I keep hearing the liberals say that the economy was great during the Clinton years............?

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whenever they are trying to debate his greatness as a President. What is the point they are trying to make? Are they trying to claim that Clinton was the actual CAUSE of that economic boom??? This is completely ludicrous!

Actually, if it weren't for the dotcom boom, "Clinton's" economy would have been in the dumps! This was proven during the last year of his Presidency. So, liberals...what is your point, exactly?

Wait...sorry...I forgot that his Vice President invented the internet. My bad. Carry on.

Balancing the budget and having a surplus doesn's fly either. He decimated Social Security to do that.

Steve C- You just gave validity to my point. Clinton "had the economy booming" by not doing a dang thing. He just rode the dot.com boom. You lose.

Holy Cow- It is the liberals more than the Conservative Republicans that keep touting his supposed greatness/ uselessness.

Answer 1

I wouldn't consider a lucky .com boom, major cutbacks in the military (even base closures), NAFTA, taking from the Social Security funds and sales of nuclear secrets to North Korea and China as great.

Answer 2

Point being we do not want to revisit the fool me years again.

Fool me once shame on you
fool me twice shame on me.

Elect a Clinton and you get two. Has been that way for over
30 years. And do not expect any changes. Experience How to pull the wool over your eyes. So, stay as sheep and once you come ba babaaa back later.... when over 70% of your wages are taxed and gasoline hit $5 at the pump if we even have any? Start reading up on the realities of the past Clinton Administration. It's no conspiracy from the right wing. It's a trail of extensive abuse of the system. All in B&W. FOr the time being. As Congress & the Senate work toward elimination freedom of speech on the internet. GO to save the internet.com. Find out what is really happening. HRC already wants the FCC to sensor talk radio. Many of the links even now have been removed or altered. If censorship appeals to you pls consider Venezuela. Or perhaps someday they will be here. Sounds great doesn't it.
Thanks for the post. Some ears fall deaf.

Perfect example : NO War. OK then answer this?
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/iraq1.html
http://www.cnn.com/us/9808/20/us.strikes.02
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Afghanistan_and_Sudan_(August_1998)
bombing Sudan & Afghanistan? nobody remember?

Answer 3

It was great during the Clinton years, that cannot be argued with. It was great without tax cuts and wars that have ballooned our debt by 50% in just 6 years of Bush.

Of course the economy of the time was not all due to government policy, but there were very important things that were done that helped to sustain it - things Bush has failed to do.

1. Fiscal restraint. Clinton did not have a line-item veto but used his veto to kill unacceptable spending bills. (Sometimes shutting down the government) Bush never vetoed a spending measure until this year with SCHIP.

2. Professionals in high office. Clinton sought the best for his cabinet, including some Republicans. Their mandate was to run their depratments effieicently and solve problems. Bush put cronies in high office and their mandate was politicize thier departments and align to an ideology of proving government was bad, rather than serve the people.

Answer 4

It grew to become into large for the duration of the Clinton years, that won't be able to be argued with. It grew to become into large without tax cuts and wars that have ballooned our debt by making use of 50% in purely 6 years of Bush. of direction the financial gadget of the time grew to become into no longer all by way of government coverage, yet there have been necessary issues that have been performed that helped to maintain it - issues Bush has did no longer do. a million. financial restraint. Clinton did no longer have a line-merchandise veto yet used his veto to kill unacceptable spending costs. (each and every now and then shutting down the government) Bush in no way vetoed a spending degree till this year with SCHIP. 2. experts in intense workplace. Clinton sought the superb for his cabinet, alongside with some Republicans. Their mandate grew to become into to run their depratments effieicently and clean up issues. Bush positioned cronies in intense workplace and their mandate grew to become into politicize thier departments and align to an ideology of proving government grew to become into undesirable, relatively than serve the people.

Answer 5

Clinton's whole Presidency was smoke and mirrors. The economy came crashing down in the latter years. President Bush's economy is built on real jobs that pay real salaries. Not speculative like Clinton's. The only thing Clinton did good was NAFTA. Everything else hurt the American economy and the American morals and values.

Answer 6

Just quickly, because its a deep subject....Clinton raised taxes to balance the Federal Budget. This led to government surpluses, which diminished the crowding-out of investment caused by government deficits. Interest rate pressures subsided. Investors spent their investment dollars on high-tech instead of government bonds.

Answer 7

Oh please! Bush supporters were all over Yahoo Answers trying to give Bush credit when their perception of the economy was good. Now that we’re trying to stave off recession, they’re pretty quiet.

The sitting president takes credit for a good economy and gets blamed when the economy is bad. That’s the way it is.

Clinton left office with budget surpluses, using the same accounting method that Bush uses. Most people felt more confident about the economy under Clinton. Trying to rewrite perceptions of the past won’t help Bush.

Answer 8

Bill Clinton was nothing but a spokeperson for the DNC they made policy not him.

Answer 9

There was no war, there were increases in jobs, and there were options put on the table where persons realized that there was opportunity. There was no stalemate in regard to what the country was doing, and it sounded great!

Regardless of whether or not Hillary is put on the ticket, there are plenty of people who remember the societal atmosphere, and look forward to regaining that level of comfort, and plenty will capitalize on it.

Answer 10

Clinton's policies led to a balanced budget, and his targeted tax cuts helped millions of middle class families. Those targeted tax cuts didn't benefit the rich, and Americans benefitted.

Under the Bush Regime...we have 400 billion dollar a year deficits. Despite the overspending, the economy still isn't as good as shape while under Clinton.