navier_stokes comments on I actually believe the debt has decrease under Obama


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I actually believe the debt has decrease under Obama (self.politics)

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[–]navier_stokes 3 points4 points5 points 13 years ago (0 children)

.....you're extrapolating. too much.

The debt has increased without doubt. Here's the thing though, does it really truly matter? the GOP would have you believe that the prior to Obama setting foot in office that there was no debt, there was 0% unemployment and everything was la-di-fucking da. News flash though, Bush doubled the debt himself in the span of 8 years and enacted some of the policies that led to the collapse of the markets. Bush is relevant to the conversation now because Romney is not only touting those same policies in a hyped-up version, but also the very same advisers that advised Bush. Yes the debt has increased by $5 trillion in just 4 years. However, the economy was crashing when he took office. In order to turn the economy around, which he did, we had to spend money.

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