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In reply to the discussion: It’s Official: President Obama Is The Best Economic President In Modern Times [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)162. All the evidence proves you wrong. If you understood U-6 you would know that. nt
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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