Let's see how intelligent some of the posters are on this board.?

Question

Answer to question.
A. The was a recession in progress before Bush took office.
or
B. The economy was going strong and Bush tanked it.

Just curious on how in touch the people here really are with politics or economics.

Answer 1

I say both
A) The bubbling market is reaching its peak during that time.
B) If our government spend the money we invest in Iraq, our economy will be much stronger. But instead, during the process of recovering, we spend hundreds of billion dollars on Iraq.

Answer 2

C. There was a mild recession in progress before Bush took office, as as result of the dot-com bubble burst and other economic factors.

Them Bush further tanked the economy by spiking the deficit higher and faster than any rate in the previous history of this country.

Answer 3

The economy is in a constant cycle and often goes up and down in spite of what any president can do.

Before bush took office we were in a mild recession.
During Bushes timie in office the economy has caught hold and improved greatly.. ( but then war does often increase the economy)

But the ecomony is great ( my investments doing better than in years) ( down the last 3 months but great in the last 3 years)

Answer 4

B.

At the beginning of the Clinton administration, there was an estimated three TRILLION dollar (–$3,000,000,000,000) deficit.
At the end of the Clinton administration, there was a surplus of something like two hundred billion dollars (+$200,000,000,000).

The Bush administration is actually proud when they run a YEARLY deficit of "only" a few hundred billion.

Ridiculous.

To BLUE NOTE:
No, I don't remember the error. Perhaps you'd like to actually BACK UP THAT ACCUSATION.

Answer 5

There was a surplus and now we have the biggest deficit in history. So if he needs to spend that much money to increase the economy just that little that wouldn't be too good for business right? I mean you know about economy...

Answer 6

There was a recession before Bush took the reins. In spite of the Clinton mess and 911 Bush has succeeded in giving us an exceptional, healthy economy that we have today. Job jobs!!!!Lower taxes...............

Answer 7

assuming you are talking about bush jr
C. both and some other reason below
economy is already in bad shape
even we have surplus before bush in office, we should that to pay of debt not tax cut
it benefit rich not poor or overall U.S.
and with 911, Iraq and growing debt and bussiness outsource
make people to be jobless
thus gov. have to pay unemployment
and US overconsumtion make US more in trouble

yeah blame all on you know who

Answer 8

A.remember the little bookkeeping error the Clinton admin. made. Overestimating the surplus.

Answer 9

C. Bush is a wan.ker

Answer 10

B.)