Is Obama really as stupid about economics as his recent statements imply he is?

It seems like this thread has been adequately Cessnafied to be shut down. One post in the past week is not from the pointless spaminator.

 

go start your own forum and censor however you see fit.

 

Ha-Ha!

Great comment, squidward.

17thAndK has only one goal in life.

And that is to control, dominate and censor other people!

Too bad he is never successful!

 

This is an excelent response, Truth Detector.

Thanks for sharing!

 

This is an excelent response, Truth Detector.

Thanks for sharing!

 

This added nothing to the thread, James. You shouldn't have bothered.

 

This added nothing to the thread, James. You shouldn't have bothered.

 

This added nothing to the thread, James. You shouldn't have bothered.

 

This added nothing to the thread, James. You shouldn't have bothered.

 

This added nothing to the thread, James. You shouldn't have bothered.

 

This added nothing to the thread, James. You shouldn't have bothered.

 

This added nothing to the thread, James. You shouldn't have bothered.

 

Great response, Bluesguy!

I'll have to "rep" you for this observation!

 

This added nothing to the thread, James. You shouldn't have bothered.

 

You are very mistaken, Iriemon.

When I "rep" my friends, I let them know so they can look for the wonderful compliments I have given them.

I notice the liberals in this group have very few friends listed on their profile page. In fact, most of them have no friends whatsoever!

I wonder why that is?

"I love old Christmas lights. They remind me of the people who voted for Obama. They all hang together; half of them don't work, and the ones that do, aren't that bright."

 

You are very correct, Iriemon. I agree completely.

Thank you for sharing.

 

Perhaps you will enjoy these discussions more!

 

Not really, since you have now posted that meaningless blog-slop EIGHT TIMES.

 

I've come to the conclusion that the average conservative has no clue about economics whatsoever. If they did, they wouldn't be voting for Republicans.

 

That's a good point. There aren't many conservative Republicans in office today. It used to be that a conservative could vote for a Republican and expect to get a conservative, but those days are long gone. And even the most well-meaning conservative Republican can turn into a fiscally irresponsible politician in short order.

 

You are very correct, 17th. I agree completely.

Thank you for sharing.

 

When it comes to the social science of economics, are you aware the Democrats believe in and strongly endorse "trickle down" economics?

They believe if you tax people at sufficiently high rates, some of the money they collect will actually "trickle down" and help the poor!

Ha-Ha!

"I love old Christmas lights. They remind me of the people who voted for Obama. They all hang together; half of them don't work, and the ones that do, aren't that bright."

 

You are very correct, Hanzou. I agree completely.

Thank you for sharing.

 

You are very wrong James.

Republicans in this era, Mr. Obama continued, have pushed for a trickle-down system of economics that simply doesn't work.

"We simply cannot return to this brand of your-on-your-own economics if we're serious about rebuilding the middle class in this country," he said. "It doesn't result in a prosperity that trickles down. It results in a prosperity that's enjoyed by fewer and fewer of our citizens."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_...s-is-a-make-or-break-moment-for-middle-class/

 

Point well taken, xsited1.

These discussions were very good!

"Then in November, 2010, a tidal wave election gave decisive control of the House back to the Republicans and added seven Senate seats to their column, while Republicans won races for governor and state legislative seats across the country."

"Obama has expressed an arrogance and rigidity that had not been seen in the candidate but became incraasingly evident in the President. In the State of the Union speech in January 2010, he publicly criticized the Supreme Court — many of whose members were sitting in front of him — for one of its decisions, an unprecedented action.

He made little if any attempt to reach across the aisle for Republican support. (“I won the election” he bluntly told Rep. Paul Ryan as the latter tried to negotiate regarding Obamacare.) As a result both his major pieces of legislation passed with hardly any Republican votes in either house, and partisan rancor deepened dramatically.

A groundswell of opposition to the Obama administration’s big spending ways also quickly emerged and became known as the Tea Party. But Obama largely ignored it.

Republican candidates did very well in the off-year election of 2009, winning the governorships in both New Jersey and Virginia with control-the-spending campaigns. A Republican even won the special election to fill the Senate seat of Democratic icon Ted Kennedy in deep-blue Massachusetts in January, 2010, despite Obama’s campaigning for the Democratic candidate.

Still, Obama made few if any political adjustments. Then in November, 2010, a tidal wave election gave decisive control of the House back to the Republicans and added seven Senate seats to their column, while Republicans won races for governor and state legislative seats across the country.

When President Bill Clinton took a shellacking in the 1994 midterm election, he quickly tacked to the center and easily won re-election in 1996. Obama admitted he had taken a shellacking — he even used the word — but seemed no more willing to change his ways than before. His latest plan to stimulate the economy is little different than his first one two-and-a-half years ago and has no chance of being enacted. He has made only grudging attempts to negotiate with the Republicans who now control the House.

Presidents have a great ability to recover politically. And luck may turn Obama’s way. The economy may begin a more robust recovery. The Republicans may nominate another weak candidate. The Supreme Court may uphold Obamacare (or avoid making a decision before the election).

But, as in personal life, the faster one falls in love politically, the faster one is likely to fall out of love. And once gone, sudden love is rarely rekindled.

Candidate Obama was like a handsome, attentive suitor. President Obama is like a husband who insists on having his way.

That is Barack Obama’s biggest problem as he seeks re-election."

Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/o...#ixzz1dh8pToTI