Step back and think about this: Food stamp use climbs to new peak in Obama's America

food stamps = code for "poor"
poor = code for "black"
black = Rayciss

 

/tingled

 

I agree, the state of despair Bush left this country in is deplorable. The American people deserve better. Thank god the last four years have seen atleast some progress away from terrible conservative legislation and the next four are looking to be in safe hands as well.

 

HO HO HO HO HO HO

 

Class warfare heroes!

 

The problem with this argument is that under Obama:

Unemployment is up
Household income is down
The deficit has skyrocketed
Gasoline prices have doubled

All of this is AFTER Bush left. And this isn't even touching the argument that the Democrats were to blame for the housing crisis by FORCING banks to lend to under-qualified borrowers (social policies) and PREVENTING Fanny/Freddie from being reformed.

 

Things have never been better here. Maybe you just need to work harder and you and your buddies will make it off the food stamps, move out of your parents' basements and begin to progress in life?

I suggest taking a break from this board for a while so that you can focus your energy in improving your obviously miserable and negative existence. Turn that frown upside down and find a path to happiness!

 

So your philosophy is that it is the government's responsibility to help those who are less fortunate?

 

Great points TJ.

I agree, the man deserves credit not only for changing bad policies but also warding off a depression by having to deal with all of these items as a result of the previous administration or global issues completely out of his control.

Its a shame he will only get two terms to rebuild our strength before the right weasels its way back into power and continues it quest to destroy this country.

You really just have to sit back and admire the adversity he has overcome.

 

How come the truth keeps messing with your feeble mind, little one? :grin:

 

HO HO HO HO - Fixed it for you.

 

Here is from an extremely conservative blog in my hometown:

"Barack Obama remains fixated on blaming the economic problems that Obama has clearly created on President George W. Bush. The Bush Recession officially ended in June 2009. The Obama Stimulus, also known as “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” was in place but did not start to be implemented until after June 2009."

My retort:

Well, now, May, you've made even more of a case for Obama and you don't even realize it. Rather than using February 2009 as a starting point, you use June 2009 as the start for the "end" of the Bush recession.

So, here's what happened: UE stood at 9.5% in June 2009. Following this, within 5 months, UE goes up to 10%, where it peaks. That's a mere 0.5%- that's a very small percentage, unless you don't understand math. Now, following this, UE goes from 10% to 8.3% as it stands now. Let's use 250 million as the population in the U.S. able to work (probably not exact, but it's a close ballpark). So, 9.5% of that is 23.75 million. Now, it goes up to 10%, which is, obviously, 25 million. Then, it goes down to 8.3%, which is 20.75 million. So, stimulus loses 1.25 million jobs and gains 4.25 million. Result? a 3 million net gain in employment. You see, I was willing to give you Republicans from the first full month of Obama's tenure to now- 8.3% to 8.3%.

But if you want to use June 2009, then it's 9.5% to 8.3%. So, unemployment during this period has shown a net decrease, and this is where he ranks among Presidents since 1980:

1. Reagan 2

2. Clinton 2

3. Obama 1

4. Clinton 1

5. Reagan 1

6. Bush 1

7. Bush 2

8. HW Bush 1

So, in terms of overall UE performance, comparatively speaking, Obama is #3 after Reagan's 2nd term and Clinton's 2nd. Thank you, Mr. May!!! You've made Obama look better!!!!

 

unlikely

 

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1877351_1878509_1878508,00.html

Blameworthy

Angelo Mozilo
Phil Gramm
Alan Greenspan
Chris Cox
American Consumers
Hank Paulson
Joe Cassano
Ian McCarthy
Frank Raines
Kathleen Corbet
Dick Fuld
Marion and Herb Sandler
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Stan O'Neal
Wen Jiabao
David Lereah
John Devaney
Bernie Madoff
Lew Ranieri
Burton Jablin
Fred Goodwin
Sandy Weill
David Oddsson
Jimmy Cayne


Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1877351,00.html#ixzz25WADEieN

Now, which name is not on there? S**K ON THAT!

 

Yes, like 1%ers would have time to post on this message board the way BigTexx does.

 

Obama didn't maintain the UE.

Facts for the Uneducated:

1. The federal government has a minor role in UE.
2. What role they do have is jointly distributed between the legislative and executive branches.
3. When you inherit 8.3% UE, and it builds up to 9.5% under the Bush recession, bringing it back down to 8.3% is an accomplishment. That's over 3 million jobs recovered from the Bush recession. The question is: do you attribute this to Obama, the Republican-majority House, or factors largely beyond their control?

Believe me, I'd love to give the House some credit for helping to bring the UE down from 9% in 11/10 to now, but you can't have both. Either Obama and the House gets credit, or Obama and the House gets the blame. What say you?

BTW, those facts are easy to calculate. Go to the Misery Index, go to UE Month-to-Month, and get out your calculator. It's simple.

 

Here's the typical deceit of the Republicans:

1. Food stamps- highest ever.
2. Obama- responsible. Bad.


Here's the truth:

1. Food stamp recipients- much higher in a recession. Duh!
1. Population- much, much higher than during the Reagan era. Otherwise, food stamp recipients would have easily been as high as now, particularly at the end of 1982 when UE was at 10.8%

You see how the Pubs distort? The sad thing is that the uninformed will take it hook, line, and sinker. Matter of fact, don't be surprised to see Mr. 1% wave all this away as "making excuses for Obama." Of course, he'll conveniently ignore facts presented, but that's par for the course for that non-thinking shill. They took Johnny Cochran's playbook and made it into an art form.