Is American Better off now than when Bill Clinton was President?

Question

What do you guys think?

Answer 1

For the previous answerer, the question was asked because its a damn good question. Rather then argue with anyone though I'll offer a few observations. We're fighting two wars. We're at odds with a budding superpower in china. South Korea, Iran, Islamic terrorists, and much worse wealth distribution. Alot has changed since Clinton left office. I dont think were better off at all. Now that being said.....the real question is are those things directly related to the fact the Bush is our president. Some would have existed regardless. Some however are a result of his big mistakes in foreign policy which was exacerbated by his unwillingness to admit those mistakes.

Answer 2

Well the nation is engaged in two wars with a third on the way. The housing market reflects the possibility of a recession.

There hasn't been a balanced budget in 6 years and national debt has almost doubled in that time.

The Nations is strongly divided along partisan lines.

The nation is not better off, the people are divided, constant budget deficits are only resulting in a deeper national debt which will eventually lead to increased taxation.

The statement that unemployment is down is a fallacy, unemployment is only calculated from those actively seeking benefits, not those whose benefits have ran out. Since the terms and conditions under which one can collect unemployment have become stricter in the past 6 years it is only reasonable that we would see a reduction of those receiving benefits.

Answer 3

While I am not a fan of Clinton...I have to agree...for my household...we were better off during Clinton's administration.
And I agree, one must do their homework for 'facts' that Bush lies about. For instance, he says unemployment is down. Why is that? Because so many people have lost their jobs, ran out of unemployment benefits...and were dropped off the rolls. So it just 'appears' that the unemployment numbers are down. This doesn't even scratch the surface of the lies he has fed people. And they are not smart enough to keep up with the facts....they are just sheeple who believe everything he says.
We also had a lot more rights when Clinton was president.

Answer 4

President Bill Clinton was a foreign policy disaster. The consequences of his geopolitical myopia and epic penchant for doing exactly the wrong thing are personified in the recent acknowledgment of North Korea." (The acknowledgment referenced was "Hey, we lied! We have, can and will build and deploy nukes.") According to congressional reports, "The U.S.-funded light water reactors in North Korea will accumulate plutonium in spent fuel at the rate of about 17,300 ounces per year, enough to produce 65 nuclear bombs a year." Hel-lo! Those light water reactors were "U.S.-funded." That anticipated and feared capacity (which Krazy Kim did NOT have) was gifted to him by BILL CLINTON.

In 1994 Clinton-Gore earmarked aid primarily for the construction of nuclear reactors worth up to $6 billion. Clinton gave more foreign aid to North Korea than to any other country in the Asian-Pacific region.

If I lived in the western USA I would be worried after what Bill did so I'd say because of Bill both times are dangerous.

Answer 5

The answer is a resounding yes. Clinton was pretty much a joke. He benefited from the dot com boom and a strong Republican Congress. The economy is now setting records, we have across the board lower taxes, we have record growth, we have home ownership at an all time high, we have record setting lows in unemployment, and record stock market growth. The only criticism I have is spending. It is out of control on the federal level. Yes, we are in a war and Katrina happened, but it is time to put a limit on the pork projects.

Answer 6

Not a valid question, because of the following:

1. Clinton inherited a booming economy; Bush inherited a recession. The truth is that Clinton did NOTHING to make the economy good, passed no laws. Bush had to take bold action to jump start the economy he inherited. Let us also not forget that most of the criminal CEO actions occurred PRIOR to January 20, 2001, and most of the prosecutions occurred after that date.

2. Clinton did NOTHING about terrorist attacks; Bush has taken the fight to bin Laden, who after 8 years of laughable Clinton anti-terrorism policy, finally was forced to hide.

3. Clinton did NOTHING about Iraq, he left it unresolved for 8 years despite numerous provocations and violations and evidence that Saddam was supporting terrorism; Bush took the bull by the horns and took the politically risky, but entirely correct, path to eliminate Saddam.

4. Clinton kept "peace" with N. Korea by building them two nuclear reactors, against all the protests of our allies S. Korea and Japan, that are now the source for their weapons materials. Thanks, Bill, Madeleine and Jimmy. Good job.

So, the two time periods are truly incomparable - our being better or worse off is not because of the presidents, but because of world events.

Answer 7

Well the good news is there are no cigars in the oval office where they shouldn't be kept and yes we are much better off for the simple reason hillary dose not live in the white house so for a long answer to your question thank God little billy boy is not the president and Bush is

Answer 8

yes...heres why ....: In the aftermath of the November 1994 electoral debacle, the Clintons and their operatives –Richard Clarke, Sandy Berger, Jamie Gorelick among others – finessed or fixed all terrorist investigations to enhance Clinton's reelection. This meant denying or downplaying any Islamic connections, particularly to the Ramzi Yousef circle and its known plans to attack American aviation.

After the Oklahoma City bombing, the White House made the "Middle-Eastern looking" John Doe #2 disappear. With the help of a friendly media, the Clintons then focused all attention on the two "right-wingers," Nichols and McVeigh, and attributed their revolutionary urges to Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh.

They turned Ron Brown into Martin Luther King while suppressing the investigation into his death. They swept the Khobar Towers disaster under the rug. They ignored all Islamic trails to the Olympic Park bombing and hung the innocent Richard Jewell out to dry until the election. And most spectacularly of all, they transformed the shoot-down of TWA Flight 800 into a mechanical failure.

Answer 9

Um...what planet are these people living on?

The economy is stagnant. We are at war with two countries and flirting with war in N. Korea and Iran, not to mention the very dicey position with Taiwan. We have lost the respect and support of the international community. The current administration has abandoned New Orleans after promises of a quick fix. We are still the only developed country without universal health care. But worst of all, Clinton left the country with a budget surplus. Bush has borrowed trillions to finance his illegal war and mortgaged the future of the young people who probably were the ones answering this question ahead of me. Wake up, folks: we have gone from the world's largest creditor nation to the world's greatest debtor nation. We are owned by China, Japan and the Mideast. You had better say a prayer that they don't decide to call in their chips.

Answer 10

LOL where are all you people getting your facts from. When President Clinton was president our economy was better than ever. The national budget was at a low and even balanced. We werent at war gas was a balmy $1.10 THERE WERE NO TERRORIST ATTACKS..and better yet NO GEORGE W BUSH..To actually believe we are better today than before is just amazing. Start opening your eyes. Bush is a horrible president and is doing nothing about Louisiana, the Iraq war, the list goes on and on. Read a newspaper or a history book.