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In reply to the discussion: It’s Official: President Obama Is The Best Economic President In Modern Times [View all]NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)136. You are actually very wrong.
We(including Obama) are responsible for making an honest effort. Something you clearly aren't willing to do seeing what you have written in this sub-thread. Is Sanders honest effort going to increase your output? That has to be what you are saying. Very strange thought process.
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It’s Official: President Obama Is The Best Economic President In Modern Times [View all]
zappaman
Oct 2014
OP
Typically, republicans have tried to detract from the president’s accomplishments."
BlueCaliDem
Oct 2014
#1
Good grief, you're right! They might prevent him from being re-elected!
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Oct 2014
#5
No, you are not correct. U6 accounts for discouraged workers and it has trended down dramatically
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#125
Well, they never bothered with that part of it when bush/cheney was president.
calimary
Oct 2014
#47
The article in Forbes to which the OP linked accounted for that as does the U6 unemployment measure
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#126
All the evidence proves you wrong. If you understood U-6 you would know that. nt
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#162
There's a very simple explanation as to why a lot are dropping out of the labor force
OnlinePoker
Oct 2014
#135
And many of us who have a little bit in a portfolio, had to stop making
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2014
#52
Democrats trying to save their a***** should be touting Obama's accomplishments
Frustratedlady
Oct 2014
#8
Heh... your simple but thoughtful question could not have been ignored any harder
Number23
Oct 2014
#116
More people would buy that excuse if the President actually fought for the people instead of
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2014
#100
so how many people have to live in poverty before the democrats wake up?
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2014
#103
I am not going to go round in circles with you. You go be happy with the President.
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2014
#106
I am so glad I am not a democrat anymore. I hope you won't miss my vote this year.
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2014
#109
I can only imagine the convenience of perceiving the world in a consistent either-or fashion.
LanternWaste
Oct 2014
#139
the middle classes are largely NOT better off. The lower middle class certainly isn't
cali
Oct 2014
#63
The chocolate ration has been increased! (Low-wage jobs replace middle-income work)
woo me with science
Oct 2014
#20
excellent reference material here! I wonder since stock market participation is at all time low
whereisjustice
Oct 2014
#33
India's booming Democracy has 340 million people living at or below $1.24/day and you
whereisjustice
Oct 2014
#31
Remember this is Forbes and for the rich, Obama has been great. For the non-rich, pretty much
whereisjustice
Oct 2014
#38
Democrats aren't trying to detract from his accomplishments, we're trying to get him to do more
yurbud
Oct 2014
#45
Some definitely are, they pretend the obstructionists in congress do not exist, and give POTUS no
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#59
and that will be great when a Republican does the same right? We need to take back Congress to fix
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#131
and our Third Way president can't blame that on Republican obstruction--he CHOSE to do nothing.
yurbud
Oct 2014
#158
How does Republican obstruction force obama's corrupt K-12 privatization policy?
yurbud
Oct 2014
#132
That is an interesting way of dodging the substance of the OP, but it's still a dodge. nt
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#137
Probably why a recent poll in this forum has the president's support at around 84 freaking percent
Number23
Oct 2014
#90
I'll make sure to thank him the next time I have to take money out of my 401(k) just to
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2014
#95
But that will only make the GOP angrier and nastier than they already are. Now they are focused on
kelliekat44
Oct 2014
#121
No, it doesn't. The title says best economic President in modern times. nt
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#147
The whole article is proof as it contrasts him with the guy previously thought of as best. nt
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#151