. Parents are often failing to step up to the plate as economic conditions often prohibit them to spend ideal time with their kids and about half of the parents in this country did not intend on parenthood, statistically many of them are young and single.
We're at a pivotal point where education is most needed to help these people better understand the changing environment around them, and to take control of their lives rather than remain in a state of learned helplessness because opportunity is argueably harder to find. It's not just politicians that must change, the citizens must change too.
Yeah, it can be difficult for me because I'm traditionally left-wing but as staunch as people can be in their politics, flexibility and common-sense is often more important. If there was one policy that worked, we'd just adhere to it and wouldn't need governments.
To get out of a recession early, business needs stimulating, creating jobs, giving people disposable income, allowing them to buy products, and houses, and get capital circulating again rather than stagnating in banks.
The problem is, when the economy is bad, the welfare spend is at its highest and it seems counter-intuitive to cut back on something when people need it most. And there is always a "buffer" too; a delay in the benefits of changes. The public don't often accept solutions that don't offer immediate tangible benefits. Explaining this kind of thing is one of the few things I have sympathies with politicians for.
IIN to think Obama...Evil??
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From the outside, it doesn't look like he's doing too badly (I stress that is from the outside). However, I can't imagine it's viable to be a democrat in a recession. Left-wing policies tend to prolong recession.
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He's good at talking, very good at talking
but he's piss-poor at actually doing something good. He throws billions at projects that they KNOW were failing, refuses to drill for oil and taps our reserves instead to artificially lower gas prices.
And that's not even counting all the top-secret information he's let "leak" from the white house... all to make himself look popular. Who cares what lives THAT bullshit move costs the operators in resources & life, as long as he can use it to get votes right?
and what's up with that "you didn't build that" bullshit?
Because someone had "help" from a teacher or friend and got successful, they owe the *government* more taxes.
Sure, stomp out success. It works really O_o.
Apologies in advance, on a phone, typos and rambling.
You're right on the money with that last statement. Considering my knowlege of how medical insurance works here, I know that we are all already paying for each other's health care regardless so I understand the urgency for reform, but many of his ideas and much of rhetoric and political strategy has done well to put employers in positions of uncertainty and even fear, which almost always means less job growth.
I don't necessarily disagree with his intentions but I think that he is pushing this much kore rapidly than we are able to handle at the moment. I wish he'd focus more on reform of corporate regulations to.ensure that this doesn't happen again as well as re-evaluation of national defense endeavors, welfare programs and and the progress of our education system.
The social values of our country are becoming more liberal than many of us have the adaptability to evolve into successfully. The younger generation here is being taught tolerance but.not how far that tolerance should go and whom they shouls and shouldn't trust as well as how to properly handle their personal desires. Parents are often failing to step up to the plate as economic conditions often prohibit them to spend ideal time with their kids and about half of the parents in this country did not intend on parenthood, statistically many of them are young and single.
We're at a pivotal point where education is most needed to help these people better understand the changing environment around them, and to take control of their lives rather than remain in a state of learned helplessness because opportunity is argueably harder to find. It's not just politicians that must change, the citizens must change too.
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Yeah, it can be difficult for me because I'm traditionally left-wing but as staunch as people can be in their politics, flexibility and common-sense is often more important. If there was one policy that worked, we'd just adhere to it and wouldn't need governments.
To get out of a recession early, business needs stimulating, creating jobs, giving people disposable income, allowing them to buy products, and houses, and get capital circulating again rather than stagnating in banks.
The problem is, when the economy is bad, the welfare spend is at its highest and it seems counter-intuitive to cut back on something when people need it most. And there is always a "buffer" too; a delay in the benefits of changes. The public don't often accept solutions that don't offer immediate tangible benefits. Explaining this kind of thing is one of the few things I have sympathies with politicians for.