so now the bushies cant even recognize 8 years of unprecedented economic growth during clintons term...?

Question

not to mention the federal surplus bush pissed away...i guess if you dont recognize growth you also wont recognize huge debts.

thx righties.....now i understand why you are so poor with your finances

Answer 1

I wouldn't call defending our country after a terrorist attack "pissing away" our federal surplus. War costs money my friend, but those in the twin towers paid a far greater price. If it were someone in my family riding on a plane those terrorist maniacs hijacked, I would say screw the economy, lets stop this madness. You liberals like to pretend you care about people, but in the end you always show your true colors. You "help" the poor by giving them handouts until they are completely demoralized all so you can buy their votes. But, of real human compassion you have no understanding. Am I sorry that innocents die in war? You bet your axx I am! So don't even go there. WE are targeting terrorist who surround themselves with innocent people as a shield. They are cowards. They slaughter their own people. They threaten to kill more of our citizens. All you do is complain about the price of the gasoline and other items you buy because our economy has suffered. Thank God there are young men and women willing to die protecting little whiners like you. Is the economy really hurting you? Have you had to cut back? Got to see one less liberal pinko Hollywood movie lately? I'm sad for you. Meanwhile our soldiers are suffering a little more wouldn't you say?

Answer 2

There was not 8 years of growth - Clinton left behind a recession in 2000.

The economy didn't pick up until Republicans were in control of Congress - in 1995 - the Democrats lost control of the House for the first time in 40 years.

Economic growth wasn't unprecedented - the 1980s saw a more robust and substantial boom as well as the 50s and 60s.

The 1990s was an illusory economy, the dawn of the internet age and the dot/com bubble had more to do with it. Clinton wanted to tax the internet but the Republicans in Congress didn't let him do it.

This decade, the 2000s, despite 9/11 and the War on Terror is a more credible economy - the economy is chugging along at a good rate and is NOT overheating due to wild speculation like what we saw in the 1990s.

Plus, the Bush Administration prosecuted the various CEOs who performed their misdeeds in the mid and late 90s during the Clinton years where the SEC didn't examine companies closely.

And by the way - there was no "SURPLUS". It was just a rosy prediction made by Clinton's White House budget office before he left office. It never actually existed.

Answer 3

Are you really ready for the answer? Can you handle the truth?

From your question I know you probably haven't taken US Government 101 or Economics 101 and passed both courses so here goes. The Readers Digest version is Clinton had little if anything to do with the economics boom.

Much of the boom was from the dot com speculation and it was starting to bust during the last two years of Clintons second term. There is nothing in the Constitiution that gives the President any control over the economy. Just because Clinton was in office doesn't mean he did it. Google what Clinton actually did to influence the economy and get back to me. I had two grandchildren born during his time in office too. But I KNOW Clinton had nothing to do with their conception.

The surplus you speak of was only projected not actual. It was contingent upon the economy growing at the same rate it had in the previous few years. From the economy come taxes. IF the money comes in faster than Senators and Representative can figure out ways to spend it then and only then there is a surplus. In a downward economy there is less coming in taxes. The factors that hurt the economy most after Bush took office, he had no control over. And the economy is cyclic.

Here's another Government lesson for you. The President only proposes a budget to Congress. Congress takes this proposal and changes it to suit their wishes. Then sends it back to the President to sign or veto. It's all or nothing, no modifications allowed. There may be things in the budget the President doesn't like but he has to weigh them against the things he does like. This is why I'm all for a line item veto. That way the President WOULD really be responsible for the final budget.

And here's a reminder of what happened in the past. A Democratic controlled Congress ran up a 6 trillion dollar debt BEFORE there was ever a real surplus. It really wasn't that real but that is another story.

And I'm not happy with how Congress is handling my money either. I knew Democrats didn't really believe in fiscal responsibility. After all it was under LBJ and the Democrat Congress the Social Security surplus was first used to balance the budget. (Viet Nam was costing us too much) But I thought Republicans knew more about how to properly handle money.

Answer 4

Under Clinton we had a balanced budget all 8 years, Clinton even paid on the national debt twice. Clinton was a conservative. Under Republicans we have red ink as far as the tax payer eye can see. A $9 trillion debt in 10 years.
The Republican war in Iraq will cost working class tax payers $2 trillion over 5 years.
What Republicans want now is the same as before. More tax cuts for the wealthy and higher taxes on the working class. You pay for there mistakes. BTW, for the brain dead, my copy of the federal budget under Clinton says Clinton had a balanced budget all 8 years and paid on the debt, it's in the IRS tax forms you got in the mail. Under outlays. read it.

Answer 5

Bush has squandered $1.27 TRILLION on an illegal, unconstitutional, senseless war all because he has a personal vendetta against Hussein and Cheney wants all of Iraq's OIL. That's a MILLION DOLLARS A DAY for 3,487 years!

The reckless Bush economic policies will put this country into a major economic depression shortly after Bush leaves office. He will blame it on the Democrats, of course, if they gain control of the White House and Congress in 2008.
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In all truthfulness, both political parties play shell games with the economic figures. Democrats are as crooked, corrupt, evil and incompetent as Republicans. Power corrupts, and yet ignorant Americans continue to VOTE for these bastards!

It's time for another American Revolution where we actually get off the couch, put down the remote, and demand our country back! But, like lobsters languishing in a pool of lukewarm water, we won't do that until the water starts to boil. Then we'll scream in agony over our own apathy.

The Constitution allows us to bear arms against a tyrannical and oppressive government (but most burger-brains believes the "right to bear arms" means carrying any kind of weapon they want just to show off their machismo).

There is no economic growth in America....only ever-increasing debt. And the day will come when our biggest creditor (CHINA) will revoke our credit limit, and simply come over here and take whatever they want: our military hardware; real estate; assets; weapons of mass destruction; oil; coal; natural gas; even our women if there's a big demand for the sex slave industry. And we won't be able to do an thing about it because we've been too damn lazy resting on our laurels for fifty years boasting about what a strong superpower we are! Let's face it: the American people have allowed bulls**t politicians to ruin this country; it's just taken decades for them to destroy it, but we're on the verge of going the way of the Greek and Roman empires all because of our own gluttony, avarice, arrogance, hubris, and stupidity.

To claim loyalty to either of our vile political parties is treason. No one in this country should believe anything that comes from a politician's mouth. It's all bulls**it. -RKO-

Answer 6

Just putting a question mark does not a question make.

1. Most of the Clinton growth was the dotcom boom, we all know how that turned out

2. Bush took over right after the crash so all growth til now was recovering from the Clinton years of greed.

3. Eat me

Answer 7

I thought all obtuse bleeding heart liberals knew Republicans are great with their finances, that is why WE are the party for the rich. Remember tax breaks for the rich? Remember fighting a war for the big oil companies? You should go back to flipping burgers, don't try to use your brain again it could be dangerous for the rest of the world.

Answer 8

Clinton enjoyed 12 years of prior republican rule and he cut the CIA budget 90% to balance the budget. therefore Bin Laden was able to do 9-11.

Answer 9

Guess You haven't bothered to look at the facts yet. Yes it is so much easier to simply regurgitate something you have been told then to do the heavy lifting required to learn something.

Answer 10

I'll take the 2 points, but your stupidity isnt worth a response